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ADSL Tools:

Document Description
Connection Info Verify your current IP address, whether cache server is in effect, and cache server IP address

ADSL Knowledgebase:

Document Description
Alcatel Management Access How to REALLY access the Telnet and HTTP management interfaces of the Alcatel 1000 and Speedtouch Home
Alcatel Sync/noSurf Issue What sync rates are typical for various loop lengths. Also, what should the other DMT metrics look like?
Loop length vs. ADSL sync rate What sync rates are typical for various loop lengths. Also, what should the other DMT metrics look like?
Finding a DSL Home Locate a new home/apartment that qualify for DSL and line ordering procedures to increase your qualification chances
900Mhz Interference Why 900Mhz cordless phones can interfere with ADSL
ADSL/IDSL Qualification How phone lines are provisioned and how this impacts your ability to qualify for ADSL and/or IDSL
Optimizing MTU for ASDL PPPoE Connections The maximum PPPoE MTU of 1492 bytes creates slightly higher overhead than is necessary...a 1454 byte MTU reduces this overhead.
Optimizing ADSL Throughput Why most PCs won't make full use of high speed Internet connections. How to fix.
ADSL Complexities What makes ADSL so complex and difficult to troublshoot?
Troubleshooting Flowchart Suggested flowchart for troubleshooting ADSL connections?
NTS Packetlogging How to capture a packet log using the NTS PPPoE client
Decoding Alcatel STH Product Code Determine the capabilties Alcatel SpeedTouch Home DSL Modem
Analyzing ADSL Sync Quality

What is a "good" sync rate?
How do I interpret DMT footprint metrics?

ADSL Case Studies:

Document Description
Cache Comparison Sample throughput comparison of Cached vs. non-Cached Bellsouth ADSL connection
NTS Duplicate DNS Requests NTS v1.4 running on NT Workstation sends two DNS request for each one made
NTS Slow PPPoE connects Connecting to Bellsouth.net via NTS can take 9 seconds or more

ADSL Terms:

Document Description
DSLAM What is a DSLAM?
Load Coils What are Load Coils?
Why are they good for POTS, bad for ADSL?