[sllug-members]: Actiontec DSL Modem

[Jarom Hatch]

Jarom Hatch wrote:
> Doran L. Barton wrote:
>> The Cisco 675 uses the CAP encapsulation which Qwest no longer uses.
>> The 677 supports DMT and the 678 supports both DMT and CAP. DMT is
>> what Qwest uses.
>>
>> This makes 675s pretty useful as paperweights and that's just about it.
> 
> I wonder what will happen if I put it through a cycle in my dishwasher...

So, I got on eBay and found 2 678's for 9.99.  That's a pretty good deal
I suppose.  Drawbacks?  The auction also came with two 675's (so now I
have 3), no management cables, and only 1 power supply.  But, given that
I already had a 675 with p/s and mgmt cable, I now have two fully
functioning 678's (which I upgraded to CBOS 2.4.9) for $5 a piece, and 3
675's that I get to skeet-shoot!

The 678 seems to connect better than the Actiontec, but I am unsure that
I am getting as fast of a connection with it.  www.dslreports.com/stest
only shows that I am getting 1.2Mbit at best where I used to be getting
1.4 - 1.5...  The modem itself shows that it negotiated at 1284 down
1024 up (or thereabouts) and I'm supposed to have 1536 down, 936 up (or
something).  So, anyone have a comment on this?

I'm using bridging mode so the only way to get into the modem is by
serial cable.

Also, is 2.4.9 the absolute latest release?

Thanks.

Jarom

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