DLM question please

[hutchys]

Hi,
I have been on DLM now since the 1st Sept but it doesn't seem to be doing much? these are my stats just now
System Up Time: 31:27:16

Port	Status	TxPkts	RxPkts	Collisions	Tx B/s	Rx B/s	Up Time
WAN	PPPoA	492226	592522	0	619	1277	31:25:35
LAN	Up	74112	50488	0	577	0	31:27:16
WLAN	Up	770081	619829	0	8603	2911	31:26:54

ADSL Link	Downstream	Upstream
Connection Speed	3712 kbps	798 kbps
Line Attenuation	56.0 dB	34.3 dB
Noise Margin	5.8 dB	12.4 dB

As you can see it as not re synced for over 31 hours and to be honest that could have been me when I changed to open DNS (with a lot of help from NewsreadeR). Would changing over to openDNS stop the DLM from re syncing or do you think its not working?
Also it has not changed that much since starting DLM should I wait for the 10 days or contact them today?
Jim

[NewsreadeR]

Would changing over to openDNS stop the DLM from re syncing or do you think its not working?

Nope I don't think so.

Also it has not changed that much since starting DLM should I wait for the 10 days or contact them today?

To be fair, that is a pretty good speed considering the attenuation. The most you could possibly gain is about 4meg I would have thought anyway?

Just leave it be for now and see if DLM does refine it over the next few days?

Are you in the master / test socket?

How to test your ADSL in the Master Test Socket

(with a lot of help from NewsreadeR)

Wasn't a lot of help from me, it only took about a minute to compare the 2 files. Glad it worked anyway!

[Isitme]

It is possible your line is just not good enough to run with a lower noise margin. With a good line DLM can go down to 3 db, but it looks like yours will only go down to 6db and still be stable.

[hutchys]

Hello Guys
It has been down below 4db on noise but only in use whilst looking at the router stats not set at this. It could well be it wont go much higher than this but the ADSL2 tester states from 4mbps to 7Mbps and 4 is what I was hoping for but has I have said in another thread what I am getting now was a lot better than use to get and it's cheaper to boot.
It is just that on all other threads when DLM is ongoing the router re synchs at least every day and there is usually movement up or down on the line speed and with this not happening on mine I was unsure it was working or not. I will leave it to see if it changes much and as I write now it has not re synched for 41+ hours and the speed has been the roughly same since DLM started
Jim

[NewsreadeR]

The figure is well off afaik no way would you get 7meg, I have an attenuation of 48 and can only just get 7meg

ADSL2+ Speed Test

We estimate your line is capable of between 4mb to 5mb broadband on an ADSL2+ service. This ADSL2 Line Speed Calculator is a best guess only, as to the broadband speed that maybe possible on your telephone line. The checker provides results of up to 24mb with the data that is made available to us. This is purely for indication only and should not be classed as the Line Speed that you would receive on any ADSL or LLU product from another ISP.

[Isitme]

DLM can complete in 3-4 days, when it does not resync in 72 hours you can be fairly sure it is finished.

[hutchys]

Yes its finished download just checked on my Sky capped at 4.1Mbps download and upload at 798Kbps. I never thought it would get anywhere near 7Mbps but thought I may get 4Kbps so nearly there, still a lot better than I had.
Jim

[Isitme]

If your noise margin goes up above 6db, reboot your router, you may see the 4 Mb yet

[trailertrash]

If your noise margin goes up above 6db, reboot your router, you may see the 4 Mb yet

That's interesting. I thought that once DLM had finished the speed and margin were fixed. Or was that DLM mk 1?

[Isitme]

If his line has been capped at 4.1 Mb, that is probably with a noise margin of 6db. If the noise margin rises above that he will possibly get a bit more than the 3.7Mb he has at present. If his speed had been set at 3.7, he would get no more, no matter how high the margin went.

The noise margin can rise and fall, it is not fixed.