RE: (PM) Dead air

Robert H. Clugston (robert@csnsys.com)
Fri, 26 Mar 1999 12:37:20 -0800

I've also had this problem. For some reason the modems don't release the
ports back to the pool when the call is completed. This has happened twice
to me and is usually related to power surges. Rebooting fixed the problem.

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-portmaster-users@livingston.com
[mailto:owner-portmaster-users@livingston.com] On Behalf Of Zak Wolfinger
Sent: Friday, March 26, 1999 8:13 AM
To: Doug McClure; portmaster-users@livingston.com
Subject: Re: (PM) Dead air

We are experiencing the exact same thing at one of our POPs. Please let me
know if/when you find an answer on this - I will do the same.

Zak Wolfinger - Network Administrator
Internet Services Management Group
zak@ismg.net - (888) 922-3462 Ext. 106

----- Original Message -----
From: Doug McClure <closer@scescape.net>
To: <portmaster-users@livingston.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 1999 7:32 PM
Subject: (PM) Dead air

> Just recently started seeing a ton of these:
>
> >I have noticed the "dead air" phenomenon a *lot* lately although it
> >is more like a "click" and then nothing. When it first started
> >happening, I wondered if our modem was going bad. I actually picked
> >up the handset on that line, dialed in, and the same thing happened.
> >So, I knew it wasn't our modem. Sometimes I have to dial in 3 or 4
> >times in a row before I get a connection, which is really aggravating.
>
> >>
> >> Frquently get a pick-up at your end followed by two clicks and a dead
open
> >> line - happens any time
> >
>
>
> I've seen it from multiple exchanges dialing into one of our POPs. Since
we
> also seem to be getting a high incidence of disembodied "All Circuits are
> Busy" messages it seems more likely that this is a telco issue than a PM
> issue...but does anyone have any ideas?
>
> -doug mcclure
> duesouth.net
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