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I found some success monitoring my connection with a docket install that plotted results on localhost. I can’t remember which one, but “Internet speed test” has
by learningmore 5y ago
I found some success monitoring my connection with a docket install that plotted results on localhost. I can’t remember which one, but “Internet speed test” has many similar projects: https://github.com/topics/internet-speed https://github.com/topics/internet-speed
When I was trying to convince my employer to let me work remotely, I was surprised to find there are reasonably priced dual-wan switches with failover.
Combine a dual wan / failover device with two different internet services, and for $120 a month you probably will rarely have timeouts. Around here, cable costs about $65 for 600MBps, and DSL is about $40.
I don’t know about you, but I’ve found my technical abilities rarely accomplish what I want when I’m trying to move a mountain. In this case, one internet user’s lag isn’t worth much trouble.
I’ll counter myself with an anecdote: I had the same connectivity issues as you- sudden dropouts for a minute, then back up.
I tried multiple cable modems, multiple Wi-Fi routers. After calling and asking for help, 2 days later techs arrived.
The culprit?
The CATV line coming to my property was incorrectly installed, supposedly letting part of the liquid in the cable deep into the coupler. (Hey, the tech said it- not me!)
And now the internet is up!
- MrWiffles 5y agoThanks for the comment! Just to clarify, I'm not experiencing lag, but a total disconnect from the internet, evidenced by the physical status light on the ISP-provided modem itself. I once had a similarly flaky issue about 20 years ago that was exactly like yours: after 3 months of back-and-forth and chewing my way up the chain with a regional ISP, they FINALLY did what they should've done to begin with: check the damn line. And once they did they figured out the problem: copper oxidization. The building's cable lines had been installed something like 30 years prior (which would've been back in the 70's!) and had become badly oxidized over time, even out in the desert where I lived at the time!