ADSL Status

The ADSL Status page shows the current status of your ADSL connection.

Click Refresh to update the page. To always see the latest information, and to be able to view evolving events, click “Refresh automatically”.

Operational mode - ADSL technologi used by the connection.

• Idle - no ADSL connection.
• Handshake - searching for ADSL connection (DSLAM), negotiating transfer protocols.
• Training - ADSL connection (DSLAM) found, test of telephone cable in progress.
• Active - ADSL connection established (Showtime). The modem is online and ready to transfer data.

It is normal for the modem to report “Idle”, “Handshake” or “Training” during up to five minutes after power on. However, if “Active” is still not reported after five minutes please check the cable attached to the LINE connector.

Transmit speed, Receive speed - transfer speed of the ADSL connection.
These speeds are only a measure of the transfer speeds of the ADSL link. Many ADSL service providers limit the actual data transfer speeds to lower values centrally.

• Downstream From Internet to modem.
• Upstream From modem to Internet.

• SNR (Signal-to-Noise-Ratio) margin Level difference between the ADSL-signal and the background noise in the telephone cable. All values above 0 allow data-transfer at current rates. The value is a measurement of the quality of the telephone cable, and indicates how much the transfer speed could be increased.
• Line attenuation The value is a measurement of the quality of the telephone cable.
• Errored seconds Number of seconds since power-on that the ADSL connection has been non-working. It is normal to have a value bigger than 0, as long as it does not increase.
• Loss of signal Number of seconds since power-on that the ADSL connection has been down. It is normal to have a value bigger than 0, as long as it does not increase.
• Loss of frame Number of fractional ATM packets received. It is normal to have a value bigger than 0, as long as it does not increase.
• CRC errors Number of damaged ATM packets received. It is normal to have a value bigger than 0, as long as it does not increase.
• Data rate Transfer speed of the ADSL connection. This speed is merely the transfer capacity of the ADSL connection. Many ADSL suppliers limit the actual data transmission speed centrally.

• Bits per channel Number of data bits transferred per ADSL channel. (It is completely normal that not all 15 bits are used.)