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"Physical Down" with my Talk \talk router.

I bought one of those cheapy routers from e buyer and its been great after a few early hiccups,however recently the "online" light has been going off and i`m unable to connect to the net,though i`m still connected to the network.I checked the status in the routers configuration screen and it says "physical down" I also tried my old speedtouch router and that also was unable to connect.Is it a problem with my bt line or with my isp (AOL).....its very unpredictable and suddenly it will reconnect....very frustrating so any help would be gratefully received!!
A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.

A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent,
the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.

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  • I had a similar problem with my Netgear Router. After many days of help from Internet Forums, it turned out to be that the Router firmware needed updating. I suggest that you try that first and also post details of your router if that does not solve the problem.
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    Not if the Speedtouch behaves in the same manner. When connected check your router stats, you may have a borderline noise margin.
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • ajbrynoffa
    ajbrynoffa Posts: 418 Forumite
    Thanks for that espresso.i just checked my router stats and under noise margin it says......14db upstream,0db downstream
    A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.

    A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent,
    the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.
  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Downstream noise margin is your problem then, you haven't got any margin!
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • ajbrynoffa
    ajbrynoffa Posts: 418 Forumite
    ok so what do i do about it?
    A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a man who does not exist.

    A young loner on a crusade to champion the cause of the innocent,
    the helpless, the powerless, in a world of criminals who operate above the law.
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