Re: errors on pm3

Gregory McLean (gregm@randomc.com)
Thu, 14 Aug 1997 18:57:01 -0400 (EDT)

> Notice the time out on the connection between his modem and the pm3.
> I then looked at the pm3 he is coming in on and noticed the following errors
> when I did a sh line0

Thats the odd traceroute from Win95/NT
>
> pm10> sh line0
> ---------------------- line0 - T1 Inband DS0 ---------------
>
> Status: UP Framing: ESF Encoding: B8ZS PCM: u-law
>
> Signaling: Trunk E&M wink start
>
> Receive Level: -7.5dB to -15dB
>
> Alarms Violations
> ----------------------------- -----------------------------
> Blue 0 Bipolar 34149025
> Yellow 2 CRC Errors 25
> Receive Carrier Loss 8 Multiframe Sync 173006
> Loss of Sync 3
>
> pm10> ver
> Livingston PortMaster PM-3 ComOS 3.5.1b8
> System uptime is 91 days 1 hours 30 minutes
>
> The number of Bipolar errors is obviously alarming. Where do I look for the
> problem. The pm3? The T1 line? New ComOS? Any help would be greatly
> appreciated.

In my experiance, bipolar errors are _usually_ caused by mismatched
cableing. (or no cable plugged in).
I would try ComOS 3.7 and see if that clears anything up.

>
> Thank You
>
> Mike O'Connor
> West Central Ohio Internet Link
> mike@wcoil.com
> 

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