Re: (PM) Need help with PM-3 (fwd)

Eric Calvert (eric@caveland.net)
Tue, 13 Jan 1998 13:17:09 -0600

MegaZone wrote:
>
> Once upon a time Eric Calvert shaped the electrons to say...
> >pointing their finger at the other. I'm running a PM-3 with 24 56K
> >modems and 1 CT1. It is running 2.7.2. Here is the output of "show
>
> 3.7.2

Yep, just a typo.

>
> >---------------------- line1 - T1 Inband DS0 ---------------
> > Status: UP Framing: D4 Encoding: AMI PCM: u-law
> > Signaling: Trunk E&M immediate start
> > Receive Level: +2dB to -7.5dB
> > Alarms Violations
> > ----------------------------- -----------------------------
> > Blue 0 Bipolar 17821655
> > Yellow 12686 CRC Errors 3108611
> > Receive Carrier Loss 0 Multiframe Sync 3996
> > Loss of Sync 484
> >
> >Why are there so many errors? Is this normal? The system uptime is as
>
> >Livingston PortMaster PM-3 ComOS 3.7.2
> >System uptime is 14 days 1 hours 47 minutes
>
> No way is that normal. I also saw your other post on immediately after
> reboot. That line is for shit. Yellow alarms are loss of service -
> everyone will be dropped. Those bipolar errors are monsterous - hell, all
> of them are. You shouldn't have errors close to this.
>

I didn't think so, but just wanted to make sure.

> Just what does the telco claim could possibly be causing it on our part?

Modems. According to them, if it is their fault, I should be seeing all
channels drop at the same time. Since I routinely lose one customer at
a time, they claim that it must be the modems.

> It seems obvious that the line is in dire trouble.

I agree. They are going to "look into it."

> -MZ
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