My phone line abruptly went down on Wednesday, 25th of March 2009. It had been going dead a few times before that too, but the ADSL was working, and I barely use this phone line as a phone line, so I didn't bother. Besides, an online complaint would solve the problem soon.But this time was different. Line dead, ADSL dead. I called up several times, got several complaint numbers, but no luck. Called the local guy (Yadav). He said he'd come, but not on the next day which was some bank holiday. Saturday, no one came. Monday Yadav came, and told me that the line is dead and he can't do anything. He called up someone back at the office and told them that the line is dead.
An hour later, the line was up. I turned on the router and, sure enough, the ADSL light was on too. But my connection is not working. My local wireless network is up - I can see the iMac, the netbook, etc. - but I have no internet access. In Vista, there is no globe icon over the network icon. I had been using OpenDNS before this, so I switched back to MTNL's DNS, but still no luck.
Any idea what I can try before I call upon the services of the almighty Yadav again? He's going to freak out looking at the iMac like he did the last time, so I want to avoid it...:S
An hour later, the line was up. I turned on the router and, sure enough, the ADSL light was on too. But my connection is not working. My local wireless network is up - I can see the iMac, the netbook, etc. - but I have no internet access. In Vista, there is no globe icon over the network icon. I had been using OpenDNS before this, so I switched back to MTNL's DNS, but still no luck.Any idea what I can try before I call upon the services of the almighty Yadav again? He's going to freak out looking at the iMac like he did the last time, so I want to avoid it...:S
AND pathetic speeds. SNR margins changing by the minute.