[Wlug] DSL testing

Chuck Anderson cra at WPI.EDU
Thu Mar 29 12:11:22 EDT 2007


On Thu, Mar 29, 2007 at 01:57:42AM -0400, Keith Wright wrote:
> > You won't be able to see real time Layer 2 stats of
> > your circuit, as this information is accessed from
> > the DSLAM in the Central Office.
> 
> But I know I have heard some of you talking about
> statistics gathering programs for network performance.
> Does anyone know of a program that might help to
> see how well a DSL line is working, or other
> diagnostic tools for this?

The only devices that would have access to the statistics he is 
talking about are your DSL modem and the DSLAM.  If your modem doesn't 
provide the statistics, then there is no way to get them directly 
unless you had a hardware DSL analyzer to hook up to the line.


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