Trying to pinpoint the failure point on one of those circuits is a PITA as well. Getting a telco tech out to test on a circuit that only goes down when it rains is an exercise that Sisyphus would probably decline. Network Engineer, JNCIS-M
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It used to be that we would notice this, except that it had everything to do with temperature *and* dampness. In the '90's, it was still quite common for a lot of older outside plant to be really only "voice grade" and it wasn't unusual for copper to run all the way back to the CO, through a variety of taps and splice points. Even though Ma Bell would typically do a careful job handling their copper, the sheer number of potential points of failure meant that it wasn't unusual for water to infiltrate and penetrate. If I recall correctly, the worst was usually a long, hard cold rain (hey we're in Wisconsin) after which people who had been getting solidly high speed modem connects would see a somewhat slower speed. ... JG -- Joe Greco - sol.net Network Services - Milwaukee, WI - http://www.sol.net "We call it the 'one bite at the apple' rule. Give me one chance [and] then I won't contact you again." - Direct Marketing Ass'n position on e-mail spam(CNN) With 24 million small businesses in the US alone, that's way too many apples.