May 08, 2004
DSL Status Page
We had a period when our DSL was loosing synch or disconnecting multiple times a day. Since it was an intermittent problem, the phone company had some trouble isolating it. In addition, we were never sure if we were connected until we tried to load a page or submit a form and it failed. Kirk wrote a script for a DSL status page which runs on our server. I can open a web window and see it at any time. If we are not actively connected, the background turns to red. Then he got a new dsl modem which gives additional information so we could see info on the quality of the connection as well as if it was there. The result is that I can pull up the window below any time I wish, or just keep it open in a corner or the background. Good job Kirk.
