[Klug-general] How to monitor up/down times?

[Chrisk]

Does the router log at all? 

Sharon Kimble <boudiccas at talktalk.net> wrote:
>I have a major problem atm in that my router keeps dropping the DSL
>sync line/ADSL. I'm not sure exactly what its dropping but I am left
>with no internet connection, and the 'Internet' and 'DSL (sync)'
>buttons go red with no connection. It is a D-Link DSL-2680 as provided
>by talktalk. I've had two engineers out today getting me a land-line
>and
>internet connectivity back again, but the internet is still very
>spotty.
>
>How can I monitor the uptime and the downtime of the connection please,
>so that I can go back to talktalk with a list of times that it was not
>working?
>
>Can anyone suggest a programme, or script, that will give me the
>desired information please? I'm getting really pee'd off that its
>still not working properly, and when I spoke to talktalk support line
>after the second engineer left I was told that it could take up to 14
>days for the connection to settle down, which is not acceptable. So
>please, can you help me?
>
>Thanks
>Sharon.
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