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Problem After DSL Modem Replaced
Hi everyone. A few days ago I replaced my old DSL modem after the old one stoppped working. After that I noticed that :
1. After I turn on the modem the LAN & Internet lights blink every few seconds even when idle.
2. The LAN light blinks like this during the startup of the modem before the DSL light has stabilized and I have enabled Internet by right-clicking the Local Area Connection icon.
3. Also everytime the lights blink there is some incoming\outgoing data (size is usually less than 50 bytes) shown in my AVs network activity monitor but no ips are shown.
4. This happens even when I use my AVs 'Block All Network Traffic' option.
I haven't installed any new software since I replaced the modem and the system is working fine. Also this doesn't affect my internet during browsing or gaming in any way.
I had been using the old modem for two years and never noticed this behaviour. Is this normal in new DSL modems ? I also checked this on another new modem of a different brand and both modems on two different systems.
I checked using Wireshark and this is what happens.
Last edited by PCrazy123; 26 Feb 2014 at 13:54. Reason: Wireshark Screenshot Added