Yeah I would test directly to the modem and see if that's a problem.
On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dino, > the problem happens on his home machines (desktops and laptops). Both > wifi and wired. > > Adam, > > Is it possible to hook a computer directly up to the modem and see > if the issues are persistent after bypassing the internal home > network? > Ans: Yes > > Could there be someone downloading a bunch of "Online Content"? > I have not been on site yet (his home). I thought about this and I am > suggesting ways to isolate the problem if the issue is a bot or virus > running on one of the client machines. > > Is the home network WiFi only? Wired? or both? > Ans: Both > > Is there a possibility of a network loop? > Ans: This is a basic Cox home account, no special network topology. > > > Chris... > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Dino K <socalli...@cloudcomp.info> wrote: > > I don't think this is a cable problem necessarily... does he have this > > problem connected to other networks besides his home network? Sounds > more > > like a driver issue... > > > > The other question is if this is on wifi or wired... > > > > On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 12:28 PM, Chris Penn <cantorm...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> This is not a direction Linux question. I have a friend (on window$) > >> who is having issues with cox. He swears he is intermittently getting > >> 30-60sec hang ups with his connection to the internet after which > >> there is a varying level of bandwidth. Cox said their seemed to be a > >> problem and told him to get a new modem. This provided no change. > >> Kind of pisses me off that they didn't just bring a test modem. This > >> has been going on for 6 months. > >> > >> I was wondering, does anyone have a tool that we could use to monitor > >> his connection continuously? Maybe something like neubot > >> (http://www.neubot.org) but more to the point. I feel at this point > >> he needs to prove the problem to Cox. > >> > >> All suggestions are welcome, sorry for being off topic, and thanks in > >> advance. > >> > >> Chris... > >> > >> > >> -- > >> "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to > >> be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > >> -Roger Penrose > >> _______________________________________________ > >> LinuxUsers mailing list > >> LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LinuxUsers mailing list > > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > > > > > > -- > "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to > be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." > -Roger Penrose > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > LinuxUsers@socallinux.org > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >
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