>The solution? Turn up the power! He went > out and turned up the amp at the street and everything's been fine since.
Yep, that's what they did - turn up the power. The only thing different from your case is that nothing got better then. ----- Original Message ----- From: "MonMotha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 27, 2002 09:03 Subject: Re: [luau] Re: Configuring Router > Warren Togami wrote: > > On Fri, 2002-07-26 at 15:29, MonMotha wrote: > > > >>What kind of cable modem you got (don't need any serial numbers or > >>anything, just a manufacturer and model number if possible, possibly a > >>physical description of the casing)? > >> > >>--MonMotha > >> > > > > > > Hawaii RoadRunner has a mix of three modems that I've seen... > > 1. Original big and white Motorola "Wave" modems with slight overheating > > problems. 10mbit Ethernet interface only. > > 2. Half-size black Motorola "Wave" modems that still have overheating > > problems. 10mbit ethernet interface only. > > 3. DOCSIS (sp?) protocol, can't remember brand name, little and black > > modem that doesn't overheat. USB and 10mbit ethernet interfaces, you > > can choose. > > > > The reason I ask is because I have a 3Com "bullet" (silver-grey in a > streamlined shape) modem. Apparently these modems are really finicky > about signal levels, and I'm one of the few people who has them (most > people around here have an RCA or Motorola Wave modem) so I'm usually > the first one to report problems (as I also tend to watch the line more > closely and I know when it's their problem and not mine). When I was > having repeated problems and RR sent a tech out, he checked the signal > strength and it was too low. The solution? Turn up the power! He went > out and turned up the amp at the street and everything's been fine since. > > So, if you're having problems with intermidtant connectivity and high > packet loss, and you have a 3Com modem, just tell RR to send a tech out > to check signal strength. That's probably what the problem is. > > --MonMotha > > _______________________________________________ > LUAU mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://videl.ics.hawaii.edu/mailman/listinfo/luau >
