Docsis modems will broadcast a request for configuration on initial boot. Think of it like DHCP/bootp configuration for computers.
You may get more bandwidth on the outbound than you have now. On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 10:38 PM, Denis Heidtmann <[email protected]> wrote: > You might ask them "What else are you doing?" > > > -Denis > > On Fri, Jan 6, 2017 at 8:51 PM, Dick Steffens <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > An email arrived this afternoon from xfinity (Comcast) telling me that > > they are upping my speed from 75 Mbps to "up to 100 Mbps" after I > > reboot. These are download speeds. They provided directions: > > > > > > 1. > > > > Shut down your computer & > > unplug your modem from the outlet > > > > 2. > > > > Wait 10 seconds, then plug your modem back in > > > > 3. > > > > Wait 30 seconds, then turn your computer back on > > > > > > Before going through that process I ran the test at speedtest.net on two > > machines in the house: > > > > Machine Ping Download Upload > > Wife's Win97 17 ms 91.29 Mbps 6.1 Mbps > > My Ubuntu 14.04 20 ms 119.02 Mbps 6.18 Mbps > > > > I ran mine a second time and got > > > > 9 ms 119.62 Mbps 9.19 Mbps > > > > > > So, without shutting anything down I get better than promised speed on > > my machine, and close to it on my wife's machine. > > > > Is there likely to be any change if I shut down my router, their cable > > modem, and start them back up? > > > > -- > > Regards, > > > > Dick Steffens > > > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
