It usually takes my modem (sorry POS that it is) 1.5 -> 2 minutes to stop
blinking every time...I believe it's just trying to sync up with the
router...I haven't talked to anyone whose modem doesn't do this...
FYI: There is a mailing list for the Austin RR community,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] It's definitely the best place for questions like
this...there are quite a few linux users on the list...
jws
On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Josef Wesley Wells wrote:
> Means call RR.. but seriously, I find that my cable light blinks anytime I
> reset the modem, but usually goes steady after a few minutes. If I have
> trouble with RR, I usually stop dhcp, reset the modem, wait for light to
> be steady, start dhcp, rrlogind. Works every time.
>
> At one point, my calb elight would not come back on, just stayed blinking.
> The techs came out and found that I had a 9db filter instead of a 6db
> filter on my cable. That, and my apartment complex was so old and crappy,
> that the coax wasn't shielded.. defies the definition of coax I know..
> anyway, after they replaced the filter, I never had the problem again.
> Josef
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> On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Brian Swick wrote:
>
> > Any idea what a blinking cable light means? (Yes, I RTFM)
> >
> > Brian Swick
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