Need some tech help.
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Originally Posted by jedwards,Nov 1 2005, 07:33 PM
Black IP!? Crap it sounds bad. 
.... you may also be mildly aroused.
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Originally Posted by jedwards,Nov 1 2005, 05:38 PM
I wonder if any of you tech savvy whores can help me? I've lost internet connectivity completely and don't know where to turn. It seems to be affecting all of my computers.... work, home and even my sons and the one in the kitchen.
Normally I would have thought it was just my computer but it's affecting ALL of my machines. My cable isn't broken since I can watch the TV fine.
The CA modem is plugged in and the lights seem fine... my router is fine... I just don't get it.
Any ideas?
Normally I would have thought it was just my computer but it's affecting ALL of my machines. My cable isn't broken since I can watch the TV fine.
The CA modem is plugged in and the lights seem fine... my router is fine... I just don't get it.
Any ideas?
Your TV signal working means nothing. the signal requirements to get a decent picture are a fraction of the signal requirements to even establish a signal with a modem.
First thing I'd try is get a single computer attached straight to the cable modem, bypassing the router. Doesn't matter what computer it is, really. Verify you have connectivity (if it was a PC I could help more as far as commands to test... I don't know Macs that well). If that succeeds, the problem lies in your router. If not...
The second thing I'd try (with computer still attached to modem, bypassing router) is check your cable modem. Go into a web browser and enter 192.168.100.1 in the address (works for most modems). Check your signal strength:
Downstream power: -15 to +15 dBmV; closer to 0 is better. I've typically seen -3 to -8.
Downstream signal:noise (SNR): should be at least 30dB. Higher is better. I like to see 35dB or higher here.
Upstream power: 25 to 55 dBmV. Lower is better. Typical values in the mid 40s. If you have over 55dBmV, even though you're connected, you probably won't get anything usable.
Other checks: Downstream frequency should be locked, upstream frequency should be ranged. You should have a valid IP assigned to you.
If any of those are failing, I'd call your cable co and get them to do a better test of your signal. As an example of this, at one of my former apartments, my TV signal was fine, buy my cable modem's upstream power was in the high 50s to low 60s. I could connect but not do much.
The cable guy rewired my building (much of the cable had been degraded over the years, and was cheap crap to begin with), and upstream power fell to the low 40s with downstream power close to 0. 
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Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Nov 2 2005, 06:30 AM
Bad is an understatement. Your ears will bleed, your gag reflexes will kick in, and you may find yourself screaming in terror....
.... you may also be mildly aroused.
.... you may also be mildly aroused.
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From: This is not my house!
Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Nov 2 2005, 06:52 AM
Seriously...
Your TV signal working means nothing. the signal requirements to get a decent picture are a fraction of the signal requirements to even establish a signal with a modem.
First thing I'd try is get a single computer attached straight to the cable modem, bypassing the router. Doesn't matter what computer it is, really. Verify you have connectivity (if it was a PC I could help more as far as commands to test... I don't know Macs that well). If that succeeds, the problem lies in your router. If not...
The second thing I'd try (with computer still attached to modem, bypassing router) is check your cable modem. Go into a web browser and enter 192.168.100.1 in the address (works for most modems). Check your signal strength:
Downstream power: -15 to +15 dBmV; closer to 0 is better. I've typically seen -3 to -8.
Downstream signal:noise (SNR): should be at least 30dB. Higher is better. I like to see 35dB or higher here.
Upstream power: 25 to 55 dBmV. Lower is better. Typical values in the mid 40s. If you have over 55dBmV, even though you're connected, you probably won't get anything usable.
Other checks: Downstream frequency should be locked, upstream frequency should be ranged. You should have a valid IP assigned to you.
If any of those are failing, I'd call your cable co and get them to do a better test of your signal. As an example of this, at one of my former apartments, my TV signal was fine, buy my cable modem's upstream power was in the high 50s to low 60s. I could connect but not do much. The cable guy rewired my building (much of the cable had been degraded over the years, and was cheap crap to begin with), and upstream power fell to the low 40s with downstream power close to 0.
Your TV signal working means nothing. the signal requirements to get a decent picture are a fraction of the signal requirements to even establish a signal with a modem.
First thing I'd try is get a single computer attached straight to the cable modem, bypassing the router. Doesn't matter what computer it is, really. Verify you have connectivity (if it was a PC I could help more as far as commands to test... I don't know Macs that well). If that succeeds, the problem lies in your router. If not...
The second thing I'd try (with computer still attached to modem, bypassing router) is check your cable modem. Go into a web browser and enter 192.168.100.1 in the address (works for most modems). Check your signal strength:
Downstream power: -15 to +15 dBmV; closer to 0 is better. I've typically seen -3 to -8.
Downstream signal:noise (SNR): should be at least 30dB. Higher is better. I like to see 35dB or higher here.
Upstream power: 25 to 55 dBmV. Lower is better. Typical values in the mid 40s. If you have over 55dBmV, even though you're connected, you probably won't get anything usable.
Other checks: Downstream frequency should be locked, upstream frequency should be ranged. You should have a valid IP assigned to you.
If any of those are failing, I'd call your cable co and get them to do a better test of your signal. As an example of this, at one of my former apartments, my TV signal was fine, buy my cable modem's upstream power was in the high 50s to low 60s. I could connect but not do much.
The cable guy rewired my building (much of the cable had been degraded over the years, and was cheap crap to begin with), and upstream power fell to the low 40s with downstream power close to 0.
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From: This is not my house!
Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Nov 2 2005, 08:36 AM
Mmm... okay.
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