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I am going to download this tonight and see how it is.

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If a modem were transmitting at very low TX power, would it mean that the modem was bad?

Say below 30 dbmv?

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I have never seen any difference in speed between the various modems. I have utilized Dlink, Samsung, Motorola 3100 and 4100's, Motorola Cybersurfr, Toshiba PCX1100 and 100u's. My next modem will probably be a SB4100 so that I can view the signals. Although I did find out recently that either Dlink ...

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Uncapping is not only wrong, it causes slow speeds for others on the same upstream channels. I myself will be making sure that the right people get this information. Why do people want to hog the upstream?

1. To run a gaming server (against AUP/TOS)
2. To run an FTP server for crackz, warez, divx ...

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, but was not sure that any of the MSO's had gone with it yet. If it is auto provisioned, then, yes, it could get a default boot file. But, I am surprised that Comcast would allow the modem to auto provision without a boot file that allows for any CPE's. They are better off disabling this function ...

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has a gui at http://192.168.100.1. You can check the signal if you want to. If you have 4 solid lights, then the modem has a boot file and IP as well. If your signals are fine (RX between +15 and -15) and S to N is 30 or better and TX is in the 40's, then the issue is probably that your system is ...

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you guys that do your own home networking properly. But, very few people actually have the knowledge and/or time to do it correctly.

As far as the cable companies stopping NAT? I also agree that they probably cannot stop it or even know how many computers are behind it. But, they can offer ...

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that technical support costs an ISP .80 cents to $1.00 per minute. Furthermore, customers call their broadband ISP's on a regular basis expecting help with their routers and 2 nic nightmares. Many of you don't know this but, customers blame the ISP all of the time for things that they themselves ...

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is absolutely right about setting up the router to work. The real problem is #2, setting up the router using dhcp. Too many people out there set up their routers statically at the advice of a friend or router co. tech support and now they cannot connect as a result. What is happening is this...
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I agree that his receive is not 0, that is what some modems return. Also, his transmit is too high as 56 dbmv. I would like to see that down to at least 52. Could be a plant issue, too many splits in the house, a bad bi-directional amp, etc. That high on the transmit could lead to slow speeds due to ...

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I noticed the same thing. His packets are backing up at the Cable and Wireless routers. I have seen this before with other customers. It looks like @Home re-routed an entire area to try to work around the issue because no one has control of Cable and Wireless. In my area, the customers got re-routed ...

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It is very possible that the CD will not be needed. The main things that will probably need to be changed are:

1. Removal of @Home software
2. Disabling of auto proxy (regsvr32 -u ahiehelp.dll) However, this is only if Comcast is NOT going to use a proxy.
3. Removal of actual proxy settings. Ditto ...

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First go to Start---->Run and type "regsvr32 -u ahiehelp.dll". This disables the auto proxy. Then launch IE, go to Tools and Internet Options. Go to the Connection tab and to Lan settings on lower right and uncheck all boxes. Then, click OK, and OK out of Internet options. This should do the trick ...

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Upstream costs much more than downstream. I am starting to wonder if we are heading in to a new era of Tier pricing plans. In the past, the hope was that grandma, that uses her high speed broadband for email, offsets the teenager downloading crackz, warez, mp3's and divx (did I forget? He runs a ...

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because I think it is the only modem (besides the old proprietary Motorolas) that give an accurate receive power in the modem gui.

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summed up the issue. The goal is to have the modem fall within the allowable range. If the S to N are good, the transmit is not too high or too low and the receive power is good, then there is no reason to add an amp. Every customer that I have talked to that adds their own bi-directional amp has ...

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There is one thing you may want to take out of your petition. That is the reference to static IP's. @Home IP's were not static. I am still on @Home and my IP's (I have 2) recently changed on me. Admittedly, I did not notice due to the fact that I had everything set up dhcp. Due to the addition of ...

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Could be that they assigned him to the wrong node. The way to check would be to have the TSR compare the UBR and laser group in the Matrix to @Homes tools. If they do not match, then the Comcast database had him assigned to the wrong node and the one the Matrix found his MAC on is correct. That is ...

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Well, I am reasonably sure that resetting the security settings to Default Levels has been tried, however, there is something that has not been tried. I might try having the customer Disable downloads, shut down IE, then go back in and Enable downloads. It might re-associate the extensions. I am a ...

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The only unfortnate thing with these issues is that the customer is unwilling or unable to remove the file sharing programs and the spyware...However, if I get an advanced user, I will give the suggestions. I am already aware of the spyware, but I did not think it would change file associations or ...

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I have had customers that can browse sites but NOT download anything. They either get nothing when trying to download, or they get a broken dialogue box that has no messages in it. Most of these customers are running some Gnutella based file sharing program like Bearshare, Morphius, Kazaa, WinMX ...

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Try clearing all Forms on the Content tab under Auto Complete. If Auto Complete is turned on, then IE checks to see if any of your browser input has been previously added, that check takes a long time if you have a lot of forms that have been stored. Also, try resetting web settings and restoring ...

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Ports 25, 80, 27573 were all blocked as a response to the code red worm. I heard that all of @Home did this. I also heard that 25 ,80 were blocked by most DSL providers as well as Road Runner. The reason was simple...they are trying to stop the spread of the code red worm and viruses like it. I feel ...

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The power level of -15 is still too low. The information I have says that -15 or lower is not acceptable. I am surprised that you could even connect at -19. Your S to N is fine. However, I did not see your transmit power. I suspect it might be high due to the low receive power. Not sure though ...

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Legalmind on this one. He made the point that I was trying to make. First, you told us you worked for a cable company. I simply do NOT believe you. Your grammar gave you away. Second, cable companies do not just provision 2 modems on to the same account, employee or not, unless...you are ...

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If you are an employee and are running 2 modems, then your employer agreed to PROVISION 2 modems on to your account? This would be highly unusual even for an employee. Normally, they will not provision more than 1 modem on to a single account, even if it is for an employee. In essence, you would ...

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I am overclocking mine as well... 667 Celeron to 1000. I am obsessive about standard PCI bus speeds so I always try to run 33.3 PCI bus.

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The 9x kernel was more forgiving when overclocking...it seems to have more slop in the programming. However, I really do feel that the 2k kernels are much more stable. But, they stress the memory and processor more. When overclocking, make sure that

1. You have sufficient cooling for the processor ...

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Thanks for such fast responses...

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The old spyware link seems to be dead. Anyone have a new link to a site that shows all of the spyware programs?

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Gamers do NOT need higher caps. Band width is completely different from latency. I was wondering when someone would bring this up. What gamers want is low latency. Increasing the cap could actually INCREASE ping times due to the fact that warez/crackz/Gnutella based file sharing wackos would further ...

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Do you mean that none of the MSO's can interface with BOS properly? Or do you mean that they have improper node assignments or?

I can tell you one thing for sure, not ALL of the MSO's run a loose ship. Some are better than others. You sound like a ex-Stream or Sykes employee. Hopefully, your new ...

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Your transmit power is very high at 58 db, I am not sure if that is max or not. But, I believe that most modems cannot send any higher than 60 db. I would call my ISP with transmit power that high. Your S to N is excellent and your receive power is also good. But, that transmit is a problem. Tell ...

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Basically, @Home said they need more funding before December 31st to stay in business. The report filed with the SEC can be found here:
http://media.corporate-ir.net/media_files/NSD/ATHM/10ka82001.pdf

It is entirely possible that they will file for bankruptcy before the end of the year. However ...

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If your transmit power is that high, it should be checked out as soon as possible. That is at or near max send for the modem.

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I do not know if this could be a problem or not, but, Windows 2000 Pro and Windows XP both come with File and Printer Sharing binded and activated. Not that this would be open for the code red virus, but, it is prudent to disable File and Printer Sharing anyway.

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I am getting what looks like 2-3 blinks on my RD light per second. This is way more than I usually see...I am on @Home on the west coast and am still on a Motorola system (proprietary). I have not bothered to evaluate what the request contain because I do not run any servers anyway. Never have ...

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Thanks for the info Kip...I heard yesterday that Road Runner might actually be shutting down customers running Windows 2000? I also heard that this issue was much more serious than previously reported and that eswitches and routers are actually going down, in some areas, because of this virus. I ...

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Pumping the reverse slows down the downstream and it does seem to me that the roommate is hurting your connection.

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I must agree with Compgeek. Recently, there has been a renewal in the AOL/@Home connection issue. Apparently, everything works fine for a while until you receive an AOL update. Then, you start having connection problems. Intermittent or complete loss of connectivity can occur. Usually, the issue can ...

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