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Ikyuao wrote:I put 5-1100 Mhz 7.5 dB four-way splitter on it

Not bad. You should think about a buying a different splitter though. A good 4-way will only give you a 7 db loss not a 7.5 db loss. Although .5 db isn't really too much to worry about.

No, Time Warner is probably trying to sell you thier home networking service. You should just need to set everything up, power cycle your modem and router, and be good to go. Unless your router needs to be reset with factory software. In that case, do that. Cable companies cannot prevent, or charge ...

You can. The only reason there may be snow on the line is that there is an internet trap somwhere on your line. Either at the tap, or in your R/E box. Most internet frequencies cable companies use are in the high band usually above 500mhz, most analouge channels are below this, but if a company tech ...

You can try to go to your modems diagnostic page. Most modems are default at 192.168.100.1 there are three things you'll want to look at one is your SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) it should be no higher than 40dB. Second is your Downstream Signal, this number should be between -10 and +10 dBmv, you ...

From 192.168.100.1? That is normal, look at my log.....

2/27/2007 11:11 17000100 3 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
***** 20000200 3 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
***** 20000300 3 Ranging Request Retries exhausted
3/16/2007 6:31 20000200 ...

That is a locking terminator. In my system we use something called a gilbert tool to open those. That really isn't actually a lock, it's used to terminate an open tap port, to prevent a leak, and prevent theft. They are used on certain R/E boxes to restrict access. If that was installed correctly ...