testing cable signal?

kidd · Post by **kidd** » Mon Nov 19, 2001 12:53 am

i was wondering... how would i do that? (the topic)
i keep hearing you guys talking about signal test and how it is...
but how would i go about testing mine? or do i need a special tool to do that?

MosDef112 · Post by **MosDef112** » Mon Nov 19, 2001 11:05 am

People test a coax cable signal by finding out how strong it is, and how much noise comes in with it. There's special, and very expensive tools, that cable operator technicians use to check your signal levels for this. Some cable modems also tell you basic signal strength level information, like your transmit/receive power levels, and what frequencies, or channels, your cable modem locks into to transmit data.

damaged · Post by **damaged** » Mon Nov 19, 2001 3:13 pm

Why don't you tell us what type of modem you have...if it has a GUI, somebody here will be able to tell you how to access it.

kidd · Post by **kidd** » Tue Nov 20, 2001 10:26 am

hi guys okie...

the modem that i have is the Tobisha PCX1100U

hope someone can help me...
i wanna see what's my transfer rates are w/ my current connection

damaged · Post by **damaged** » Tue Nov 20, 2001 11:20 am

Sorry...no GUI on this one that you will be able to see.

Besides, a GUI will not show you transfer rates. If you want to know your caps, call your cable company.

For transfer rate tests, go to:

http://www.dslreports.com/stest

kidd · Post by **kidd** » Tue Nov 20, 2001 11:56 am

yea i called my cable company

they said i'm capped at 2-3 or 3-5 MBps... and my up is like 386KBps... i'm not sure

but they said my line to my house was only 1.5down and 51.6KBps up... so i don't know

Indy · Post by **Indy** » Wed Nov 21, 2001 12:13 am

More than likely, you're probably capped at 3 Mbit down and 384 Kbit up...not sure about the second set of numbers you gave other than that may be what your cable operator is telling you that you may expect to see realistically coming into the modem...
With the computers I work on every day, every one of them is capped at 3 Mbit down and 128 Kbit up, but I typically don't see any faster than about 2 Mbit down...and that's pretty consistantly true throughout the system that I work in...