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Monday, December 18th, 2023 10:11 PM

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arris s33v2 eero 6e pro signal issue

I switched to an brand new Arris S33 v2 modem a few weeks ago.  Ever since I did that I have been having major issues with video conferencing.  Running different diagnostic tools shows I'm getting decent speeds but losing a lot of packets and having a lot of jitter.

When I look at the modem status I see a few issues:

1) Lots of uncorrectable errors

2) Signal appears to be outside of the acceptable range on one channel

3) A large number of errors on OFDM PLC channel (which I think is somewhat normal)

Downstream Bonded Channels
Channel ID Lock Status Modulation Frequency Power SNR/MER Corrected Uncorrectables
20 Locked QAM256 549000000 Hz -7 dBmV 42 dB 303 1361
4 Locked QAM256 447000000 Hz -6 dBmV 43 dB 0 0
5 Locked QAM256 453000000 Hz -5 dBmV 43 dB 0 0
6 Locked QAM256 459000000 Hz -5 dBmV 43 dB 0 0
7 Locked QAM256 465000000 Hz -6 dBmV 43 dB 0 0
8 Locked QAM256 471000000 Hz -6 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
9 Locked QAM256 477000000 Hz -6 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
10 Locked QAM256 483000000 Hz -6 dBmV 43 dB 0 0
11 Locked QAM256 489000000 Hz -6 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
12 Locked QAM256 495000000 Hz -6 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
13 Locked QAM256 507000000 Hz -6 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
14 Locked QAM256 513000000 Hz -6 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
15 Locked QAM256 519000000 Hz -6 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
16 Locked QAM256 525000000 Hz -6 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
17 Locked QAM256 531000000 Hz -6 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
18 Locked QAM256 537000000 Hz -6 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
19 Locked QAM256 543000000 Hz -7 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
21 Locked QAM256 555000000 Hz -7 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
22 Locked QAM256 561000000 Hz -7 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
23 Locked QAM256 567000000 Hz -6 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
24 Locked QAM256 573000000 Hz -7 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
25 Locked QAM256 579000000 Hz -7 dBmV 41 dB 0 0
26 Locked QAM256 585000000 Hz -7 dBmV 41 dB 0 0
27 Locked QAM256 591000000 Hz -7 dBmV 42 dB 0 0
28 Locked QAM256 597000000 Hz -7 dBmV 41 dB 0 0
29 Locked QAM256 603000000 Hz -7 dBmV 40 dB 0 0
30 Locked QAM256 609000000 Hz -8 dBmV 41 dB 0 0
31 Locked QAM256 615000000 Hz -8 dBmV 41 dB 0 0
32 Locked QAM256 621000000 Hz -8 dBmV 41 dB 0 0
33 Locked QAM256 627000000 Hz -8 dBmV 41 dB 0 0
34 Locked QAM256 633000000 Hz -7 dBmV 41 dB 0 0
48 Locked OFDM PLC 805000000 Hz -8 dBmV 40 dB 2809162842 4359


Upstream Bonded Channels
Channel ID Lock Status US Channel Type Frequency Width Power
6 Locked SC-QAM 10400000 Hz 3200000 51.5 dBmV
7 Locked SC-QAM 16400000 Hz 6400000 52.0 dBmV
8 Locked SC-QAM 22800000 Hz 6400000 52.5 dBmV
9 Locked SC-QAM 29200000 Hz 6400000 52.5 dBmV
10 Locked SC-QAM 35600000 Hz 6400000 52.3 dBmV
12 Locked SC-QAM 40400000 Hz 3200000 52.5 dBmV


Upstream transmit power level seems to be a potential cause of the issue.  With 3 or more channels Arris recommends 45 dBmV to 51 dBmV - mine ranges from 51.5 to 52.5 with all channels being outside of acceptable ranges.

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1 year ago


This may or may not be the root cause of the problem (YMMV) but it should be addressed regardless. Yep. The power levels are marginal to out of spec. And they may be intermittently fluctuating even farther out of spec. That can cause random disconnects, spontaneous re-booting of the modem, speed, packet loss, latency problems, and the un-bonding of channels.

In an effort to try to obtain better connectivity / more wiggle room, check to see if there are any excess/unneeded coax cable splitters in the line leading to the modem that can be eliminated/re-configured. Any splitters that remain should be high quality and cable rated for 5-1002 MHz, bi-directional, and no gold colored garbage from Home Depot, Target, Wal-Mart, etc. Splitters should be swapped with known to be good / new ones to test.

Also check the coax cable for any damage such as cuts, nicks, abrasions, kinks, sharp bends, etc.

If there aren't any unneeded splitters that can be eliminated and if your coax wiring setup can't be reconfigured so that there is a single two-way splitter connected directly off of the drop from the street / pole with one port feeding the modem and the other port feeding the rest of the house/equipment with additional splits as needed and you've checked all the wiring and fittings for integrity and tightness and refresh them by taking them apart then check for and clean off any corrosion / oxidation on the center wire and put them back together again, then perhaps it's best to book a tech visit to investigate and correct.

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1 year ago

Hello @CraigC2, thank you for packing so much detail into your post and for doing some diagnostics on your end. I'd hate to make you repeat any troubleshooting steps, so let's start on the same page. What steps have you taken to this point? Also, have you confirmed that your new modem has been added to your account, or Activated?

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1 year ago

@CraigC2 

Have you had a chance to try any of that stuff ?

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1 year ago

I replaced the splitter last night with one that had the specs you gave me. The signal is now within expected parameters. 
I am still having issues with video calls on my laptop however I no longer believe it is a modem/wifi/internet issue as my phone is able to connect to WiFi and conduct high fidelity video calls with no quality issues. 
It appears to be isolated to my laptop so I will see what our corporate IT team is doing to hinder the performance. 
Thanks all for your help here!

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You are welcome, @CraigC2! Thanks for following up with us and letting us know you were able to narrow down the issue to it being with the laptop. If you need any further assistance, feel free to let us know! If we don't hear back from you, we hope you have a great Holiday!

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@CraigC2​ 

Quite welcome ! For curiosity, please post what the signal stats look like now after the splitter was replaced ? 

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3 Messages

1 year ago

Response from our IT department in case it helps others.

Ah, well, theres your problem!

The workaround is to configure a guest network and put ONLY your work laptop on it. The "packet routing" of the Eero brand doesn't play nice with several different Enterprise-grade platforms, in this case, Forticlient.

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