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Saturday, March 18th, 2023 12:02 AM

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Frequent Intermittent Disconnections and slow internet

I am facing this issue for last couple of weeks, have gone through many articles and did all the suggested config changes and there is no much improvements. Can any one please help on this.

  Startup Sequence    
   Startup Step Status Comment

  
   Acquire Downstream Channel 669000000 Hz Locked
  
   Upstream Connection OK Operational
  
   Boot State OK Operational

  
   Configuration File OK
  
   Security Enabled BPI+
  


   Connection Status    
   System Up Time 0 days 05h:56m:06s  
  
   Network Access Allowed  
  


   Downstream Bonded Channels  
  
   Channel Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Freq. (MHz) Pwr (dBmV) SNR (dB) Corrected Uncorrected
1 Locked QAM256 29 669.0 15.3 41.6 0 0
2 Locked QAM256 30 675.0 15.3 41.3 1 0
3 Locked QAM256 31 681.0 15.3 41.9 4 0
4 Locked QAM256 32 687.0 15.4 41.9 5 0
5 Locked QAM256 33 693.0 15.4 41.9 3 0
6 Locked QAM256 34 699.0 15.2 42.0 1 0
7 Locked QAM256 35 705.0 15.3 41.9 4 0
8 Locked QAM256 36 711.0 15.0 41.8 7 0
Total             25 0


   Upstream Bonded Channels  
  
   Channel Lock Status Channel Type Channel ID Symb. Rate (Ksym/sec) Freq. (MHz) Pwr (dBmV)
1 Locked ATDMA 3 5120 22.8 40.0
2 Locked ATDMA 1 5120 35.6 40.5
3 Locked ATDMA 2 5120 29.2 40.3
4 Locked ATDMA 4 5120 16.4 39.5

Expert

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110.3K Messages

2 years ago

This may or may not be the root cause of the problem (YMMV) but it should be addressed regardless.


The downstream power is too high. It may be over-driving the front-end receiver circuit of the modem. That can cause random disconnects, spontaneous re-booting of the modem, speed, packet loss, latency problems, and the un-bonding of channels.


Is there a drop amplifier on the coax cable line leading to the modem ? If so, try removing / bypassing it and see. If not, you can try installing two -6 dB Forward Path only attenuator pads such as these back to back on the coax port of the modem to knock that power level down and see;

https://www.amazon.com/FPA6-54-Forward-Attenuator-DOCSIS-Internet/dp/B08KTRC3XZ 

It won't affect the upstream power level which is within spec. Good luck !

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2K Messages

2 years ago

@user_dbdead Hello! Thank you for reaching out to us here on our Community Forums. We can definitely take a look at your connection issues and thank you for sending over the data log. We'll need you to send us a Private Message with your full name and service address to take a look at your connection. Here are some steps on how to send a PM in case you need them:

 

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We look forward to hearing from you, and we'll be happy to investigate this further.

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110.3K Messages

2 years ago

@user_dbdead 

Have you had a chance to try any of the suggestions yet ?

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