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Sunday, May 21st, 2023 4:50 PM

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Internet dropping out every day multiple times with Motorola MB8611

Hello,

I am having an issue where every day maybe 5 or more times my internet just drops out. i can confirm that it is not my router/wifi and that it is my modem that goes offline. I have read threw many different post on here and it just seems like everyone with the same issue has different problems related to there area i am from Boston Massachusetts area. I will post my info from my Modem to see if anyone has some helpful info for me thanks



   Connection Status    
   System Up Time 0 days 00h:43m:01s  
  
   Network Access Allowed  
  



   Downstream Bonded Channels  
  
   Channel Lock Status Modulation Channel ID Freq. (MHz) Pwr (dBmV) SNR (dB) Corrected Uncorrected
   1 Locked QAM256 36 645.0 10.6 44.4 137 54
   2 Locked QAM256 13 507.0 8.3 43.6 163 154
   3 Locked QAM256 14 513.0 8.2 43.5 4403 4883
   4 Locked QAM256 15 519.0 8.3 43.7 4118 5436
   5 Locked QAM256 16 525.0 8.5 43.7 3890 5091
   6 Locked QAM256 17 531.0 8.6 43.7 3853 4723
   7 Locked QAM256 18 537.0 8.7 43.6 3867 4062
   8 Locked QAM256 19 543.0 8.8 43.8 3663 4094
   9 Locked QAM256 20 549.0 8.8 43.6 3701 3212
   10 Locked QAM256 21 555.0 8.8 43.8 3623 2783
   11 Locked QAM256 22 561.0 8.9 43.8 3452 2990
   12 Locked QAM256 23 567.0 9.0 43.8 3398 3338
   13 Locked QAM256 24 573.0 8.9 43.6 309 1059
   14 Locked QAM256 25 579.0 9.0 43.7 3219 2976
   15 Locked QAM256 26 585.0 9.2 43.9 3694 3932
   16 Locked QAM256 27 591.0 9.4 44.0 3321 3673
   17 Locked QAM256 28 597.0 9.7 44.0 3261 2938
   18 Locked QAM256 29 603.0 10.0 44.2 3150 2878
   19 Locked QAM256 30 609.0 10.3 44.3 3133 3499
   20 Locked QAM256 31 615.0 10.5 44.4 3242 3767
   21 Locked QAM256 32 621.0 10.6 44.4 4681 5480
   22 Locked QAM256 33 627.0 10.7 44.5 4397 6961
   23 Locked QAM256 34 633.0 10.6 44.3 3734 5605
   24 Locked QAM256 35 639.0 10.6 44.3 4965 4883
   25 Locked QAM256 37 651.0 10.4 44.4 3071 3204
   26 Locked QAM256 38 657.0 10.2 44.3 3099 3002
   27 Locked QAM256 39 663.0 10.3 44.3 2937 3290
   28 Locked QAM256 40 669.0 10.5 44.5 2927 3530
   29 Locked QAM256 41 675.0 10.6 43.7 3268 3376
   30 Locked QAM256 42 681.0 10.6 44.4 3090 3252
   31 Locked QAM256 43 687.0 10.7 44.6 2922 3340
   32 Locked QAM256 44 693.0 10.9 44.3 2797 3533
   33 Locked OFDM PLC 193 702.0 11.2 44.3 480158 183



   Upstream Bonded Channels  
  
   Channel Lock Status Channel Type Channel ID Symb. Rate (Ksym/sec) Freq. (MHz) Pwr (dBmV)
   1 Locked SC-QAM 17 5120 35.6 43.8
   2 Locked SC-QAM 18 5120 29.2 43.8
   3 Locked SC-QAM 19 5120 22.8 43.8
   4 Locked SC-QAM 20 5120 16.4 44.3
   5 Locked SC-QAM 21 2560 40.4 43.3



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2 years ago

This may or may not be the root cause of the problem (YMMV) but it should be addressed regardless. Just bear in mind that we have been seeing many many posts here lately that may indicate a pattern that the 8611 is currently not playing nicely with the Comcast system / firmware.

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 a -6 dB attenuator pad such as this one to knock that power level down and see;


https://www.amazon.com/6db-Attenuator-Pad-1-each/dp/B0013L48XA  


The downstream power is on the high side and it may be intermittently fluctuating even higher. 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 a -6 dB forward path-only attenuator pad such as this one on the coax port on the rear 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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Visitor

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3 Messages

2 years ago

i tried installing one of the attenuators i also ordered on more but my issue is still going on i contacted Xfinity and they always say everything looks fine i explain my situation and my numbers that i am getting off my modem and they said everything looks good they sent someone to my house to check out the connections and he said everything looked good so i called back and asked if they could check the lines on the pole and they said that they would send someone out. when they got here they did not know what they where here for they thought they where just checking inside the house again so this guy said he would check the lines but he said it all looked good but im still having the issue im going to get a completely new modem today im getting the nether nighthawk in hopes that it might solve my issue and handle the signal better. This is my logs for today seems to happen a lot at around 1030

   Event Log  
  
    Time    Priority    Description 
    02:44:53
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    02:44:54
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    02:44:54
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    02:44:55
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    02:47:27
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    02:47:42
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    Time Not Established   Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:27:04
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:27:11
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:27:45
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:27:45
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:27:46
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:27:46
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:27:50
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:27:50
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:27:58
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:27:58
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"]CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:32:00
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:32:25
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:42:23
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:42:30
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:43:11
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:43:11
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:43:17
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:43:17
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:43:18
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    10:43:19
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    Time Not Established   Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    14:40:22
Thu May 25 2023
  Critical (3)   No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    Time Not Established   Critical (3)   SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
    Time Not Established   Notice (6)   Honoring MDD; IP provisioning mode = IPv6
    15:23:32
Thu May 25 2023
  Notice (6)   DS profile assignment change. DS Chan ID: 32; Previous Profile: ; New Profile: 1 2 3.;CM-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CMTS-MAC=[Edited: "Personal Information"];CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
 

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Hi there @Bobbym83188. I am sorry to hear you are having troubles with your service. You are in the right place and I am happy to take a look at your service. 

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2 years ago

So I have switched over to the Netgear NightHawk CM2000 and have not had an issue in 2 days so I think the Motorola modem does not play well with Xfinity in my area 

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