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10/19/2026 5:22 AM

Large HTTPS uploads to Cloudflare fail on my connection; please escalate to network engineering

Hi,

Since at least September 22, large uploads from my home connection to any site hosted on Cloudflare fail mid-transfer. I've isolated it to the route between my Xfinity connection and Cloudflare, and I'd like it escalated to your network team. A modem reset or speed test won't show it, because downloads and small uploads are fine.

What fails

  • HTTPS uploads larger than about 100–500 KB to Cloudflare-hosted servers (AS13335) are reset mid-stream. A 5 MB upload to speed.cloudflare.com fails 10 out of 10 times, and uploads to api.anthropic.com (also behind Cloudflare, Newark/EWR) fail the same way.
  • A packet capture shows my machine sends the data cleanly with no retransmissions. The Cloudflare server then sends a TLS fatal alert and resets the connection. That pattern usually means the data arrived altered in transit.

What works (same computer, same time)

  • Uploads to non-Cloudflare networks (Amazon, Google, Fly.io): pass.
  • Downloads from Cloudflare: pass.
  • The same Cloudflare uploads over a mobile hotspot: 16 of 16 pass.
  • The same uploads over a VPN on my home Xfinity connection: 10 of 10 pass.

Already ruled out

  • My computer and its software (works on the hotspot).
  • MTU/packet size (1500 works end to end), and upload speed.
  • My own equipment's settings: I tested with its optional security features off one at a time, saw no change, and restored them all.
  • The modem's cable event log shows no T3/T4 timeouts or ranging errors.

Route to Cloudflare (Xfinity network hops; both failing destinations take the same path) 3 68.87.156.237 4 69.139.221.134 5 68.85.186.5 6 96.110.42.13 / 96.110.42.1 7 96.110.42.5 8-9 * (no reply) 10 162.158.61.103 (Cloudflare, Newark)

Separate issue: my modem gets no IPv6 prefix delegation, so my network has no IPv6.

Could you check the path from my connection to Cloudflare (around 96.110.42.5 and the handoff to 162.158.61.103) for a faulty link or device, and look into the missing IPv6 prefix? I can share account details in a private message.

Thanks

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8 hours ago

@user_opzl65 Thanks for reaching out to our team for help with your connection.  Just to confirm you have a connection but the upload to Cloudflare is slow.  Are you having any other connection or speeds issues not related to Cloudflare?

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Hi @XfinityKei, Thanks for picking this up. One correction: the uploads aren’t slow, they fail completely. Large HTTPS uploads (over roughly 100–500 KB) to Cloudflare-hosted sites are cut off partway through with a connection reset, every time (10 out of 10 tests). This includes api.anthropic.com, which is behind Cloudflare.

No other connection or speed issues:

  • Browsing, streaming and downloads all work normally, including downloads from Cloudflare.
  • Large uploads to non-Cloudflare sites (Amazon, Google, Fly.io) succeed.
  • The same uploads to Cloudflare succeed over a mobile hotspot (16 of 16) and over a VPN on this same Xfinity connection (10 of 10). Only the direct route from my connection to Cloudflare fails.

That’s why I think it’s something on the path between Xfinity and Cloudflare (around 96.110.42.5 and the handoff to Cloudflare at 162.158.61.103, Newark), not my equipment. Could you escalate it to your network engineering team? Separately, my modem isn’t getting an IPv6 prefix.

I’m happy to share account details or run more tests by private message.

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Hi @XfinityKei ,

For some reason I cannot find you, is there another username I should look for? See screenshot below -- 

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user_opzl65 You will want to select Xfinity Support so your message comes to our entire team. 
 
 

 

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@XfinityKei  I sent it over!

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2 hours ago

@user_opzl65 @XfinityKei @XfinityMartyR 

Please circle back here and post any possible solutions for the issue here in these open public forums so that all readers here may benefit from the exchange / info. This is in keeping with the spirit for which these public help forums were originally intended. Thank you.

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