[Connectivity] What is docsis 3.1?
How much will the speed increase. Will it lower latency? And do they charge you for the new equipment?
View Article[Equip] Are These Power Levels Wrong
..or am I seeing something wrong. They look way too high.
View Article[Connectivity] Wildly variable ping times
So a location has a wildly variable latency response between the CPE and the first hop into the Comcast constellation. Traceroute utility in the Comcast CPE gateway (SMCD3G-CCR) details first hop times...
View Article[Signals] Just upgraded from SB5101 to SB6141. Does this all look right?
I'm in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, and just installed the SB6141. I see I have the 8 downstream bonded channels, but I thought I was supposed to have 4 upstream and not 3? Also, one of the...
View ArticleRecommendation For Best Docsis 3.0 Modem
Hello, I currently have comcast xfinity and use SBG901 11G Surfboard Docsis 2.0 Modem+Router. I have turned off the router on this one and have been using Netgear N900...
View Article[WiFi] Good wireless router for Blast?
http://www.amazon.com/RT-N66W-Dual-Band-Wireless-N900-Gigabit-Version/dp/B00FK1E46U/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8 I would like to know if this is a good wireless router to achieve 105 mbps on WiFi?...
View Article[Security] Comcast and the shellshock bash vulnerability
I already mentioned this in this site's Security forum, but I thought I would mention it here as well, so that any Comcast management/network/security folks who visit here can see it. Shortly after the...
View ArticleComcast eyes gigabit Internet for Denver area, too
Looks like Comcast isn't going to be outdone by CenturyLink deploying Fiber To The Press. If DOCSIS 3.1 can do 10Gb/s down and 1Gb/s up per node, I would guess the packages would be 1000/100......
View ArticleSBG6580 Modem Network Access Denied
Hi Guys, I have a new SBG6580, HFC MAC: 7c BF B1 80 8A 44. Network access denied status. Comcast Subscriber. 0.0 for upstream and downstream 46.9 dBmV power. Standard Specification Compliant DOCSIS 3.0...
View Article[Connectivity] Packet Loss for 3 months now!!
Hello everyone! I was hoping maybe someone here could give me some advice. I have been dealing with terrible packet loss for about 3 months now. I have had several tech's come out, maintenance has been...
View Article[Equip] Purchase replacement for DPC3939 / DPC3939 as just eMTA?
We have the 105/10 service (actual results tend to be 126/12) and a leased DPC3939, that we use for both internet and our phone service. After some initial problems with signal quality it works well...
View Article[Connectivity] Comcast Connection Suffers - No Explanation
I was hoping someone might have a clue as to what's causing my Internet problem, since Comcast is clueless, despite two visits from "technicians". I am seeking some advice as to what I can tell Comcast...
View Article[Equip] Better Than SB-6141 ?!
I LOVE the way my SB6141 looks (and I appreciate all the good reviews on it!). BUT, I was wondering if there was some other modem that is BETTER? And, by "better," I mean faster chipset, processor,...
View Article[E-mail] Strange email and account issues
This is the second time this has happened to me. I have two accounts with comcast. One is for home, and one for and at work. I don't use the email that is on my work account. Solely use my home account...
View Article[Price] Internet prices and speeds for my market
Well the other night I was bored and decided to call Comcast for all the speeds and prices for my market, these are no bundle prices. All are in Mbps. That last package the customer service guy said he...
View Article[Connectivity] Modem event log not populating
Shouldn't my Arris WMB760a modem log "update" (per se) after annoying things like a couple of electric outages? I had a nice 72-day uptime with the last "event" showing as 31 July 2014. Then came a...
View Article[Connectivity] MOCA mysteriously stopped working today
I'm located in Philadelphia, PA. I have xfinity TV & internet at my house, with an Arris TG862 gateway. To reach the 3rd floor, I have a coax cable that connects to an Actiontec ECB2500C MOCA...
View Article[Equip] getting new modem
got email from comcast stateing new speeds and my modems isnt up to the job, there sending me a new wireless modem how hard is it to install?
View Article[Bill] Well, happened again-modem rental notice
Every three months for the past 2 years I have received a notice that an audit of my account shows that I am not paying modem rental. I have owned my modem since I first subscribed to high speed...
View Article[IPv6] so many ipv6 addresses
I've got 4 ipv6 addresses on my windows 7 PC. All ipv6 prefix addresses that are blacked out are the same. I assume this is the prefix delegation given to me by comcast. These make sense on where they...
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