[Equip] SMC D3CM1604 up and running, but...
Hey guys, Cable modem provisioned with no issues and was online in a few minutes, however I have a couple of questions: 1) US LED keeps blinking green - is this how it's supposed to be? (Refer to page...
View Article[Firmware] Arris SBG6580 Firmware Woes
Version SBG6580-8.6.2.0-GA-00-131-NOSH was delivered the other day. I'm not sure when exactly, because until a problem crops up I don't visit the Admin pages. But yesterday it did. Things stopped...
View Article[Signals] Only 8 channels in Eugene, OR
My Arris sb6183 cable modem is still locked at 8 channels in Eugene, Oregon? What part of town? I'm in West Eugene with Comcast Blast?
View Article[Business] Need some opinions....Comcast tech visit, still issues. (Long)
Hello all, I'm a Comcast Business customer and have had great service over the past 4 years or so. Lately, we bought a new house -- so we moved across town and got the service moved in February. Fast...
View Article[Connectivity] Modem has to be rebooted multiple times per week
I have a Zoom 5431J. I'm in Kent, WA. Multiple times during the week, including twice today, my modem looses connectivity and I have to do a hard reset. Below are the signal levels and logs. I notice...
View Article[Equip] Which Modem - SMC D3CM1604 - CM500 - SB6183
Currently have the SB6141 with my own wireless AC router, its been a flawless setup!. Ever since last year I have been eyeing at the SB6183. I was in no rush back then to update because I knew more...
View Article[Connectivity] Your Stuff is Broken.
Greetings, I am having problems between 6pm - 11 pm. Normally I get 7m during the day and at night I am lucky to get 1m. I think it's Comcast fault. Two calls, the first blamed the modem and the second...
View ArticleModem dying and network performance
If I had to guess, about every 2.5 years I find myself having to replace the cable modem. I am in Gwinnett County, GA and have the Performance Internet service and no other Comcast service. I own my...
View Article[IPv6] IPV6 filtering firewall
Does anyone have a recommendation for an IPV6 filtering firewall? Although my current router supports IPV6 it has no capability to allow me to specify inbound rules.
View Article[IPv6] Comcast + PFSense + Static
Hey All, I've seen a couple of older threads here and didn't want to bring them back... My goals are pretty simple... 1. Leverage IPv6 on my internal LAN, using PFSense's "ACLs" to control inbound...
View Article[IPv6] IPv6 packet loss when no IPv4 packet loss?
I'm seeing fairly consistent 3%-ish packet loss on IPv6. I mostly notice this when my ipv6 ssh sessions drop (the packet loss seems to come in little periodic bursts of complete loss of connectivity)....
View Article[IPv6] IPv6 still unreliable
FWIW seeing a lot of random sync problems between DHCP and CMTS recently about once per day now. Have to manually refresh lease to get IPv6 traffic to pass.
View Article[Price] Internet Plus package no more for new subscribers
FYI, my latest bill had this on the last page: quote:IMPORTANT INFO: Effective 3/31/2015, our Internet Plus package will no longer be available for new subscriptions. If you subscribe to Internet Plus...
View Article[CustSvc] How is the service in Detroit area? Data caps?
Considering ditching WoW for Comcast (I live in SCS). Not happy with their support or speeds (up or down). I would love to find someone with a 20 meg upload speed vs the 5 I have now. I despise...
View Article[Connectivity] Wireless Slow on LG Tablet from Sprint
Hi There Wifi so slow on this tablet Arris TG862, (Signal Excellent) Channel 11 (2.4ghz) WPA-PSK/WPA2-AES(Recommend setting) 802.11G/N (most of our devices are G, with about 2 N Devices) so should we...
View Article[IPv6] Comcast IPv6 servers are down for me, Ukiah, CA area
It looks like their IPv6 DNS servers are down, at least for me in Redwood Valley, CA, on the Ukiah CMTS. I can get a local IPv6 address, but that's it. I did the usual reboot the modem, router, etc,...
View Article[Connectivity] Low upstream power but no packet loss -- worth pursuing?
My SB6121 is reporting rather low Upstream power levels (25-28 dBmV). I understand that they should be somewhere between 35-52 dBmV, but I haven't had any connectivity issues or packet loss. Here's a...
View ArticleTerms of Service
I have recently been investigating how to protect my privacy and the privacy of others who use the internet. I have found tor helps many people and I am wanting to do my part by running a tor relay...
View Article[Business] Horrible ping - when I'm using my computer
It's me again. I have the Comcast modem for now. When I'm not doing anything of note on the system, it's fine. When I start doing any sort of web surfing, the ping times shoot up. Google.com is 200+ms...
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