May 27th, 2004, 07:33 AM
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Woof!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Ahwatukee
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Cox cable internet users...
How often does your connection "drop". It seems over the last two weeks I've had to recycle the modem 1-2 times a day.
Every time I call tech suppport my internet comes back up, so no way to diagnose. 
I used to be able to leave the connection on for weeks at a time with no issues. Maybe a bad modem?
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May 27th, 2004, 08:11 AM
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Formerly Chandler Mike
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Chandler, AZ
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I haven't had to touch mine in months, if at all even this year that I can remember.
But their mail servers have been MESSED UP the past three days, but seem okay now.
Mike
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May 27th, 2004, 08:24 AM
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Beer me a post...
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Scranton, PA
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I haven't touched mine since I set it up and that was nearly a year ago.
Bummer man - I hate it when my modem gives me problems though - I hate not being connected to the internet - drives me batty.
Shawn
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May 27th, 2004, 08:25 AM
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Beer me a post...
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Scranton, PA
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Originally Posted by Chandler Mike
I haven't had to touch mine in months, if at all even this year that I can remember.
But their mail servers have been MESSED UP the past three days, but seem okay now.
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Mail servers - ugh. Is that why some of those days I couldn't get access or if I did it would just sit and spin? Annoying...
Shawn
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"Arguing on the internet is like running in the special olympics... Even if
you win, you are still retarded..."
"I can't trust a woman who would marry me." ~ AzCards21
"I don't care what you believe, keep your religion out of my peanut butter!" ~ Assface
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May 27th, 2004, 08:27 AM
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Formerly Chandler Mike
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Yeah, I sent email out the last two days, some that took 5-6 hours to go out, some that just never went out.
Mike
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May 27th, 2004, 08:27 AM
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Back in da saddle again..
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Originally Posted by jw7
How often does your connection "drop". It seems over the last two weeks I've had to recycle the modem 1-2 times a day.
Every time I call tech suppport my internet comes back up, so no way to diagnose.
I used to be able to leave the connection on for weeks at a time with no issues. Maybe a bad modem? |
I had that problem about 2 months ago.. turned out to be the modem. I replaced it and bingo.. no more problems. |
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May 27th, 2004, 08:28 AM
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Woof!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Ahwatukee
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Yeah - I had 2 days without email. Oh well.
I wonder if it is just my neighborhood? It always comes back on, but I have to reboot the modem and do ipconfig release/renew. Kind of a pain.
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May 27th, 2004, 08:42 AM
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Formerly Chandler Mike
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Originally Posted by jw7
Yeah - I had 2 days without email. Oh well.
I wonder if it is just my neighborhood? It always comes back on, but I have to reboot the modem and do ipconfig release/renew. Kind of a pain.
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Sounds like you might need a new modem.
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May 27th, 2004, 09:06 AM
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Warriors Come Out And Plaaaay!
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I have had the problem a few weeks ago and so did someone else I know. I doubt it is a modem problem. I haven't been troubled by it recently though.  |
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May 27th, 2004, 09:33 AM
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Woof!
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Ahwatukee
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Thanks all.
My modem is 3 years old, and every time I call cox they have no reports of an outage. I'll check to see how much a new one costs. But yeah, it could still just be a local connection problem and not the modem.
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May 27th, 2004, 09:41 AM
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observationist
Join Date: Mar 2003
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I used to have that problem all the time but I haven't had any problem in months.
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May 27th, 2004, 09:45 AM
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Registered
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Mesa, AZ
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We get that A LOT. Must be our Routers.
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May 27th, 2004, 09:50 AM
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observationist
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Wandering the Universe
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Originally Posted by Brandon_Webb
We get that A LOT. Must be our Routers.
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I had some problem with the router. But amazing  if I plug my PC in directly (at the direction of tech support) it works great. I had my router masqurade my PC's MAC address and now it works fine.
I suspect Cox does not like people sharing through routers. I have no evidence of a conspiricy but the whole thing was a little fishey to me. |
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May 27th, 2004, 10:03 AM
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Formerly Chandler Mike
Join Date: May 2002
Location: Chandler, AZ
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Originally Posted by SirChaz
I had some problem with the router. But amazing if I plug my PC in directly (at the direction of tech support) it works great. I had my router masqurade my PC's MAC address and now it works fine.
I suspect Cox does not like people sharing through routers. I have no evidence of a conspiricy but the whole thing was a little fishey to me. |
I do it, and I think they can tell...I believe you're actually allowed to have one more computer hooked up via router.
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May 27th, 2004, 10:12 AM
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You think KFCs still open
Join Date: May 2002
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I've been having the same problem.
I've had to unplug my modem about a dozen times the past week or so. Lost alot of good info on posting (write a great piece, click enter & then the no connection screen comes up  )
I've called Cox & they said there is no problem in my area. Yeah right!
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