Re: cable internet puzzle

Saxman,
Do you have cable TV too? If so does it give any trouble at the same time?

Sammy Castagna

"saxman" <saxman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I'm having occasional cable internet connection problems that are driving
me
nuts.

About once a week, I will be unable to link to the internet through my
cable
provider for a period that usually lasts a few hours if I use my home
cable
modem & wireless connection. I can, however, connect immediately using my
neighbor's unprotected wireless router that provides me sufficient signal
strength. I've tried everything I can think of, including replacing the
cable modem, and connecting directly from my computer to the cable modem
with
an ethernet cable to get the wireless router out of the picture.

The symptoms include being unable to ping a website, even if I put in the
numeric ID (i.e. ping xxx.xx.xxx.xx format). The cable company
technicians
(who, of course, arrive several hours to a day later) are looking at me
like
I'm stupid or crazy or both. I'm beginning to believe them.

Prior to giving up, I always power cycle the cable modem, the wireless
router, and the laptop. I've tried another laptop once when I was having
trouble, and that wasn't able to connect either.

Does anyone have any suggestions?
--
saxman


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