Re: [Nolug] Cox 2nd level technician says...

From: Devin Villegas <dvillega_at_gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 13:51:06 -0500
Message-ID: <CAHy3Xzhx_i6EbLLEYA=MEnX--RDWKrDOErzvNiMcUOYbj6GrVw@mail.gmail.com>

I'm entertained by this. So maybe?

On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 1:47 PM, Jerry Wilborn <jerrywilborn@gmail.com>wrote:

> Last question. Do you think maybe this is part of a 'Truman Show' type
> plot whereby Cox is part of a vast conspiracy where show producers are
> trying to drive you crazy for the entertainment of others?
>
> Jerry Wilborn
> jerrywilborn@gmail.com
>
>
> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 1:34 PM, John Souvestre <johns@sstar.com> wrote:
>
>> About 10 feet. The splitter was changed twice. The 10 foot cable was
>> changed once. Both Cox and I have looked at the signal levels in the modem
>> and they have * never * been bad. Cox has also but their Barney Box (JDSU
>> tester) at the modem end of the cable and checked levels a few times.
>>
>>
>>
>> Also, we tried moving the modem physically and using a 1 foot cable to
>> the splitter. No help.
>>
>>
>>
>> The TV has no problem while the packet loss is taking place, by the way.
>>
>>
>>
>> John
>>
>> John Souvestre - New Orleans LA
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* owner-nolug@stoney.kellynet.org [mailto:
>> owner-nolug@stoney.kellynet.org] *On Behalf Of *Jerry Wilborn
>> *Sent:* Mon, May 19, 2014 1:30 pm
>>
>> *To:* nolug@nolug.org
>> *Subject:* Re: [Nolug] Cox 2nd level technician says...
>>
>>
>>
>> How long is the run from the tap to your cable modem? I think the normal
>> coax loss is 1 dB per 10 ft.
>>
>>
>> Jerry Wilborn
>> jerrywilborn@gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 19, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> How do you track this? Manually, or with some program that reports ping
>> attempts?
>>
>>
>>
>> On 05/19/2014 01:15 PM, John Souvestre wrote:
>>
>> Hello Jerry.
>>
>>
>>
>> I have a Cisco DPC3010, straight from Cox (twice). It allows access to
>> the status page (192.168.100.1) which includes the signal level info. My
>> signals are always good, even when the packet loss is taking place. Others
>> in my area have the problem also. So it’s not a problem on just my feed.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sometimes problem seems to correlate with high-usage times (late
>> afternoon, evening), but not well enough to say there is a casual link.
>> For example, I saw loss of over 1% yesterday during these periods:
>>
>>
>>
>> 00:50 to 01:00
>>
>> 03:00 to 05:00 (up to 10%)
>>
>> 15:40 to 17:00 (up to 12%)
>>
>> 19:52 to 19:59 (up to 25%)
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> "Mathematics deals exclusively with the relations of concepts to each
>>
>> other without consideration of their relation to experience."
>>
>> Albert Einstein
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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