Questions tagged [cable-modem]
A type of network bridge that provides bi-directional data communication via radio frequency channels on hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC aka CATV) infrastructure.
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Bizarre and very specific Internet connection loss
Yesterday (Friday, September 21, 2012), my Internet connection started acting up. After some testing, I confirmed a very specific and baffling set of symptoms:
Internet connection goes away every 25-...
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How to connect a wifi router to a cable modem router?
Here's the thing: I have a cable modem router (Thomson TCW710) with wifi-g that I rent from my cable company. I would like to use a wireless-n router (D-Link DIR-655, that I received for free) with it ...
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How do I use a 2Wire 2701HG-B as a router only?
I recently switched from DSL to cable Internet. I have a 2Wire 2701HG-B modem/wireless router that I would like to use as just a wireless router.
I tried hooking up the cable modem directly to the ...
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Can I share my cable internet connection through my ADSL wireless router?
Over the xmas period I am at my in-laws. They have Virgin Broadband (cable) and have a basic modem / router that is plugged directly into their computer using an ethernet cable.
My wife and I arrived ...
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Cable modem ping times go to thousands of milliseconds after 10 minutes of use
I have a wireless router (NetGear WNDR4500) which has a wired connection to a cable modem (Thompson DCM275).
My connection to the wireless router seems to be working fine and the traceroute and ping ...
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Wireless Connection not maxed out but "slow"
I just got a 20MBit cable connection at home and tried to measure the bandwidth from this with my laptop. After a few tries (5), I could see I was getting 14/1 Mbps (down/up) speeds from speedtest.net
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"WAN: disabled" when connecting router to cable modem
I am trying to set up internet access with a Linksys WRT54G router (DD-WRT, set as a AP) and a Motorola/Arris SB6121 cable modem which uses WOW!. The problem is that the router can’t connect to the ...
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Two public IPs behind a cable-modem using D-Link DIR-300
I have a cable-modem connection to the internet and I bought a router in order to share my internet connection betwen my laptop and my PC.
The router I bought is D-Link DIR-300.
The first weird thing ...
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Is it possible for a router to "go bad" with time?
I've been having problems with my internet connection over the past weeks (intermittent disconnections, slow transfers, etc), and my provider keeps telling me that the problem is not on their end.
I ...
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Why is it so hard to connect with a cable modem and router?
I've gone through various combinations of cable modems, routers, computers, and apartments in my life, and one thing has always puzzled me. Why is it so difficult to get these things to connect to the ...
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Slow Internet speed when HomePlug combined with router
I'm using HomePlug AV2 600 devices to connect upstairs with downstairs (router is downstairs). A check with iperf shows bandwidth of ~100Mbps, and data transferred on the local network from downstairs ...
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URL to reboot a WebSTAR DPC2100R2 cable modem with curl?
Does anyone know what the magic URL is for rebooting a WebSTAR DPC2100R2 with curl? I used to have a SurfBoard, and the curl command:
curl http://192.168.100.1/reset.htm?reset_modem=Restart%20Cable%...
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Access Internet on android phone by connecting it to laptop?
My latop is connected to a wired modem for internet. I want to access internet on my android phone.
Can i do it by connecting my Android to laptop via usb cable and then enabling tethering.
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Offloading Cable Modem operations to Router
I may be crazy here, but I seem to recall a conversation in the past stating that it was possible to offload some of the operations taken by one's cable modem to one's router.
The logic was that ...
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ISP modem/router, how do I enable Bridged Mode and use my own router?
I have an Arris TG1672G supplied by my ISP. I have called and asked if I can use my own modem (a Surfboard for example) and they told me I can't use my own device. Apparently we aren't renting it, we ...
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Using Motorola NVG510 as wireless router via connecting it to Motorola SB5101 Cable Modem
I have a comcast cable connection at home. I have a Motorola SB5101U cable modem and Motorola NVG510. What I want to do is connecting the cable modem to the comcast cable and have internet access, and ...
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is it worth getting a DOCSIS 3 cable modem for premium cable internet service?
Is it worth getting a DOCSIS 3 cable modem for premium cable internet service? I currently have a 3-4 year old Motorola Surfboard DOCSIS 2 cable modem from my last apartment, but I am now paying for ...
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