Re: local/controllable causes of packet loss?
Silvan wrote:
> I'm having annoying problems with my cable internet. At least once a day,
> sometimes several times, I'll try to do something, and whatever I'm doing
> either times out or goes like molasses.
> In this state, if I take eth0 down and then attempt to take it back up, I
> seldom manage to do so.
> From here, with the interface down, my only recourse is to yank the power
> cord on the cable modem. If I leave eth0 up, I can surf into the status
> page and reboot it more gently.
> Either way, it blinks for an interminably long time negotiating the
> upstream DHCP bit and then finally locks on steady, at which
> point I'm good to go. For awhile. (This isn't a signal problem. I have
> a brand new drop, and the signal is very good.)
> A neighbor has the same provider, and has none of the same problems I do.
> His connection only screws up once in a blue moon, while mine screws up
> randomly, and usually several times a day.
Ask your neighbor if he's willing to trade cable modems for a few days. See
if your situation improves and his worsens. If so, you have a flaky modem.
Adam
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