Re: local/controllable causes of packet loss?
I'll hit three replies for the price of one here to save clogging the list
with all my individual short comments.
> I had a problem like this some time ago, turned out to be a defective
> network card on the computer. Can you try with a different one?
That one I can scratch off for sure. I have two NICs in the box, and have
tried with both. It matters not.
>One thing to check is the strength of the signal at your end
>point. The cable may be at fault, some crack somewhere. Who
It's not the signal. I've *had* signal problems, and I know what they look
like. The modem craps out and goes into blinkie blinkie mode for a long time
trying to make the best of a bad situation. That isn't what's happening.
Green lights all the way, which is why the provider is utterly convinced this
is a user problem.
>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.
A pity that he's not. :( It was a good thought though.
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