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<title>[TWC] TWC RR Cincinnati, OH: Very Strange Speed Problems</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23377506</link>
<description><![CDATA[Sorry in advance for the wall of text.

Alright, this problem is challenging my troubleshooting skills. I'll try to explain both the problem and my attempted isolation and solution.

I live in Cincinnati, Ohio and have Road Runner through Time Warner Cable. It advertises speeds of 8Mbps/512Kbps.

I also run a small home server -- just an always live Linux box for basic web hosting, a personal Subversion repo for my code, etc - very light usage.

I first noticed this problem while trying to download files from my server (using RR's upstream). I've tried to download from multiple locations (and multiple cities, via a shell account on my friend's Mac).

Any very small file (4KB) downloads nearly instantly, as it should. Anything larger, however, begins to download and then freezes part way through; the speed drops to 0B/s, intermittently spiking to like 20B/s for a second. Obviously, any reasonable download could never finish.

I tested the server on the LAN and it worked fine, ruling out any potential problems with my Linux computer.

When I went home to troubleshoot (Thanksgiving Break at my university), the internet "felt" slow. It kept behaving very flakily, with connections randomly failing, etc. However, different speed tests (speedtest.net, dslreports.com/stest, etc) showed speeds of approximately what was advertised! Latency was also consistent (like 20ms to a Cincinnati server).

At the time, I had a Linksys WRT54G router (running stock firmware, fully upgraded). When I removed the router, everything went back to normal. I could remotely download at about 40-60KB/s from my server (RR's upstream bandwidth) and long files downloaded fine. The internet also felt snappy again, although that might have been an illusion.

So I figured, old router, needs to be replaced eventually. I went to the store and picked up a D-Link DIR-625. I plugged it in, and it refused to associate with my modem; it just kept saying "Establishing connection - please wait" or something similar. I called RR's customer support (which was useless) and eventually gave up and took it back to exchange for a Linksys WRT-160N. This router successfully connected, but the problem persisted, even with default settings. In fact, the downloads are now even more flaky. I have no idea what else to check. I don't see how I would have the same problem with different routers. Also, any idea what was wrong with the D-Link?

So, anybody had any experience with this? I don't even know what to test...

Thanks very much,
Eric Swanson]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-21 23:57:11</pubDate>
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<title>TWBC Speed Upgrade?  Residential is same speed now...</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23367136</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hi All,

I am in LA and have had TWBC 15 mbps service for some time at my home.  I just got a letter from TW Residential offering 15 meg service for a 1/3 of the price.  I called TWBC and they said they knew of no plans to upgrade the service for TWBC customers at this time.  Anyone know something more?  Seems ridiculous that TWBC wouldn't alter their service based on Residentials offerings.  Any news would be appreciated.

Thanks.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-19 19:12:33</pubDate>
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<title>Wired connection 3x faster than Wireless. Is this normal?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23354284</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hi, I have RoadRunner Turbo (still 10/1 here I believe in Southern California, zip code 90293). I have kind of a weird setup because I have 2 routers going in my home. 

1 is a Belkin G Wired router in my home office and and in one of its ethernet ports, I have a 50ft Ethernet cable going to my living room which is connected to a Linksys Wireless G router. 

So when a computer is connected through Ethernet cable to either router, I get 3x the speed I get when I am wirelessly connected. Is this normal? Is there a way I can increase my wireless internet speed so that it's close to the speed i am getting when i'm connected through ethernet cable?  I am guessing the only way to do it is by replacing my Wireless G router with a Wireless N router. My computers only have Wireless G built in, but I think it will increase the wireless speed anyway, right? I am planning on buying a Wireless N router because of this. Is that my best bet?

Please help. thanks!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-17 13:35:14</pubDate>
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<title>EAS Cable modem disconnect North Central Ohio</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23376865</link>
<description><![CDATA[I am having issues every time there is an EAS broadcast on tv my cable modem becomes inaccessible via web ui and the cable light on the modem goes out and blinks randomly I'm using a WebSTAR DPC2100R2 my signal levels are fine but i will post them it looks to me like the EAS Broadcast is jumping over to 6 MHz which may be so it can send the signal to Cable Box's using a digital channel but thats just my idea which is probably far from what is actually happening

thanks in advanced 

Downstream Channel

Downstream Status&#9; Operational
Channel ID&#9; 3
Downstream Frequency&#9; 615000000 Hz
Modulation&#9; 256QAM
Bit Rate&#9; 15360000 bits/sec
Power Level&#9; 2.5 dBmV
Signal to Noise Ratio&#9; 38.3 dB

Upstream Channel

Upstream Status&#9; Operational
Channel ID&#9; 2
Upstream Frequency&#9; 32000000 Hz
Modulation&#9; 16QAM
Bit Rate&#9; 768000 bits/sec
Power Level&#9; 44.5 dBmV]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-21 21:16:24</pubDate>
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<title>Getting Road Runner - Free basic cable?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23337624</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hey All,

DO I get free basic cable with Road runner?  Just wondering.  At one point I thought you did.

Thanks. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-13 16:06:04</pubDate>
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<title>WHy signal gets bad at night</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23373257</link>
<description><![CDATA[Does anyone have an idea why from about 6pm to 11pm each night my TV analog channels 2-6 get real snowy and my internet downloads slow.  I noticed my modem download signal strength also drops about 4db when this happens.  Upload signal stays the same.  I do not lose sync.  Magically after 11pm or so it goes back to normal.  I know it is not my house wiring as it was checked.  It is not the weather or rain or snow or ice.  Wiring is underground on my street.  No apartments near to me.  CAble person has been out and of course it does not happen during the day.  This is a mystery.  Hope someone can offer help. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-20 21:53:14</pubDate>
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<title>[TWC] Poor power levels, what will TW do?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23367513</link>
<description><![CDATA[I've noticed within the last month my internet connection has been running really poorly, constant disconnects, slow performance. I have the highest tier of service, so I should be flying. But that's not the case. I can't even watch videos on youtube anymore. It takes over 5 minutes to load a video. It never use to be that way.

Anyways, here is a snapshot of my current modem levels.

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Downstream  &#9;Value
Frequency &#9;117000000 Hz 
Signal to Noise Ratio &#9;38 dB 
QAM &#9;QAM256
Network Access Control Object &#9;ON
Power Level &#9;1 dBmV  
The Downstream Power Level reading is a snapshot taken at the time this page was requested. Please Reload/Refresh this Page for a new reading
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Upstream &#9;Value
Channel ID &#9;11
Frequency &#9;33000000 Hz
Ranging Service ID &#9;136
Symbol Rate &#9;2.560 Msym/s
Power Level &#9;53 dBmV ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-19 20:31:12</pubDate>
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<title>sb6120 firmware</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23376376</link>
<description><![CDATA[Im running 1.0.1.8 firmware running and read that there is a newer firmware. Is there a new firmware and how di I upgrade if there is?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-21 19:09:48</pubDate>
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<title>Los Angeles: DNS lookup fails</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23376519</link>
<description><![CDATA[I'm trying to ssh into a Linux server at school lab; it used to work before I moved, and now after moving to another house, sshd rejects the connection. At my previous residence in Los Angeles I had Time Warner Cable (formerly Comcast). At my new residence I have Time Warner Cable Internet access (Residential customer) (also formerly Comcast). In the lab server ".rr.com" is in the /etc/hosts.allow file. However, looking at the logs, it looks like the lab computer cannot resolve my address. It says "/etc/hosts.allow, line 7: can't verify hostname: getaddrinfo(...) failed"

My IP address is 76.91.188.xxx
which resolves to cpe-76-91-188-xxx.socal.res.rr.com

But when I do a DNS lookup:

DNSWatch > DNS Lookup for cpe-76-91-188-xxx.socal.res.rr.com
Searching for cpe-76-91-188-xxx.socal.res.rr.com. A record at F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. [192.5.5.241] ...took 9 ms
Searching for cpe-76-91-188-xxx.socal.res.rr.com. A record at I.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. [192.43.172.30] ...took 32 ms
Searching for cpe-76-91-188-xxx.socal.res.rr.com. A record at dns2.rr.com. [24.30.201.3] ...took 95 ms
Searching for dns-pri-01.orange.rr.com. A record at G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. [192.112.36.4] ...took 31 ms
Searching for dns-pri-01.orange.rr.com. A record at B.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. [192.33.14.30] ...took 27 ms
Searching for dns-pri-01.orange.rr.com. A record at dns1.rr.com. [24.30.200.3] ...took 95 ms
Searching for dns-pri-01.orange.rr.com. A record at dns-sec-01.orange.rr.com. [66.75.160.38] ...took 165 ms
Searching for cpe-76-91-188-xxx.socal.res.rr.com. A record at dns-pri-01.orange.rr.com. [66.75.160.39] ...took 165 ms

Nameserver dns-pri-01.orange.rr.com. reports: No such host cpe-76-91-188-xxx.socal.res.rr.com
hint: Try www.cpe-76-91-188-xxx.socal.res.rr.com instead.

Also:
Nameserver dns-sec-01.orange.rr.com. reports: No such host www.cpe-76-91-188-xxx.socal.res.rr.com

1. Is this the cause of sshd refusing to connect to me?
2. Is this usual for residential IP addresses (not statically assigned)?
3. How can I get the host name to resolve to IP? Call Road Runner?

Thanks.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-21 19:38:11</pubDate>
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<title>Is your router limiting your speed?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23368736</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have a Netgear FWAG114 & a DCM425 cable modem:

With router:

@ Speedtest.net
1 - 9.7mbps/.96
2- 11.5mbps/.96
@ Speakeasy
1 - 9.4mbps/.94
2 - 8.7mbps/.94

Without router

@ Speedtest.net
1 - 19.1mbps/.97
2- 18.1mbps/.96
@ Speakeasy
1 - 17.2mbps/.95
2 - 19.6mbps/.95

Then I went to smallnetworkbuiler.com to obtain the LAN/WAN performance specs of my FWAG114 router:

WAN to LAN = 12.8mbps
LAN to WAN = 12.5mbps

I think  it's time to find a better performing router.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-20 02:19:29</pubDate>
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