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<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:39:31 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>[LA] BitTorrent cripples internet connection</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I just moved from FL where I had Comcast to LA where all I can get is Cox. I've had problems with Cox for the past week, since I've signed up, and e-mailing tech support has gotten me zero help. I get canned scripts and after I specifically said bittorrent was the issue I got ignored and no response. 

What I've noticed is that when I have a bittorrent download going, even when I cap the upload at 10k and the total download speeds are less than 100k, my internet connection is CRIPPLED. If I ping the gateway, I get like 500-700ms latency. I've run wireshark and seen all the RST packets, and I've read how Cox messes with bittorrent just like Comcast. As bad as people say Comcast is, I never had any problems with using bittorrent on Comcast. 

Here's an example of me running a tracert while having a bittorrent download going.

Tracing route to microsoft.com [207.46.197.32]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms    1 ms    1 ms  192.168.1.1
  2   538 ms   408 ms   680 ms  10.130.56.1
  3   569 ms   392 ms   493 ms  68.11.13.93
  4   648 ms   505 ms   590 ms  68.11.14.37
  5   518 ms   600 ms   497 ms  ashbbbrj02-ae0.0.r2.as.cox.net [68.1.0.221]
  6     *        *      641 ms  ge-7-3-0-56.ash-64cb-1a.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.41.49]
  7   682 ms   532 ms   701 ms  ge-7-1-0-0.blu-64c-1a.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.33.26]
  8   653 ms   619 ms   654 ms  ge-0-0-0-0.blu-64c-1b.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.33.178]
  9   638 ms   677 ms   707 ms  ge-7-1-0-0.wst-64cb-1b.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.34.177]
 10   783 ms   716 ms   688 ms  ge-7-1-0-0.cpk-64c-1a.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.35.37]
 11   729 ms   817 ms   698 ms  ten3-4.cpk76c-1b.ntwk.msn.net [207.46.34.118]

Right now, if I need to use bittorrent to download anything or I have a program that updates files using bittorrent, I better be prepared to wait a long time and be unable to use my internet connection for anything else. As soon as the Bittorrent download is finished my connection begins to recover and within a few minutes it's back to normal.

This is absolutely unacceptable, but I don't have many options as far as I know -- either Cox or AT&T DSL. Hopefully one of the Cox techs on the board can give me some advice or help, please.

Pinging dslreports.com [209.123.109.175] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 209.123.109.175: bytes=32 time=619ms TTL=54
Reply from 209.123.109.175: bytes=32 time=504ms TTL=54
Reply from 209.123.109.175: bytes=32 time=617ms TTL=54
Reply from 209.123.109.175: bytes=32 time=517ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 209.123.109.175:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 504ms, Maximum = 619ms, Average = 564ms

Pinging my gateway...
Pinging 10.130.56.1 with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 10.130.56.1: bytes=32 time=577ms TTL=254
Reply from 10.130.56.1: bytes=32 time=549ms TTL=254
Request timed out.
Reply from 10.130.56.1: bytes=32 time=242ms TTL=254

Ping statistics for 10.130.56.1:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 3, Lost = 1 (25% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 242ms, Maximum = 577ms, Average = 456ms]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-18 23:40:45</pubDate>
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<title>Moved my box, now no signal.</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20981793</link>
<description><![CDATA[I moved my COX Digital Cable Box from the living room to the bedroom to hook it up to my new Samsung Flat Screen TV in order to enjoy HD and all I get is the Weak or No Signal icon on the screen.

Is there anything I need to do to the box to set it up or reprogram it ?? I was told it's just an unplug, move and plug it all in to the new tv just like the old one.... I'm cornfused.

on edit : just thought of something .. Is the Digital Box HD or do I need to get an HD specific box ? The box is the explorer 3250 made by Scientific Atlanta.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-20 20:17:50</pubDate>
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<title>[AZ] On Demand in Mesa Az</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20973318</link>
<description><![CDATA[Well when I got up this morning I checked channel 1 on the bedroom cable box and on demand was there, followed the prompts and it went crazy, had to turn off the cable box to stop it. 
The DVR cable box in the living room told me it was not authorized and to call the Cox service number.
Looks like we may be almost there.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-19 10:06:04</pubDate>
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<title>[KS] 60% packet loss?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20974733</link>
<description><![CDATA[There seems to be some problem between?
kscydsrj02-ae2.rd.ks.cox.net
and
dalsbbrj02-ae2.0.r2.dl.cox.net

It was like this on and off since at least yesterday.


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
| Hop | %Loss | IP Address    | Node Name                          | Location | Tzone | ms  | Graph      | Network                                           |
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------
| 4   |       | 70.183.66.69  | -                                  | ...      |       | 14  |  x         | Cox Communications NETBLK-WI-INT-70-183-64-0      |
| 5   |       | 70.183.71.105 | kscydsrj02-ae2.rd.ks.cox.net       | ...      |       | 19  |  x-        | Cox Communications NETBLK-WI-INT-70-183-64-0      |
| 6   | 60    |               |                                    |          |       |     |            |                                                   |
| 7   | 60    |               |                                    |          |       |     |            |                                                   |
| 8   | 60    |               |                                    |          |       |     |            |                                                   |
| 9   | 60    |               |                                    |          |       |     |            |                                                   |
| 10  |       | 68.1.1.243    | dalsbbrj02-ae2.0.r2.dl.cox.net     | ...      |       | 32  |   x-       | Cox Communications Inc. NETBLK-AT-INT-68-1-0-0    |
| 11  |       | 68.105.30.6   | -                                  | ...      |       | 38  |   -x-----  | Cox Communications Inc. NETBLK-AT-INT-68-105-30-0 |
| 12  | 40    | 66.109.6.178  | ae-1-0.cr0.dfw10.tbone.rr.com      | -        |       | 32  |   x-       | Road Runner HoldCo LLC COUDERSPORTBB-2            |
| 13  |       | 66.109.6.23   | ae-2-0.cr0.chi30.tbone.rr.com      | -        |       | 56  |     x-     | Road Runner HoldCo LLC COUDERSPORTBB-2            |
| 14  |       | 66.109.6.113  | -                                  | ...      |       | 58  |     -x     | Road Runner HoldCo LLC COUDERSPORTBB-2            |
| 15  |       | 24.94.160.6   | pos13-0.kscymordc-rtr1.kc.rr.com   | -        |       | 68  |      x---- | Road Runner HoldCo LLC ROAD-RUNNER-3-A            |
| 16  |       | 24.94.160.42  | gig1-0.kscymordc-rtr5.kc.rr.com    | -        |       | 73  |       x    | Road Runner HoldCo LLC ROAD-RUNNER-3-A            |
| 17  |       | 67.53.162.198 | rrcs-67-53-162-198.west.biz.rr.com | -        |       | 70  |       x    | Road Runner HoldCo LLC RR-COMMER-CENTRAL-3        |

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<pubDate>2008-08-19 14:40:09</pubDate>
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<title>[AZ] latency issues + reboots, T3 errors, increase in xmit p</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20976624</link>
<description><![CDATA[I have been having intermittent but consistent issues for about a month.

About 3 weeks ago my transmit power doubled. I did have a nice low 17dbmv, but after some really nasty storms i noticed it had jumped to 45dbmv. It has suddenly needed to increase its power output level to be heard. This can't be good even tho it is within normal levels. Im correcting this after I posted it - I think it was wrong. See post below.

I have had a very noticeable increase in the T3 related errors and other cable modem log entries.

I have had to reboot a number of times. This reboot can be followed by a very long period before the modem becomes operational.

These errors and required reboots come in bursts. Say for a hour I see many errors in the log, slow download speeds, bad  spiky latency, very high jitter, and eventually loss of connectivity and reboots. The download speed is very inconsistent during these periods. These bursts can occur at any time day or night and can last from 5 minutes to a number of hours.

I have done extensive pingplotter pro monitoring and these issues exist between my modem and the first hop at Cox. Pingplotting to only the first hop, jitter slowly increases then latency goes high and finally a big spike in latency and errors in the cable modem log. Rebooting the modem can clear the issues completely most of the time, but not always. Rebooting will always clear the issues for a period of time, maybe seconds - maybe hours or day. Immd after rebooting/operational the problem is gone for some period every time.

In the attached pingplotter images the large red 100% packet loss is a modem reboot I did. You can see it cleared the issue for a while.

I have switched out routers twice, im currently using a Linksys BEFSR41 V7 with current firmware. I have seen this problem on 3 different computers with 2 different OS's ( XP and W2K ) and on all the routers I have tried. This eliminates my computers, routers and internal network as the problem.

I have swapped modems with a friend for testing. My modem worked perfect at his house and had a 15dbmv xmit level, but his modem showed the same issues I had been having while it was at my place. This eliminates my modem as a problem and indicates the problem is outside my apartment.

My setup is VERY simple. The cable from outside comes in and directly connects to my modem with no other connections. I do not have cable TV or any other connections/splitters at all. I have verified my 1 wire to the wall is good and swapped out the wall plate as well.

I do not believe I have missed anything and believe the problem lies outside my equipment and in the Cox network / distribution system.

The question is,,, is this a normal cable issue and will just stay this way OR can a cable person actually fix this problem ?

I have pingplotter's web server turned on should someone wish to see my connection live I can provide IP/username/password on request. Also my smoke test and monitoring are ongoing.

Modem:
WebSTAR DPC2100R2
Modem Serial Number&#9; *********
Cable Modem MAC Address&#9; ***On request***
Hardware Version&#9; 2.1
Software Version&#9; v2.0.2r1256-060303
Receive Power Level&#9; 5.8 dBmV
Transmit Power Level&#9; 45.0 dBmV

Downstream Channel
Channel ID&#9; 210
Downstream Frequency&#9; 573000000 Hz
Modulation&#9; 256QAM
Bit Rate&#9; 10300000 bits/sec
Power Level&#9; 5.9 dBmV
Signal to Noise Ratio&#9; 38.0 dB

Upstream Channel
Channel ID&#9; 8
Upstream Frequency&#9; 22800000 Hz
Modulation&#9; 16QAM
Bit Rate&#9; 1183000 bits/sec
Power Level&#9; 44.0 dBmV]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-19 21:12:40</pubDate>
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<title>[RI]  - Higher Download Speeds?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20949949</link>
<description><![CDATA[Greetings,

I've come to DSL Reports several times in the past with problems, however this time around I've got something that I would hardly call a "problem".

Upon initiating downloads, often times I would get the burst speeds up to 7-10Mbps, with the speeds fading back down to the 4-5Mbps range. 

This morning I am noticing that I am pulling a constant 10 Mbps download speed. It's almost as if the burst speed has been locked into place. 

Did I miss news about upcoming network speed improvements, or am I just on the temporary lucky receiving end of some router/system misconfigurations right now?

Cheers,
-Greg

(Need to update my profile - this is a Cranston/Providence area connection, not East Greenwich)]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-14 11:44:32</pubDate>
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<title>[LA] Connected, but upload speeds at 20k</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20880015</link>
<description><![CDATA[What were small annoyances have turned into actual down time, so I have to address my connectivity issues, and I'm looking for some help from Cox.  The 2nd tech was here earlier today with no success.  

My woes start off sounding like this poor soul, except my Linksys WCG200 v2 would reboot for no reason about 3 or 4 times per day, but not on regular intervals.  I could live with that and the sub-optimal speeds, till now.

A neighbor signed up for Cox internet and the install tech added his line to my line with a splitter, and things went from bad to worse.  Upload speeds dropped to under 100k.  An email with a small attachment would time out.  I called for support, and the first tech missed that obvious splitter issue, but the second tech caught it today and put my neighbor on his own separate line.  Once my line was reconnected, I ran a speedtest here and got 4mb/2mb...sweet.  That lasted just 5 minutes.  When the tech and I came back upstairs, the upload issue had returned.  

On subsequent speed tests the meters were flying like bats...got 11mb download on one test with a 112k upload...lousy upload but I thought I'd live with it.  Further tests showed uploads under 100k again, that is when the tests would complete.

Here's a look at my speed and line quality tests:
http://www.dslreports.com/testhistory/1393611/88276  

Here's my WCG200's Connection status page currently:

 Status  &#9; Comment
 Acquire Downstream Channel &#9; 585000000 Hz &#9; Locked
 Connectivity State &#9; OK &#9; Operational
 Boot State &#9; OK &#9; Operational
 Security &#9; Enabled &#9; BPI+

Downstream Channel
 Lock Status &#9; Locked
 Modulation &#9; 256QAM
 Channel ID &#9; 0
 Provisioned Rate &#9; 10000 kbps
 Symbol Rate &#9; 5360.537 Ksym/sec
 Downstream Power &#9; 4.3 dBmV
 SNR &#9; 37.9 dB
&#9;&#9; 
Upstream Channel
 Lock Status &#9; Locked
 Modulation &#9; 16QAM
 Channel ID &#9; 4
 Provisioned Rate &#9; 883 kbps
 Symbol Rate &#9; 2560 Ksym/sec
 Upstream Power &#9; 36.0 dBmV 

No obvious problems, with the modem, right?  I've run numerous tests inhouse...different computers, cables, etc.  The first tech even brought a new Motorola modem, and I plugged my PC directly into it, but the upload issue continued and we couldn't get past the provisioning of that modem.  The Motorola even rebooted itself while we watched.

I'm really hoping a Cox tech here will take a peek and tell me what's happening.  I keep telling them about "elmwdsrj01-ge110.0.rd.no.cox.net" on my line quality tests, but no one listens.  I'd think if that unit was the culprit, it would be affecting everyone in my neighborhood.

I'd take 50% of the provisioned rate and be a happy camper.  

Can anyone help out?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-07-31 19:23:17</pubDate>
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<title>[NV] Loading Pages Slow.</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20972794</link>
<description><![CDATA[Ok, so last Friday my computer got all messed up and I had to reinstall my OS cause it wouldn't start up. But ever since then I have been having problems with loading web pages. Before then, I had been able to load pages pretty much instantly, but now I have to wait a lot longer than what I used to. And yes I installed the correct Drivers + I checked to see if there were any updates, but that apparently didn't solve the problem. Here are my speed test from before and after my computer got screwed up. 
*Note*
I have reinstalled my OS 2 times so far. The 1st time, the internet worked fine, but apparently this time it does not.
What I don't understand is that I still can download stuff @ 1mb P/s ~ 2mb P/s. 

Before my computer got all messed up.
  

After I reinstalled Vista 32 Bit.
  

Also, I 60% of the time when I am on the internet I will get a Multiple IRP Complete Request BSOD. It only happens when I am on the internet. When I first got this computer, I didn't have any problems with internet. Until about 2 months after. 
I have a WebStar Modem. I have had it for roughly 1 1/2 years now. I never had a problem with it on my old 2003 xp computer. I would rarely, if ever get a BSOD. Hopefully I should be exchanging my current modem for another one. So hopefully that will fix the problem. But I honestly don't want to wait in line for 2 hours just to exchange a Modem.

So, what do yall think the problem could be?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-19 07:11:40</pubDate>
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<title>[VA] Bad upload speeds in Chantilly?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20939681</link>
<description><![CDATA[For a little over a week now, I've had absolutely horrid upload speeds in Chantilly, VA (20151).  I'll get terrific downloads (between 10 and 25 meg), but upload testing either doesn't complete, or appears to hang and then gives me really low numbers, depending on the test.  The numbers I'm getting are in the 50-400 kbps range (not even 1 meg, when I'm theoretically rated at 2 meg up).  Prior to this, I'd been occasionally having wild swings, but still at least in the neighborhood of 1-2 meg up.  

I'd initially thought this might be a modem issue, as I had a nearby lightning strike fry my firewall about a week before I noticed the problem.  A call to Cox Business (this is a SOHO account) told me that there was a cable cut somewhere nearby on 1 August and it's been causing all kinds of havoc.

Has anyone got further information on this?  I'm wondering if it's not affecting home users (since I've seen nothing here).  Or is it likely that there are other issues at hand?  (I've tried connecting a laptop directly to the modem w/out a firewall, so it's not the FW at fault either).  (and all the modem's logging and status pages are locked out once it syncs with Cox).  I had trouble talking to the Cox guy on the phone (I think we had a bad connection and it was hard to hear) so I didn't get too deep into what was happening.

Thanks!

[I forgot to mention -- this is really killing my connectivity.  I don't have any hard data to back it up, but it feels like I have to re-fresh every other web fetch because it doesn't go through the first time...  Everything is just incredibly sluggish, and I suspect it's the outbound connection that's killing me...]]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-08-12 14:59:24</pubDate>
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<title>[VA] Persistent and Semi-Periodic Connectivity Woes</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,20567070</link>
<description><![CDATA[Greetings.

I've been experiencing some strange Internet connectivity issues over the past few months that have been, for lack of a better term, driving me up the wall.  I'm wondering if anyone else has ever had these issues or knows what could possibly be the problem...  (I'm in the Centreville, VA area.)

The short version: 
My cable modem (currently a Scientific Atlanta WebSTAR DPC2100R2) drops its connection completely and briefly approximately every 50-55 minutes.  And by that I mean the "Cable" light goes out completely and then re-establishes itself almost immediately (it doesn't stay out long enough for me to check if cable TV is affected but I am inclined to think not due to prior experience).  It seems too regular to be a physical cable issue or something like that, but what do I know?

I'm only able to get to the general status page on the modem, but this is what it currently says:

Name: WebSTAR DPC2100R2
Hardware Version: 2.1
Software Version: v2.0.2r1256-060303
Receive Power Level: -4.6 dBmV
Transmit Power Level: 47.3 dBmV
Cable Modem Status: Operational

The really long version:
Sometime in mid/late-March my Internet connectivity started getting flaky.  The modem itself would drop all signals at a seemingly random time. Connectivity was also really, really slow. The modem was kind of old, so I opted to replace the modem with a new one (had a Linksys, moved to a Motorola SB5101). 

At the same time, I also upgraded my Internet service to Premiere.  I also decided, what the heck, I'll bundle all my services and go with Cox Digital Telephone.  A tech was scheduled to come out for the phone part on Wed, April 9, 2008.

Wed, April 9:  Cox Tech #1 comes out. I'd told him I'd had issues with connectivity so in addition to him installing Cox digital telephone stuff, he supposedly checked the other connections. Installation included them giving me a new cable modem with a telephone jack (the gigantic Motorola Surfboard brick).

Thu, April 10:  My connectivity woes returned.  It probably was there all along but I hadn't really checked it out.  All the lights on the new cable modem, except battery and power, would drop out. That included telephone. That's not cool. I can't recall when I called, but Tech #2 was scheduled for Monday, April 14.

Mon, April 14:  Cox Tech #2 came out to check things out. He didn't think the issue was inside the house and claimed to have adjusted the signal and redone the exterior fittings and that's all he could do. Later that day, the issue still remained.

I called Cox again. They claimed they can't even see my modem. I was at work at the time but remotely logged in to my home computer, which means it had to have been online. In any case, Cox Tech #3 (which was the same guy as #2) came out on Thu, April 17th, this time with a brand new, out of the box cable modem (Arris). He checked the signal coming into that room and seemed to think it was on the low side but acceptable.

Woes still remained. This time, I was able to login to the cable modem and see the event log. It would lose sync with Cox approximately every 1 hour and 5 minutes (sometimes 1 hour and 10 minutes, according to the timestamp). Called Cox again, this time they scheduled a digital telephone tech.

Sat, April 19: Cox Tech #4 came out in the morning. This one did more outdoor work, checking the signal not only coming into my house but at the surrounding houses. He claimed that it was a neighborhood-wide issue and that he'd call in the maintenance crew to fix it.  I waited a couple days, woes still didn't go away. Called Cox and they said the service order was completed the night of the 19th and that they'd "found an issue and replaced a part" outside somewhere.  Unfortunately, the modem still dropped all signals every 65-70 minutes.  Cox phone tech support remotely reset the modem and suggested I do the same when I got home (again, I was remotely logged in from work), but scheduled Cox Tech #5 to come out Thu, April 24th anyway.  (The resets didn't help.)

Thu, April 24:  Cox Tech #5 arrived and happened to be in the room when the dropout happened.  He was puzzled and checked the signals going into the house and to the modem. He ensured that it wasn't only when phone calls were received. He gave me another brand new cable modem, right out of the box (Arris again). This time, he asked me to connect the computer directly to the cable modem and turn off the router just in case it was a cordless phone issue (not likely, but one never knows).  He also said he double-checked and reset whatever signal settings there were.  This time, the tech stuck around doing paperwork in his van for another hour. I had to go out there and deliver the bad news...that it had happened again.

Stumped, he said he was going to go find the node that everything is connected into and sit out there for an hour.

Well, I guess he was in communication with headquarters 'cause he called and said that, apparently, 3 techs were coming out the following day (including a supervisor) and that no one had ever seen this problem before. 

Fri, April 25: Tech showed up at the door after a while and told me that Cox Techs 6, 7, 8, and 9 were in the neighborhood figuring things out. Basically, after repeating my story to the one that showed up at the door, he agreed with me that it was something on their end and that they were all trying to figure it out. 

A little later, he came back and said that, for whatever reason, something was happening at the optical node that was interfering with the phone technology they were using in my house (MTA).  He switched me to an IVP white box and gave me a Scientific Atlanta cable modem.  

The tech also mentioned that they could see that I wasn't the only one having the problem but probably more frequently than others and I reported having issues. And, apparently, the Systems tech that was out had seen something similar happen a few months ago at a different location. 

All seemed well.  I didn't have the weird dropouts every 65-70 minutes.  That was April 25th.  It's now May 30th and I've been having woes again for a week or so.  I've been so busy with work that I haven't been able to collect too much data.   At first I didn't think too much about it.  It's been heavily rainy here and I wouldn't be surprised if that caused issues.  There were days when the connection was hiccup free.  There were days when I'd try to surf around on the web and every other time it would fail or I'd be playing an online game and it would disconnect me 5 times in a row.  The past couple days it's been more regularly disconnecting.

Tonight, I called and explained the situation to the phone tech person.  He claimed nothing wrong because the logs weren't showing him anything.  He wondered if it was possible my router was causing issues and I expressed my skepticism especially since, as far as I know, routers don't make your "Cable" lights go out.  

In any case, it looks like the issue I had before is happening again, but this time at a 50-55 minute rate instead of a 65-70 minute rate.

A Cox Tech, I guess it'll be #10, is scheduled to come out Monday, June 2, in the evening.

Anyone?  Thanks for reading...I know it's practically a dissertation.]]></description>
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<pubDate>2008-05-30 23:43:33</pubDate>
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