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Skero
Member
2012-Dec-16 3:25 pm
[HSI] Modem has amber lights on DS and OnlineIs this normal? I've always wondered why it isn't green.
It has always been amber since I got it (they replaced my old motorola modem awhile back)
Also, where should I go since Charter Direct is no longer here? I've been having issues with my connection lately (like always, never had a full year with no issues or even a month) |
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It would help if you told us what kind/model of modem you have first..... |
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Skero
Member
2012-Dec-16 6:48 pm
Oh I forgot, it's a Cisco DPC3010 |
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It means that your downstream channel is bonded.
If you need assistance, you'll have to call into the cust assist line. |
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Skero
Member
2012-Dec-18 6:33 pm
Is this a good thing or no? |
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dks7
Member
2012-Dec-18 6:50 pm
Bonding is a damn fine thing, it means more frequency, or bandwidth within the node. My service went from sporadic speeds for a year or so without bonding, to a rock solid unwavering 30mbit/sec when bonding finally hit. |
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to Skero
Channel bonding is a definate plus! My D3 modem now flies on the 30/4 plan with 4 channels bonded. |
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cork1958Cork Premium Member join:2000-02-26 |
to Skero
said by Skero:Is this a good thing or no? Will be even better when Charter actually graduates to 8 channel bonding!! They don't have that any where yet, do they? Some day they might even have upload channel bonding! |
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to Skero
the new CISCO modems are 8 channel ready. Just the service is only providing 4 now (which seems plenty fast as it is). |
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cork1958
Premium Member
2012-Dec-20 5:16 am
Yeah, I knew 8 channel modems were out. Was wondering if Charter actually had any areas that used it yet? Should've known better than that! |
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to Skero
They no longer follow any hard standard for color=bonded. My DPC3008 shows green on both the US and the DS, even though the DS is bonded, and the US is not. You really need to log into » 192.168.100.1 and look at the status to see if it's bonded. |
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cork1958
Premium Member
2012-Dec-20 9:04 pm
I had thought about that as all my lights are green on my Zoom modem also, but we weren't talking about a Zoom, so I didn't want to put my foot to far in my mouth!! |
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to cablegeek01
Sure, I think though the point is more about when there is one different color people tend to think there is something wrong, particularly if all others are green.
That could be a reason why some have apparently gone away (or never used) a different color for bonded. Tired of answering a bunch of "This light a different color, what's wrong?" questions. |
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