eBobdotcom
join:2007-05-28
Poughkeepsie, NY
| reply to Lex Luthor
Re: Capping Discussion Here Only - Part 7
If I am downloading a lot of stuff, say several gigs, after awhile my connection just stops. If I unplug my router and modem for a while then it comes back. This is really annoying as the connection may stop after downloading most of several large files. And so far as I know those downloads then have to be restarted from scratch. (I use the Firefox downloader.)
Is this a type of capping or do I have another problem? Note that I do no uploading.
Thanks, Bob |
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Irish Shark
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Las Vegas, NV | It is not capping. You have other issues. |
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Tursiops_G
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What is the Make and Model of your cable Modem and Router, and what specific OS are you running (Win2K, XP, Vista, etc.)?
-Tursiops_G.
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eBobdotcom
join:2007-05-28
Poughkeepsie, NY
| The modem is a SURFboard SB4100 and my router is a Barricade SMC7004AWBR, code version V1.41.004.
I should add that I normally download more than one file at a time. But generally not more than 3 or 4. I guess I can't recall ever losing the connection while I was downloading only one file. I'll research a possible Barricade problem.
Thanks, Bob |
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GeekNJ
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Waldwick, NJ
| You should go to a CV walk-in center and swap that modem for another.
It has been a while since I've seen that router in any post. I can't recall I'd it was limited to 10mb or not, but it is older and I would suggest trying without the router to see if the issue still occurs.
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TheWiseGuy
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Technically that modem is no longer compatible with OOL and as Geek says you should replace it.
If you open Firefox download manager, there should be a retry link which should restart the download.
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Tursiops_G
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The First problem that I see here is that your SB4100 Modem is no longer compliant with Optimum Online's 15/2 service (now standard)... Upgrading the Modem should improve your Download speeds, and *MAY* possibly help to solve your problem... You can exchange your modem for FREE at your local CV Walk-In center. 
Your SMC Barricade 7004AWBR Router should be up to the task, as it supports 10/100Mb/s WAN and LAN ports, but checking for an Updated Firmware for it wouldn't hurt, either...
What OS are you running?
(Edit): GeekNJ  and TheWiseGuy beat me to it...
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LostHost
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| said by Tursiops_G :The First problem that I see here is that your SB4100 Modem is no longer compliant with Optimum Online's 15/2 service (now standard)... Upgrading the Modem should improve your Download speeds, and *MAY* possibly help to solve your problem... You can exchange your modem for FREE at your local CV Walk-In center. Your SMC Barricade 7004AWBR Router should be up to the task, as it supports 10/100Mb/s WAN and LAN ports, but checking for an Updated Firmware for it wouldn't hurt, either... What OS are you running? (Edit): GeekNJ and TheWiseGuy beat me to it... -Tursiops_G. or you can buy one off craigslist.com |
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eBobdotcom
join:2007-05-28
Poughkeepsie, NY
| reply to eBobdotcom
Many thanks to the several responders. I've sent a query to CV/OOL about the modem. (The acknowledgement said that it may take 3 business days to get a response!) And I've learned that I do not have the latest level of firmware for the router. So I've downloaded the latest but haven't loaded it yet.
Tursiops_G asked about my OS. Windows XP.
Thanks again for the help.
Bob |
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jwersan
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| said by eBobdotcom :And I've learned that I do not have the latest level of firmware for the router. So I've downloaded the latest but haven't loaded it yet. You WON'T be able to upgrade the firmware yourself, CV is supposed to do that automatically, so if you don't have the latest, they didn't upgrade you...
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Irish Shark
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| said by jwersan :said by eBobdotcom :And I've learned that I do not have the latest level of firmware for the router. So I've downloaded the latest but haven't loaded it yet. You WON'T be able to upgrade the firmware yourself, CV is supposed to do that automatically, so if you don't have the latest, they didn't upgrade you... He said router not MODEM. He can update the router's FW.
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jwersan
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| said by Irish Shark :said by jwersan :said by eBobdotcom :And I've learned that I do not have the latest level of firmware for the router. So I've downloaded the latest but haven't loaded it yet. You WON'T be able to upgrade the firmware yourself, CV is supposed to do that automatically, so if you don't have the latest, they didn't upgrade you... He said router not MODEM. He can update the router's FW. OOPS! My mistake.. 
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