cablemodem problems

roadworker

roadworker

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Did it ever happen to 1 of you that your cablemodem suddenly stopped working while you were connected the .net?
Mine decided to act that way.......un-and reinstalling TCP/IP protocol or network card didn't help....releasing and renewing IP didn't work,winblows 2k and XP both refused it,leaving me with that bad 169.x.x.x IP.......unplugging the cablemodem for a few hours or resetting the d*mn thing didn't work,nor did changing the connection cable.
No ISP probs,no DNS probs......so I thought the modem died on me......,in a desperate attempt to get my connection back,I plugged out everything and connected my laptop to the cablemodem.
Surprise 1 :I could release and renew my IP :D
Surprise 2 :My cablemodem woke up :D

My question:

Why????

I mean,I followed standard procedure to wake up a suspended connection,but the ipconfig commands didn't work on my main machine....on my laptop they did......program setup is almost identical....:confused:
 
VIPER_1069

VIPER_1069

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with my ADSL i lost connection when the puter went into sleep mode !? that was a prob with the usb not waking up after sleep mode ... it was resolved by a patch from microsuck that addressed the usb problem ?!

is the cable modem USB powered !?
 
Duracell

Duracell

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same thoughts as Viper;
How are modem and PC linked? LAN/TWP or USB? i always recommend LAN/TWP;
in conjunction with modems USB stands for Universally Spontaneously Breaks; :D

Greetings from
Duracell
 
roadworker

roadworker

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Finally figured it out.....It was the connection cable from my router to my network card that died.......that cable is pretty well covered,unlike the cable from my modem to my router .......that 1 can be damaged by my kids or dog.
Never thought b4 of testing the cable between the router and the card,only tried replacing the modem-to-router cable :eek:,I borrowed a cable from my neighbour and bang!.....Here I am again..:D
Still weird that a cable can die while on the .net.... :confused:
 
Duracell

Duracell

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roadworker said:
Still weird that a cable can die while on the .net.... :confused:
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RIAA's latest strategy to prevent downloading copyrighted stuff; Look around! Are you sure your woman, kids and the dog are trustworthy? :eek: :D
 
VIPER_1069

VIPER_1069

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yeah....... i get the shakes travelling from home to work its about an hour to get there i get jittery until i get sat back at pc at work then im ok lol so it must of been a nightmare for you roady lol :)
 
roadworker

roadworker

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VIPER_1069 said:
so it must of been a nightmare for you roady lol :)
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Exactly,my friend.....especially because I couldn't figure out why it happened,so I could fix it....had a few sleepless nights..
:rolleyes: :D
 
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