[GRLUG] Speed loss

[Bob Kline]

http://customer.comcast.com/help-and-support/internet/power-cycling-your-modem/

In the video Comcast recommends resetting
your modem "often."  I'm thinking your once
a day regimen seems about right, since you
clearly never know when "they" might do
something.

    -- Bob




On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 11:00 PM, John Wesorick <john at wesorick.com> wrote:

> This has been my experience with both Comcast and AT&T routers/modems. I
> actually ended up getting a programmable outlet, like you use to program
> lights, to turn them off for 5 minutes a day. Works fine then.
> On May 1, 2013 10:55 PM, "Bob Kline" <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Since I brought up the issue of losing
>> bandwidth for the last 4 or 5 days, let
>> me add just a bit.  The downstream
>> bandwidth, using the speedtest.net
>> Detroit test point, hosted by Comcast,
>> has degraded by about 35%, and still
>> seemed to be going down. The upstream
>> bandwidth was more or less unchanged.
>>
>> What to do?  Why, power cycle!  I mean,
>> why not?  What can it hurt?
>>
>> Doing that, everything came back, and
>> the bit rates up and down are what they
>> were a week ago.
>>
>> So,  how come?  Other than the fact
>> that power cycling cured what was ailing
>> the bit rate, why should I have needed
>> to do this at all? Something to do with
>> the modems interaction with Comcast?
>>
>> Just curious.  In the end I'll have to
>> power cycle in any case in the bandwidth
>> sags again, but if anyone has any thoughts
>> about this, please post them.
>>
>>   -- Bob
>>
>>
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