MAG
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Fri Dec 24, 2004 1:51 am Post subject:
Re: App to monitor and log cable modem signal level? |
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In article <32v66tF3qtoqsU2@individual.net>, news@SPAMOLAtodbe.com
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| Quote: | MAG wrote:
Hi Bill and Bit Twister-
Thanks a whole bunch for the interesting code. It will give me
something to mess with. I don't yet speak that language, but I'll get
the PERL from Activestate.com. Which one exactly? Looks like they have
a few versions and I'm not sure which I need.
Do they have a free or shareware version? I'm happy to invest a little,
though, for a good learning experience.
It's free - what's your platform ?
http://activestate.com/Products/Download/Register.plex?id=ActivePerl
You don't have to register, you can just hit continue if you want.
You probably want the Windows MSI download for 5.8.6.
Thanks! Yup, my primary machine is a Wintel business laptop. On the |
bright side, I've been able to strip all outlook components from it!
Marc |
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no one in particular®©
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Sun Jan 23, 2005 7:53 am Post subject:
Re: App to monitor and log cable modem signal level? |
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(...)
You could be in the middle of a system upgrade in which case this
sort of thing is not unusual. Or it could be after an upgrade and
they've rebalanced, but the levels are too low. Not uncommon and
dropping tap values to increase signal is done for a long while after in
many places.
I would recommend checking to see if SNMP is active on your modem
and if so, interrogate it that way rather than messing around with HTML
teardowns.
If you need signal strength, request a residential drop amp be
placed between the ground block and first splitter input. If the first
splitter is outside, the amp must go inside, but a jumped can be run
inside to the amp and another back out to the splitter. I've done
hundreds of quick refits like that. If upstream is having a problem,
then you need an upstream amp but the I/R department doesn't carry them
in most places, and often doesn't even know they exist. If you can order
one online, place it at the modem to boost its output back through your
IW to the cable company.
-Wayd Wolf
"MAG" <Somebody@somewhere.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c34f943ab10cc71989826@news.md.comcast.giganews.com...
| Quote: | In article <32v6g3F3qtoqsU3@individual.net>, news@SPAMOLAtodbe.com
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MAG wrote:
Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately the way the house is set
up,
it's not practical to rewire to avoid even one splitter. I've got
four
rooms to provide signal to, and several devices in each room. And
most
of the time things are fine.
If possible, you want a 2 for 1 split at the ground block that feeds
the
modem on one tap and the rest of the house's TVs on the other. Then
you
can split whatever way you want and your modem should always be fine,
but
your TVs may vary depending on splits and wiring. Can you do that
without
rewiring ?
Hi again Bill-
Unfortunately not. The cable modem, router etc. is way the heck on
the
other side of the house from the cable entry and primary splitter.
I've
got a TV in the office along with the cable modem.
And, most of the time everything is fine. I think the occasional
problems I see, after gradual (months) drift down in the signal level,
are a result of Comcast's distribution issues rather than any changes
here. While my setup is far from ideal, it works fine until Comcast
let's things go too long before rebalancing their load.
:-)
Marc |
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