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Date:      Mon, 11 Dec 2000 08:09:21 +0000
From:      Moses Backman III <penguinjedi@home.com>
To:        hvb@dsms.com
Cc:        "freebsd-security @ FreeBSD . ORG" <freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: RCA cable modem
Message-ID:  <20001211080921.A1211@cg22413-a.adubn1.nj.home.com>
In-Reply-To: <3A3489D4.100E8B41@dsms.com>; from hvb@dsms.com on Mon, Dec 11, 2000 at 08:01:24 %2B0000
References:  <3A3489D4.100E8B41@dsms.com>

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On 2000.12.11 08:01:24 +0000 harold barker wrote:
> 
> Anyone care to share the default ip address and password that @home uses
> for
> the RCA modems.  I am looking to grab the stats, so that i can help the
> clue
> less tech when mine does down.
> 
> 
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it always amazes me at how much people think they know about cable modems. 
net stats beyond packet
loss to the gateway won't help the "clueless tech"  what will help though
is if you look at the 
lower channels on your tv when your modem goes down.  i'm not sure what
system you're in in, but here
we read noise, forward level, and reverse power levels  with a laptop and a
3com test modem.  the
rca's will show you shit.  if you are like 90% of the persistent service
calls i work, you are the 
victim of bad R/F.  

	net stats would probably help if you were the only one fed from
that chassis, but if everyone
else is not experiencing the same problem you are, well
..................................................................................................

	so, grab your field strength meter and measure the forward level
then grab your comb generator and measure your loss back to the tap.  get a
signal-to-noise sampling and then make
sure your fittings and splitter (notice it's not plural) are in good
condition.  then you'll be
helping the clueless tech.  if you think you can ignore topology with a
cable modem, you should
really think again



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