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Posted by Frankster on August 14, 2006, 8:39 pm
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>> On Sat, 29 Jul 2006 19:02:10 -0500, Bruce wrote:
>>> I've got a Comcast issued (and labeled) Scientific Atlanta DPX2100
>>> modem. It works fine.
>>>
>>> diagnostic page, http://192.168.100.1, as my home page in FireFox, so
>>> that I can easily check the SNR. Recently, I can no longer reach the
>>> diagnostic page. FireFox times out. I tried with IE, but the same
>>> thing happens, page cannot be displayed.
>>>
>>> However, I can browse the web alright. I've rebooted many times.
>>>
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>> Power down modem 30 seconds by your watch, power up. . . . ..
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> Damn! That did it.
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> Come to think of it, that's probably why I had to reboot my modem (and
> router) many, many times when adding new laptops to the home network.
> Guess I never hit that magic threshhold where a new config file is sent
> from Comcast.
>
> Lesson learned. Many, many thanks.
>
*S*H*I*T* !!!!
I've been battling a similar issue on two different Comcast modems and this
is probably my problem. I can't wait to check it out.
What the heck dose "30 seconds by your watch" do??? I did power down and
up... but I'm sure I didn't wait a full 30 seconds.
Anybody?
-Frank
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