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Posted by Steve on February 12, 2006, 6:51 am
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I have a cable connection also and I also had a BEFW11S4 router. I switched
to a WRT54GS router. It made a difference.
Steve
>A friend of mine has Comcast Internet, and is experiencing numerous
> "stalling" occurrences during her Internet sessions. Her XP Pro PC is
> hardwired to a Linksys BEFW11S4 router, which also feeds a laptop and
> a TiVo wirelessly. Router is connected to a SurfBoard modem.
>
> I tried to trace the route of the incoming cable back to the entrance
> point on the house today (having some problems because the entire
> basement has a drop ceiling). It appears the incoming cable runs to a
> Regal DS4DGH10 splitter. From there, a lead goes to a Regal GRS3DGH
> 110db EMI Isolator, and the lead to the cable modem takes off from
> there.
>
> She called Comcast this week, and the tech who showed up said he
> couldn't find anything wrong (he didn't look at anything in the
> basement, though). The TiVo, which is using a DLink USB wireless
> adapter, was showing Poor (24%) to Marginal (28%) connectivity most of
> the time I was there, with an occasional jump to Fair (58%).
>
> I downloaded a firmware upgrade for the Linksys router, and the
> download speed started out at 113 kbps, and gradually went up, never
> breaking 200 kbps. Applied the upgrade, but no change. Noticed the
> Internet light was flashing constantly on the router, which looks odd
> to me (my Linksys WRT54G, on a DSL line, has a constant Internet
> light).
>
> Any suggestions as to what might be wrong gratefully appreciated.
> John Jones, Detroit
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