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Posted by Jim T. on May 23, 2005, 3:05 pm
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>On Mon, 23 May 2005 11:52:39 -0400, Jim T.
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>>I'm on Comcast, Mont County MD. XP with SP2. Problem is on my desktop
>>that is connected (coax) to the wireless modem that services my
>>laptop.
>>I get occasional and very short service interruptions - IE will
>>suddenly ask if I want to dial up (it seemingly does not remember that
>>I say "never dial up a connection") and other apps will lose their
>>internet connection briefly.
>>This seems to be related to the fact that I installed a new SB5100
>>modem recently. The log there will show that:
>>>Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out
>>Looks like Comcast fails to respond in time.
>>Whats up? Anyone else have this? Is there a timeout setting?
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>Jim, this may not be an issue, but are you running it on a USB port?
>I've found sometimes that USB ports occasionally flake out and won't
>hold a connection, whereas Ethernet ports are generally rock solid. If
>you're running a USB connection, try it over Ethernet.
No, it's ethernet. Was always good with the old RCA rented modem.
>
>If that still doesn't work, it's possible they should re-provision
>your modem from their end. It might not have been done right the first
>time.
Thanks, I'll consider that.
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