Re: OT Re: FastQ

LOL. Aha! The cat is the culprit! I love it.

Can you get close enough to the wire you feel is the offender to read
the jacket? It may be on there what flavor it is ,i.e. RG XX/whatever.

This particular wire/coax just feeds your MODEM, right?

When you say it feels like the signal just fades away; this makes me
think heat, (or better said, change in temperature). If you cannot
discern any difference in signal quality between hot or cold outside
temps affecting the wire on the wall, then you may just have to swap out
parts and pieces until you find it. When it's not a solid trouble,
those are the ones that are tough. Ideally, you want it to fail so you
can id the culprit.

Might want to lock out the cat,

Frank




On Sat, 2004-03-27 at 17:19, Austin Godber wrote:
> fhdavenport wrote:
> > I'd also like to know what specific component(s) the Cox guy thinx are affected by the heat. Bounded media above ground maybe a bit, but stuff buried shouldn't be affected. Just a guess, but this loox like maybe a deteriorating connector or the MODEM is going south, (overheating?). I'd also investigate bridge taps.
>
> The wire from the cox box on the wall of my building runs on the outside
> of the building and is the main culprit in my troubles. Its old ... and
> possibly the wrong type of wire.
>
> > When the circuit goes, does it fade out, or just be gone immediately?
>
> Its really hard for me to say. I don't know. I think I would have to
> say fades. I suppose it could be the cable modem ... but for some
> reason I think not. Even though my cat really likes sleeping on it when
> its cold out.
>
> Austin
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