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I am new in this forum
I am using Cox cable at phoenix AZ

I have motorola 4200  2 or 3 yrs old

I has problem wiht the connection ( my modem keep reset all the ligh gone than back up to active ) it does that many time aday

I don't know my modem bad or cable line was bad

downstream power lavel is -9DBmV
I don't know the downstream power lavel high is better or lower is better

Cox will come to my house this sunday check it out. if the modem was bad it cost me 50$ .
Last few months the tech come over my house they said if this happen again they will run data line separate form tv line

some one has any idea ( any way I can test my cable modem to make sure it bad or good anh any software  I can monitor my modem see how many time it reset modem a day.

Please help

this is the test I use testmy.net

Your connection is: 1316 Kbps      (about 1.3 Mbps)
You downloaded at: 161 kB/s
Your TRuSPEED: ^info^ 1408 Kbps :: 172 kB/s (7% overhead factored)
Bottom Line: You are running: 24 times faster than 56K and can download 1 megabyte in 6.36 second(s) 
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 40.32 % of your hosts average (Cox.net) 

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 1316 Kbps about 1.3 Mbps (tested with 579 kB)
Download Speed is:: 161 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server2)
Test Time:: Fri Jul 15 17:55:23 MST 2005
Bottom Line:: 24X faster than 56K 1MB download in 6.36 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 40.32 % of your hosts average (Cox.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-5LXG1O630
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this is the status from Cox ISP

Downstream

Frequency 579000000 Hz Locked
Signal to Noise Ratio 36 dB
Power Level -10 dBmV The Downstream Power Level reading is a snapshot taken at the time this page was requested. Please Reload/Refresh this Page for a new reading 
 
Upstream

Channel ID 4
Frequency 22799793 Hz Ranged

Power Level 46 dBmV 


thank you for you help

Thank you for your helping me dn0

I just buy new modem Motorola SB5120, my place all the store did not carrier SB5100 any more

now I will give you the test you help me to compair see the modem was bad or some thing else

This si the test from Cox ISP status

Downstream
Frequency 579000000 Hz   
Signal to Noise Ratio 36 dB 
QAM 256
Network Access Control Object ON
Power Level -4 dBmV   The Downstream Power Level reading is a snapshot taken at the time this page was requested. Please Reload/Refresh this Page for a new reading 
 
Upstream  Value
Channel ID 4
Frequency 22800000 Hz 
Ranging Service ID 2246
Symbol Rate 2.560 Msym/s
Power Level 43 dBmV 
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Now this is a test from testmy.net

Your connection is: 1496 Kbps      (about 1.5 Mbps)
You downloaded at: 183 kB/s
Your TRuSPEED: ^info^ 1601 Kbps :: 196 kB/s (7% overhead factored)
Bottom Line: You are running: 27 times faster than 56K and can download 1 megabyte in 5.6 second(s) 
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 45.82 % of your hosts average (Cox.net) 

::::::::::.. Download Stats ..::::::::::
Connection is:: 1496 Kbps about 1.5 Mbps (tested with 748 kB)
Download Speed is:: 183 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Fri Jul 15 21:19:38 MST 2005
Bottom Line:: 27X faster than 56K 1MB download in 5.6 sec
Diagnosis: May need help : running at only 45.82 % of your hosts average (Cox.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-SOK1PNL3I

If you say the new one is better I will keep it and call ISP cancel tech service

Thank agian

I don't know what plan I have my brother he open for me it cost me 50$ per month

My cable modem hook up into linksys wrt54GS

I has 4 computer 2 in my room run cable wire to the rounter for share intenet

2 another computer in my kid room run wireless linksys

I don't know why

the new modem I just tell you

the Downstream keep changed

first just hook up it is -4dbmv
after that it changed to -6dbmv

now it up to -7dbmv

it is normal or some thing wrong with that

Thank you so much for your try to helping me

I still got reset

now this is the test direct line from out to inside the house no spliter no rounter cable modem to computer

Your connection rating is:       [Test Home | Re-Test]
See our forum for speed tips
 
Your connection is: 4106 Kbps      (about 4.1 Mbps)
You downloaded at: 501 kB/s
Your TRuSPEED: ^info^ 4393 Kbps :: 536 kB/s (7% overhead factored)
Bottom Line: You are running: 73 times faster than 56K and can download 1 megabyte in 2.04 second(s) 
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 25.76 % faster than the average for host (Cox.net) 

 Download Stats ..:::
Connection is:: 4106 Kbps about 4.1 Mbps (tested with 2992 kB)
Download Speed is:: 501 kB/s
Tested From:: http://testmy.net/ (server1)
Test Time:: Sat Jul 16 07:56:29 MST 2005
Bottom Line:: 73X faster than 56K 1MB download in 2.04 sec
Diagnosis: Awesome! 20% + : 25.76 % faster than the average for host (Cox.net)
Validation Link:: http://testmy.net/stats/id-APGR54V81