Cable modem event log
My cable modem keeps logging this event quite frequently, sometimes every hour, and sometimes every 15 minutes. It alternates between: US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 8; Previous Profile:...
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I only see ATDMA. I remember a tech plugging in an AC Adaptor to one of the outlets in one of the rooms and connecting a coax cable to it. Model: YS16F-1500500. Anti-lightning surge voltage: 6KV. It has a warning: Cable TV/Internet Service. Do not Disconnect. This could be an attempt to condition/amplify the signal coming to the coax cables in the house from the outside. What is the better alternative if I want to upgrade to a 2-Gig connection down the road? Rewire the entire house?
Not the entire house, but the coax between the pole and modem, yes. That is a power supply for a amp. Amps can cause issues with speeds, specailly upload. How is the coax wired in your house? Why do you need a amp? Do you have a lot of TV boxes in the house? If not, I suggest running a coax from the street/pole directly to the modem and get rid of the amp.
BTW, I am not even sure how you are getting 1Gbps without OFDM or OFDMA. What does a speed test show? I doubt 2Gbps is available in your area without that signal. That is the whole purpose of DOCSIS 3.1. What model modem do you have?
I found OFDM and OFDMA data:
I have 3 mini cable boxes in use throughout the house. Only one has a splitter (an Antronix CMCDT2109TC-A) connecting to the modem: Netgear CM1200. The modem gives me on average 875.63 Mbps download and 111.42 Mbps upload using an Ethernet connection.
Each room has it own cable connector/wire, but not all connectors are active. Only the ones that are in use are active: I think about 4 or 5. Maybe the coax wiring in the house is not that good. Could a fiber connection for the modem improve things? And leave the coax wires for the cable boxes/TVs? I hope getting a 2-Gig connection does not make things worse.
How does the coax get from the street to the different rooms? Where is the amp? It should go from outside to a 2 way splitter, one end going into modem and one end going into amp, then from amp to the different boxes in the house. Not sure if the signal issue is related to the logs and packet loss, but it's not optimal.
What do you mean by "fiber connection"? Does Cox or someone else offer fiber(fttp) service in the area?
As for 2Gbps, if nothing else, you would need a new modem with a 2.5Gbps ethernet port like the Arris S33. You would also need a router with at least two 2.5Gbps ports, one for WAN(modem) and one for LAN(computer). If/when you upgrade, do it as a professional install to confirm everything is working while the tech is there.
I looked inside a small side panel in the house. I noticed a few coax cables inside. The internet/TV signal might be coming from an underground cable into the house through this side panel. I found a MIDSPLIT inside: Antronix Advanced Residential Amplifier MRAM1-15-G2. It has three connections: Power, Remote Power/RF Out, and Input. The device is running a bit warm. Fire hazard?
By the looks of it, the house is not fiber ready. Not sure of Cox even has fiber directly to the house.
