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NokyX
New Contributor II
4 years ago

Intermittent disconnects and packet loss

Hello, Issue: Issue 1: Every few minutes or so I get 1-3% packet loss. Sometimes it can go up to 20%, but this usually only happens 1-2 times a day.  Issue 2: My internet will drop connectio...
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    NokyX
    4 years ago

    Issue #2 fixed:

    I had a friend hook up a meter to the power going into my router, and power supply (for the router). The router was shorting out and causing random disconnects. We opened it up and it had a bad capacitor.

    Issue #1 still yet to be fixed, as I currently sitting on 2-8% packet loss. Tech coming out tomorrow to see what the problem is. I was able to ask one of the cox service providers for a technician that is in-house and not 3rd party, so fingers crossed.

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NokyX
New Contributor II

Issue #2 fixed:

I had a friend hook up a meter to the power going into my router, and power supply (for the router). The router was shorting out and causing random disconnects. We opened it up and it had a bad capacitor.

Issue #1 still yet to be fixed, as I currently sitting on 2-8% packet loss. Tech coming out tomorrow to see what the problem is. I was able to ask one of the cox service providers for a technician that is in-house and not 3rd party, so fingers crossed.

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JonathanJ
Former Moderator
4 years ago
@NokyX

Please let us know if you have any further issues after the tech visit.

Jonathan J
Cox Moderator