Best way to extend WiFi range
I'm using a Cisco DPC3825 modem and router. The range in my house is terrible (online reviews show this as one of the big complaints about the DPC3825). I've read some about range extenders and the difficulties of setting them up using a Cox modem. I've also read the challenges of getting Cox modems to act as a bridge to another, more powerful router. So what do people recommend as the best practice for increasing my WiFi range? I'd prefer a cost-effective solution. Answers like "moving the router" are out of the question, as I live in a long house where moving the router toward one end will simply reduce the signal at the other end. Either a wider range router or a repeater seems to be the only solution, but how does one best get that to work on Cox's network, economically?22KViews0likes8Comments
My netgear router is throttling my connection speed (Ultimate 150)
Hi, I'm so tired of getting the run around from cox support and spending hours searching google for my problem. There must be somebody out there who can actually help me and not just say "buy a new router". I have a netgear wndr3400v2 dual channel 2.4 GHZ/5 GHZ wifi router. The router is under 1 year old so isn't out of date. firmware is uptodate. There is no problem with the wifi connection. The problem is that when I connect the PC directly to the modem (cisco DPC3010) I get download speeds in excess of 190 Mbps (impossible according to the cox "tech"" but I do .. hence no complaints; except that when I connect through the LAN socket 1 on the router I only get speeds of 94 Mbps. That means that the router is somehow throttling the speed by 100 Mbps! All the cox techs just say "It's a router problem and nothing to do with us". Netgear are about as easy to contact as the dear departed and are no help either. Help! I can't just keep buying routers till I get one that doesn't slow my connection! Any real help would be gratefully received and thanks in advance. Speeds are checked on cox speed check and speedtest.net and are consistent, fast direct to modem, slow through router.Solved18KViews0likes5Comments
OMAHA: DNS issues - DNS in router?
First, you "upgraded" my account by sending a new Internet modem, a model UbeeDUBW656 -- yet, on this page, < http://www.cox.com/residential/support/internet/article.cox?articleId=b2ec95d0-7ef9-11df-5590-000000000000>, you do NOT have this modem listed as preferred. That may well be the problem. Ever since I installed this modem, there has been intermittent yet consistent "DNS" problems on all of my devices that are connected to this modem/router. Both wired and wireless suffer from these DNS issues. I have tried to bypass the modem's DNS features to no avail. I am a very savvy internet-capable IT guy. I know how to troubleshoot. The DNS port/ip filtering is somehow wacked out on this modem/router. And, I cannot even change the DNS settings IN the router. This bites. The symptoms are the DNS addresses will not resolve. Running nslookup and choosing different servers, always time out, when this problem exists. For the last 24 hours, I have had this problem, and resetting the modem is not working. I have cleared, flushed, registered, re-configured multiple computer devices just to be sure it was not a local problem. The problem resides in either the modem/router, or at COX in Omaha. I am VERY unsatisfied with the quality of COX Internet, and feel that I am overpaying for such service. -- Unhappy in Omaha.11KViews0likes19CommentsConnecting to Router Settings for NetGear CG3000D
I cannot seem to connect to my COX-provided NetGear CG3000D router's settings. I am having issues with getting my Nintendo Wii to connect to the internet and it recommends changing some network settings via my router. The manual for the router available through COX.com says to access the setting by going to http://192.168.0.1 but this does not load anything for me. Thank you for any advice.8.4KViews0likes5Comments
Using Nighthawk Router with Cox modem
I have a Netgear N450 modem/router. I just bought a Nighthawk R7000. I play Black Ops 3, the problem I was having before the Nighthawk was lag. I bought the Nighthawk with hopes of helping said lag. When I turn on my Xbox One the system itself says open nat, however the game says moderate nat. I have tried everything I know to do but cant get an open nat on the game. I have managed to get strict but never open. Anyone have any suggestions for me?7.4KViews1like3Comments
security and router firmware updates
In light of the latest ubiquity of security breaches, I have to ask - does Cox routinely send out firmware upgrades when available [i.e. to Cox supplied Cable Modem/Routers such as the Cisco DPQ3925], or is that considered a customer responsibility? Not that we are, necessarily, a prime target, sill, I would feel more secure if our main "firewall" against malicious attacks/hacks to our local network was as robust as possible.6.1KViews0likes3Comments
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Issues with a Netgear Router
I am currently with no internet. I had an older Netgear N600 router, and was having major speed issues (getting 8-10 Mbps, instead of 50 Mbps that I am supposed to get. http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/WNDR3400.aspx I went to Cox store, swapped the modem, but it did not help. I went back there and picked up a newer Netgear N600 router, here: http://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/wifi-routers/wndr3700.aspx After spending hours and hours with Cox, and Netgear reps from India call center, it was determined that the new router is faulty. However, when I put the "old" router back, none of my devices recognizes the password for wi-fi any more. Going to routerlogin.net and making sure the password is the same, did not help. So I have no internet for now. Any ideas on what's going on? Any help with the new or the old router is highly appreciated!5.2KViews0likes7Comments
