CGNAT in effect now?
I just noticed Cox appears to be using carrier grade NAT now on IPV4. The first hops after the CMTS are CGNAT addresses. Tracing route to google-public-dns-a.google.com [8.8.8.8]over a maximum of 30...
View Articlenew DNS
Hi. I read something online about some new DNS service. Free. But I'm not sure if it's safe or even a good idea. Your thoughts? https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-1111/ I don't really understand...
View ArticleContour Flex Economy TV on Cox
I am considering a Contour Flex Economy package with 100 Preferred Internet service. The package will include a Record 6 DVR and mini-boxes for two of my three TVs. Why do I see statements in Cox...
View ArticleGigablast and TM3402
So I finally saw that Gigablast was available on my login screen and decided to try and get a TM3402 since I hadnt upgrade my phone yet. walked in store and they gave it to me no problem. Got it hooked...
View Article[Gigablast] Does this look normal for Gigablast on Docsis 3.1?
I just upgraded to Gigblast over coax and i'm not sure if this looks normal . I am not getting gigabit speeds. I've tried Cox speedtest,speedtest.net and fast.com ..All my cables are Cat6 cables. I...
View Article[NV] ARRIS TM3402 eMTA only available on Gigablast Tier
called cox late last night to inquire about upgrading from a Cisco DPQ3212 eMTA to the Arris TM3402 wanted to move to a DOCSIS 3.1 modem without having to pay a rental fee for a wireless gateway i have...
View Article[AZ] Cox Phone System Upgrade
I just received a letter from Cox indicating that they are upgrading their phone system to VOIP in our area and that if I still want phone service, I would need to get one of their eMTA capable modems...
View ArticleContour Flex Receivers
So looking to cut back the on my crazy insane COX bill. Found info on Contour flex. Wondering if Mini Boxes work with flex? I already have 2 in the house plus 1 contour receiver. I have already scaled...
View Article[CATV] Same batteries, different remaining charge seen in two remotes
Commands via my Contour 2 XR 11 remote were slow to the point of being almost unresponsive. Yeah. I know. All batteries eventually die, right? I was ultimately able to navigate to Remote settings where...
View Article[LA] New packages and options coming?????
Called Cox recently to see if I could lower my bill and maybe get rid of some things I don't really use. Just too many channels that I don't watch and am forced to 'package'. Anyway, he suggested I...
View Article[AZ] Cox DNS servers crappy again
Stalls, pages opening slowly again, stuff we've all seen too often before. Had set my router to "Automatic" and was using COX's DNS servers again. Went to the 1.1.1.1 and 1.0.0.1 from Cloud whatever it...
View ArticleSpeedtest to Cox - ~170Mbps Down / ~100Mbps Up! Ummm
So noticed something weird today.. testing to Cox's Speedtest server I get about ~100Mbps upstream! :D But seems to be only to the Cox server.. I can't explain it....
View ArticleRI Outages?
Internet has been up and down for last couple of hours. Upstream channels keep changing and dropping and DHCP server fails. Called and was told outage. I checked downdetector and seeing more reports...
View Article[CATV] Annoying mini box slow startup behavior with new HDTV ***SOLVED***
I installed a new Samsung HDTV (J5500 series) with a Cox mini box about a week ago. It works fine, but when I power up the Samsung with the Cox mini box remote the mini box goes through a full reboot...
View Article[Email] Spam
Has anyone noticed a huge increase of email spam the last 2 weeks, have the same email address for the last 15 years and normally only get spam once in a blue moon but bow get about a dozen a day and...
View ArticleCorrectables?
We had a harsh winter here and lost power / cable numerous times. Since then I've noticed correctables on my SB6183 I have never seen before. I know some is okay but I was curious why I would go from 0...
View Article[VA] gigablast Hampton roads ??
I was inquiring if there was any info regarding gigablast expansion in Hampton Roads market. I believe a few years ago it was only bring tested in Williamsburg, VA . Thanks.
View ArticleCox is giving out some free DOCSIS 3.1 modems
Not sure exactly what the requirements are but I have had a DOCSIS 3.0 modem for over 5 years and got an offer in the mail to upgrade for free. Looked over the fine print and such and they showed a...
View Article[Gigablast] Gigablast has smaller cap?
I can order 1000/35 service at my address. When I called in to inquire about it, the refreshingly honest sales rep suggested I NOT upgrade because my current 2TB cap will go down to 1TB. He said...
View Article[KS] Got a blue light today! But with a 99.99% reduction in speed :(
So, uhh.. Last night we had another maintenance window. Scheduled from midnight-6am like last time. I noticed that connections were restored after about 15 minutes though, and accompanying it came a...
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