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dark-ripper · 22-02-09, 09:34 PM

Hi guys.

I recently sorted a few modems for friends after the update, but one of my mates modem keeps loosing connection after a short period and then re-connects five mins later. I re-flashed it lots of times and have used different macs but that didn't work. I then took it round to another friends house at it works fine there.
Can't really understand why its doing it, unless there is something dodgy with my mates line, but her had no problems before the recent update.
Has anyone else been having this problem?
Or does anyone know a possible solution to correct it?

Cheers

BL4K3Y · 22-02-09, 10:11 PM

Does the modem keep rebooting or does it just show Limited or No Connectivity in Windows?

TechWreck · 23-02-09, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dark-ripper

Hi guys.

I recently sorted a few modems for friends after the update, but one of my mates modem keeps loosing connection after a short period and then re-connects five mins later. I re-flashed it lots of times and have used different macs but that didn't work. I then took it round to another friends house at it works fine there.
Can't really understand why its doing it, unless there is something dodgy with my mates line, but her had no problems before the recent update.
Has anyone else been having this problem?
Or does anyone know a possible solution to correct it?

Cheers

could be a signal strength issue have you tried a variable attenuator ? ,it will reduce the signal if its too strong

gondazilla · 23-02-09, 09:41 AM

sounds more like your using the same mac as someone else in your ubr mate, are you scanning and using your macs because you should be swapping them what area are you in

dark-ripper · 23-02-09, 10:32 AM

No its not rebooting, and not showing limited connectivity. And sorry for being a bit thick Techwreck, but I don't know much about variable attenuators.
Am in the Middlesbrough area, and to be honest have never swapped the mac before....

Bad_Ad84 · 23-02-09, 10:32 AM

it sounds like what gondazilla said.

dark-ripper · 23-02-09, 10:48 AM

No probs, will give it a go. Thanks for the help guys

TechWreck · 23-02-09, 11:05 AM

yeah it really does look like its just a mac issue ,you need to get/trade for macs in outside your ubr ,if you have a connection scan for macs using dchp sniffer then go to the trade section for swaps.

you need to find what segment/ubr you are in ,there is a web link I think somewhere in the cable section on this forum,it will give you the info you need

dark-ripper · 23-02-09, 06:18 PM

Cheers for the help guys will have a look about

mowax · 23-02-09, 06:43 PM

get that mac changed as soon as you can, if your's is going down so is the person who has his subbed modem running, like a ping pong effect....

22-02-09, 09:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
dark-ripper Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 18 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Ambit 250 Trouble Hi guys. I recently sorted a few modems for friends after the update, but one of my mates modem keeps loosing connection after a short period and then re-connects five mins later. I re-flashed it lots of times and have used different macs but that didn't work. I then took it round to another friends house at it works fine there. Can't really understand why its doing it, unless there is something dodgy with my mates line, but her had no problems before the recent update. Has anyone else been having this problem? Or does anyone know a possible solution to correct it? Cheers __________________

22-02-09, 10:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: Ambit 250 Trouble Does the modem keep rebooting or does it just show Limited or No Connectivity in Windows?

23-02-09, 09:41 AM	#4 (permalink)
gondazilla Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 54 Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Ambit 250 Trouble sounds more like your using the same mac as someone else in your ubr mate, are you scanning and using your macs because you should be swapping them what area are you in Last edited by gondazilla; 23-02-09 at 09:42 AM. Reason: adding more

23-02-09, 10:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
dark-ripper Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 18 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ambit 250 Trouble No its not rebooting, and not showing limited connectivity. And sorry for being a bit thick Techwreck, but I don't know much about variable attenuators. Am in the Middlesbrough area, and to be honest have never swapped the mac before.... __________________

23-02-09, 10:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bad_Ad84 Technology Forums Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: sbhacker.net Posts: 974 Thanks: 2 Thanked 251 Times in 173 Posts	Re: Ambit 250 Trouble it sounds like what gondazilla said.

23-02-09, 10:48 AM	#7 (permalink)
dark-ripper Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 18 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ambit 250 Trouble No probs, will give it a go. Thanks for the help guys __________________

23-02-09, 11:05 AM	#8 (permalink)
TechWreck Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 372 Thanks: 53 Thanked 113 Times in 97 Posts	Re: Ambit 250 Trouble yeah it really does look like its just a mac issue ,you need to get/trade for macs in outside your ubr ,if you have a connection scan for macs using dchp sniffer then go to the trade section for swaps. you need to find what segment/ubr you are in ,there is a web link I think somewhere in the cable section on this forum,it will give you the info you need

23-02-09, 06:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
dark-ripper Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: UK Posts: 18 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Ambit 250 Trouble Cheers for the help guys will have a look about __________________

23-02-09, 06:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
mowax Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 550 Thanks: 35 Thanked 61 Times in 54 Posts	Re: Ambit 250 Trouble get that mac changed as soon as you can, if your's is going down so is the person who has his subbed modem running, like a ping pong effect....

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