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simeonipicker · 08-05-09, 02:17 PM

Right, Need some help please!

I am going to try and explain this the best I can.

I wanted to move my VM input to upstairs, I unscrewed the white box took out the little grey adapter thing(Tarlec or tartec or something). Took everything out of the wall and pulled it out to outside. Then I took apart the brown box attached to the wall and disconnected the cable from the main feed coming from the street. I connected the new cable I had bought(WF100) and ran it along the wall and up into the bedroom possibly 4 or 5 metres. I connected everything back up including the grey little box(terac or tetrac) and everything came on fine. Only thing is now the internet will work for 5 mins then drop out. This is a legal subbed modem and it worked fine before I moved it. Any ideas would be much appreciated.

I'm thinking it could be the use of the F connectors I have. or that I have not crimped it properly. It just seems to be failing to lock on and when it does it does for about 20 mins max and will drop back to the sync light flashing again.

Regards

cockneysean · 08-05-09, 04:05 PM

Work your way backwards and test each section of cable bit by bit until you find where the problem starts.

It may just be a bad cable.

Also go to http://192.168.100.1 and check your upstream and downstream power levels.

08-05-09, 02:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
simeonipicker Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	internet dropping out after relocating Coaxial input into house Right, Need some help please! I am going to try and explain this the best I can. I wanted to move my VM input to upstairs, I unscrewed the white box took out the little grey adapter thing(Tarlec or tartec or something). Took everything out of the wall and pulled it out to outside. Then I took apart the brown box attached to the wall and disconnected the cable from the main feed coming from the street. I connected the new cable I had bought(WF100) and ran it along the wall and up into the bedroom possibly 4 or 5 metres. I connected everything back up including the grey little box(terac or tetrac) and everything came on fine. Only thing is now the internet will work for 5 mins then drop out. This is a legal subbed modem and it worked fine before I moved it. Any ideas would be much appreciated. I'm thinking it could be the use of the F connectors I have. or that I have not crimped it properly. It just seems to be failing to lock on and when it does it does for about 20 mins max and will drop back to the sync light flashing again. Regards __________________ Regards SiMeOnIpIcKeR "Current Project: HTPC c/w 1080p/Blu-Ray/Media Portal/DVB-C-S/Harmony 1000"

08-05-09, 04:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
cockneysean Technology Forums Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,331 Thanks: 78 Thanked 332 Times in 183 Posts	Re: internet dropping out after relocating Coaxial input into house Work your way backwards and test each section of cable bit by bit until you find where the problem starts. It may just be a bad cable. Also go to http://192.168.100.1 and check your upstream and downstream power levels.