Upstream ranging SB5101E

[antk43]

Evening guys. Recently purchased a SB5101E modem running Haxorware 1.1 32. Have a list of mac addresses I keep trying. Have checked the forum all over to check my settings are correct and all appears to be in order. I am in ex c&w using freq 586750000. When I attempt to connect the upstream ranging just continues to loop after the downstream locks. The event log output is as follows:

Time Priority Code Description
1970-01-01 00:04:14 Critical R002.0 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out (US 4)
1970-01-01 00:04:04 Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:04:03 Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:03:57 Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:03:56 Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:03:50 Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:03:49 Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:03:49 Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:03:47 Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:03:43 Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:03:42 Critical R003.0 Init RANGING Critical Ranging Request (17) Retries exhausted
1970-01-01 00:03:30 Critical R002.0 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out (US 3)
1970-01-01 00:03:30 Notice M571.1 Ethernet link up - ready to pass packets
1970-01-01 00:02:14 Critical R002.0 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out (US 3)
1970-01-01 00:02:08 Critical R003.0 Init RANGING Critical Ranging Request (17) Retries exhausted
1970-01-01 00:01:47 Critical R002.0 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out (US 2)

Is this upstream not locking purely down to not having a correct mac address or is there more to it? Thanks in advance!

[sr20]

Originally Posted by antk43

Evening guys. Recently purchased a SB5101E modem running Haxorware 1.1 32. Have a list of mac addresses I keep trying. Have checked the forum all over to check my settings are correct and all appears to be in order. I am in ex c&w using freq 586750000. When I attempt to connect the upstream ranging just continues to loop after the downstream locks. The event log output is as follows:
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Is this upstream not locking purely down to not having a correct mac address or is there more to it? Thanks in advance!

Could also be signal level..a noise blocker on your feed..or that you're using the wrong frequency for your area.

Before anyone says no..that can be the case even if you get DS lock

sr20

[antk43]

could be. i use a starview off the same feed so like to think its ok. as for the freq from what I have found on the forums thats the correct one. fella round the corner is on the same freq. downstream signal section shows:

Frequency 298 MHz
Status Locked
Annex EuroDOCSIS
Modulation QAM256
Symbol Rate 6952000 sym/sec
Receive Power -7.4 dBmV
Signal to Noise ratio 39.5 dB

[antk43]

well a moment ago the modems send light stopped flashing, then the online light flashed and all appeared to be working. then when i tried to browse the web it rebooted. event log shows the following (sorry to keep filling this with crap but it might help):

2009-07-30 20:47:34 Notice M572.0 Ds Lock Failed - Reinitialize MAC...
2009-07-30 20:47:20 Critical R002.0 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out (US 2)
2009-07-30 20:47:09 Notice M572.0 Rng Rsp Abort Status - Reinitialize MAC...
2009-07-30 20:47:09 Critical R007.0 Unicast Ranging Received Abort Response - Re- initializing MAC
2009-07-30 20:46:14 Error E206.0 Improper Configuration File CVC Format
1970-01-01 00:26:33 Error D004.3 ToD request sent- No Response received
1970-01-01 00:26:33 Critical D003.0 DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.

[antk43]

and were connected. i'm obviously impatient. does the log above shed any light?

[wizboxes]

all cloned modems are off in belfast and ive heard reports of them being off elsewhere also looks like we are going the same as the last lot of bad times


although one thing ive noticed about this time is i keep getting the dhcp discover sent but offer not received message but its not blacklisting the computers nic mac from the network which is rather strange as a subbed modem works right away after this message has appeared without changing nic mac



your best bet is too wait it out like the last time

[sr20]

Originally Posted by wizboxes

all cloned modems are off in belfast and ive heard reports of them being off elsewhere also looks like we are going the same as the last lot of bad times


although one thing ive noticed about this time is i keep getting the dhcp discover sent but offer not received message but its not blacklisting the computers nic mac from the network which is rather strange as a subbed modem works right away after this message has appeared without changing nic mac



your best bet is too wait it out like the last time

Yes that's the same thing that was happening last time...looks like they've turned the clone detection back on.

There's 3 methods of blacklisting modems:

Blacklist at CMTS = no rng rsp
Blacklist at DHCP = no offers recieved
Blacklist NIC MAC = connection but no pages

You're using a docsis 1.1 frequency, if your modem is getting assigned a docsis 1.0 config you'll be sticking out like a sore thumb. Change your freq to the old one for your area.

sr20