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be11aml's avatar
be11aml
On our wavelength
10 hours ago

Too Many Disconnections!

Back again, in desperation!

I've been having problems for months, but in the last few weeks it has become progressively worse. After an engineer visit new Hub 5 and (apparently!) a new connection at the cabinet, it has actually gotten worse.

I have requested an outdoor survey, as all the equipment in my house has recently been replaced and have another engineer visit provisionally booked for 22 December. However, I am now at the point where I will be requesting an early exit from my contract, as this really is unacceptable.

My previous request for help were not progressed as I was running my hub in modem mode, so I have now switched it back to router mode in the hope that some kind of diagnosis might be possible.

Here are my logs from less than 12 hours of uptime

System up time  0day(s)11h:14m:39s

Cable Modem Status
Item    Status    Type
Cable Modem Status    Online    DOCSIS 3.0
Primary downstream channel    Locked    SC-QAM
Channel Overview    Downstream    Upstream
DOCSIS 3.0 channels    31    5
DOCSIS 3.1 channels    1    1

3.0 Downstream channels

Channel    Frequency (Hz)    Power (dBmV)    SNR (dB)    Modulation    Channel ID
1    163000000    7.5    43    QAM 256    4
2    155000000    8    42    QAM 256    3
3    171000000    7.3    43    QAM 256    5
4    179000000    7.2    43    QAM 256    6
5    187000000    7.1    43    QAM 256    7
6    195000000    7.3    43    QAM 256    8
7    203000000    6.9    43    QAM 256    9
8    211000000    6.8    43    QAM 256    10
9    219000000    6.4    43    QAM 256    11
10    227000000    6.2    42    QAM 256    12
11    235000000    6.2    42    QAM 256    13
12    243000000    6.1    43    QAM 256    14
13    251000000    5.8    43    QAM 256    15
14    259000000    5.8    43    QAM 256    16
15    267000000    5.4    43    QAM 256    17
16    275000000    5.3    42    QAM 256    18
17    283000000    5    42    QAM 256    19
18    291000000    4.9    42    QAM 256    20
19    299000000    5    42    QAM 256    21
20    307000000    5    42    QAM 256    22
21    315000000    4.7    42    QAM 256    23
22    323000000    4.7    42    QAM 256    24
23    331000000    4.4    42    QAM 256    25
24    339000000    4.6    42    QAM 256    26
25    347000000    4.6    42    QAM 256    27
26    355000000    4.4    42    QAM 256    28
27    363000000    4.5    42    QAM 256    29
28    371000000    4.6    42    QAM 256    30
29    379000000    4.3    42    QAM 256    31
30    387000000    4.4    43    QAM 256    32
31    395000000    4.3    42    QAM 256    33
3.0 Downstream channels

Channel    Locked Status    RxMER (dB)    Pre RS Errors    Post RS Errors
1    Locked    43    1305039    326305
2    Locked    42    447669    51730
3    Locked    43    1099552    1437186
4    Locked    43    1427030    1538202
5    Locked    43    830628    1408003
6    Locked    43    23039    45053
7    Locked    43    25310    49669
8    Locked    43    655    86
9    Locked    43    276    45
10    Locked    42    255    103
11    Locked    42    160    109
12    Locked    43    163    96
13    Locked    43    154    110
14    Locked    43    104    37
15    Locked    43    163    8
16    Locked    42    134    26
17    Locked    42    187    0
18    Locked    42    720    49
19    Locked    42    456    16
20    Locked    42    236    0
21    Locked    42    117    0
22    Locked    42    86    0
23    Locked    42    71    0
24    Locked    42    82    0
25    Locked    42    87    0
26    Locked    42    86    0
27    Locked    42    91    0
28    Locked    42    85    0
29    Locked    42    96    0
30    Locked    43    73    0
31    Locked    42    57    0
3.1 Downstream channels

Channel    Channel Width (MHz)    FFT Type    Number of Active Subcarriers    Modulation (Active Profile)    First Active Subcarrier (Hz)
37    94    4K    1840    QAM 4096    1108
3.1 Downstream channels

Channel ID    Locked Status    RxMER Data (dB)    PLC Power (dBmV)    Corrected errors (Active Profile)    Uncorrectable errors (Active Profile)
37    Locked    0    3.0    212999039    0

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  • be11aml's avatar
    be11aml
    On our wavelength

    3.0 Upstream channels

    Channel    Frequency (Hz)    Power (dBmV)    Symbol Rate (ksps)    Modulation    Channel ID
    0    49600000    41.5    5120    QAM 64    1
    1    43100000    40.8    5120    QAM 64    2
    2    36600000    40.3    5120    QAM 64    3
    3    30100000    40    5120    QAM 64    4
    4    23600000    39.3    5120    QAM 64    5
    3.0 Upstream channels

    Channel    Channel Type    T1 Timeouts    T2 Timeouts    T3 Timeouts    T4 Timeouts
    0    ATDMA    0    0    0    0
    1    ATDMA    0    0    0    1
    2    ATDMA    0    0    0    0
    3    ATDMA    0    0    0    0
    4    ATDMA    0    0    0    0
    3.1 Upstream channels

    Channel    Channel Width (MHz)    Power (dBmV)    FFT Type    Modulation
    12    10.4    37.2    2K    QAM 256
    3.1 Upstream channels

    Channel    Channel Type    Number of Active Subcarriers    First Active Subcarrier (Hz)    T3 Timeouts    T4 Timeouts
    12    OFDMA    208    74000000    7    0

    General Configuration

    Network access    Allowed
    Maximum Number of CPEs    1
    Baseline Privacy    Enabled
    DOCSIS Mode    3.1
    Config file    cmreg-vmdg660-bbt076-b.cm
    Primary Downstream Service Flow

    SFID    236100
    Max Traffic Rate    1230000450 bps
    Max Traffic Burst    42600bytes
    Min Traffic Rate    0 bps
    Primary Upstream Service Flow

    SFID    236099
    Max Traffic Rate    110000274 bps
    Max Traffic Burst    42600bytes
    Min Traffic Rate    0 bps
    Max Concatenated Burst    42600bytes
    Scheduling Type    Best Effort

     

    • be11aml's avatar
      be11aml
      On our wavelength

      Network Log

      Time    Priority    Description
      16-12-2025 08:22:19    notice    GUI Login Status - Login Success from LAN interface
      16-12-2025 05:16:50    warning    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power in Excess of 6 dB Below the Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      16-12-2025 04:50:44    notice    US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 12; Previous Profile: 11 13; New Profile: 12 13.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      16-12-2025 03:15:01    warning    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power in Excess of 6 dB Below the Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      16-12-2025 03:09:39    notice    US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 12; Previous Profile: 12 13; New Profile: 11 13.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      16-12-2025 03:06:19    warning    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power in Excess of 6 dB Below the Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      16-12-2025 03:04:36    notice    US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 12; Previous Profile: 11 13; New Profile: 12 13.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      16-12-2025 02:02:29    warning    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power in Excess of 6 dB Below the Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 22:56:53    critical    Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 22:37:43    notice    US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 12; Previous Profile: 12 13; New Profile: 11 13.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 22:18:54    warning    MDD message timeout;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 22:18:33    notice    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 5; Chan ID: 3 4 5 6 7; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 22:18:23    warning    Dynamic Range Window violation
      15-12-2025 22:18:23    warning    RNG-RSP CCAP Commanded Power Exceeds Value Corresponding to the Top of the DRW;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 22:18:20    warning    MDD message timeout;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 22:18:01    notice    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 5; Chan ID: 3 4 5 6 7; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 22:10:53    notice    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 5; Chan ID: 3 4 5 6; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 22:10:35    notice    US profile assignment change. US Chan ID: 12; Previous Profile: 11 13; New Profile: 12 13.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 22:02:44    critical    Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:59:08    notice    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 5; Chan ID: 3 5 6; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:59:02    critical    Unicast Maintenance Ranging attempted - No response - Retries exhausted;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:59:02    critical    16 consecutive T3 timeouts while trying to range on upstream channel 8;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:58:55    critical    Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:57:40    critical    SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:57:35    notice    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 5; Chan ID: 3 6; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:57:32    notice    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 2; Chan ID: 3; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:55:37    notice    CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 5; Chan ID: 6; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:55:13    notice    REGISTRATION COMPLETE - Waiting for Operational status
      15-12-2025 21:55:03    notice    DS profile assignment change. DS Chan ID: 32; Previous Profile: ; New Profile: 1 2 3.;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:55:02    critical    SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:55:00    warning    DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response ;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:54:57    notice    Honoring MDD; IP provisioning mode = IPv4
      15-12-2025 21:54:46    warning    ToD request sent - No Response received;CM-MAC[REMOVED]
      15-12-2025 21:29:09    notice    GUI Login Status - Login Success from LAN interface
      15-12-2025 21:22:37    notice    GUI Login Status - Login Success from LAN interface
      15-12-2025 21:18:59    notice    GUI Login Status - Login Success from LAN interface

      [MOD EDIT: Private information removed] 

  • legacy1's avatar
    legacy1
    Alessandro Volta

    When in modem mode by a wired device ping -t 194.168.4.100 with BQM and check for Disconnections problem might not be hub or your router WAN but problem with your PC or wifi.

  • Tudor's avatar
    Tudor
    Very Insightful Person

    Just from those stats it’s either a noise ingress on the low frequencies or a bad amp in the street cabinet, I suspect the latter. There is also a slim possibility that it’s a faulty hub. You definitely need a technician’s visit.

    • be11aml's avatar
      be11aml
      On our wavelength

      Thanks for the response. I've just had new hub 5 and while they all seem to be pretty poor, there is no difference in behaviour.

      I really think this is outside of my house - I'll give them this chance to fix it. My contract is up in March