Cable modem losing connection

GMcDougal

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im having an issue with my cable modem. All the lights on the modem stay on, but all of a sudden it loses internet connection, i ping a website, and the request times out. I check to see if im keeping my ip address in the network connections, and the ip address is staying the same. ive tried calling comcast, which says everything on there end is good. ive replaced the coax cable going to the modem, ive unhooked the network cable and hooked up the modem through the usb. ive cut off windows firewall. im all out of ideas here. whats making me think is that the lights are all staying on, like nothing is wrong. i cut the computer on this morning, soon as i got into windows and tried to load a webpage, samething, then all of a sudden it will work, then a few minutes later, its out. internet games is impossible like this. im leaning towards it being a bad modem. i have a motorola surfboard 5100 modem. what do you guys think? thanks for all the help in advance.
 
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Upstream Value
Channel ID 3
Frequency 35008000 Hz Ranged

Power Level 38 dBmV

heres the log file, i just unhooked the modem from usb back to network before posting this log.

2007-01-12 23:46:51 3-Critical R003.0 Init RANGING Critical Ranging Request Retries exhausted
2007-01-12 23:46:51 3-Critical R002.0 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
2007-01-12 23:46:12 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:46:05 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:46:05 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:46:03 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:46:03 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:46:00 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:45:59 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:45:59 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:45:55 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:45:55 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:45:54 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:45:54 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:45:52 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:45:52 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:45:50 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:45:50 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:45:49 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:45:49 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:45:48 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:45:34 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:45:33 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:45:21 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:45:18 3-Critical R004.0 Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 timeout
2007-01-12 23:45:18 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:45:14 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:45:14 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 23:45:13 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 23:45:13 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 22:50:16 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 22:50:01 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 22:50:01 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
2007-01-12 22:49:46 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
2007-01-12 22:49:45 3-Critical R004.0 Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 timeout
2007-01-12 22:49:45 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:01:08 3-Critical D001.0 DHCP FAILED - Discover sent, no offer received
1970-01-01 00:52:25 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:52:24 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:52:21 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:52:21 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:52:20 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:52:19 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:52:18 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:52:17 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:52:01 3-Critical D001.0 DHCP FAILED - Discover sent, no offer received
1970-01-01 00:48:42 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:48:39 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:48:39 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:48:36 3-Critical D001.0 DHCP FAILED - Discover sent, no offer received
1970-01-01 00:45:23 3-Critical R003.0 Init RANGING Critical Ranging Request Retries exhausted
1970-01-01 00:45:23 3-Critical R002.0 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:44:32 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:44:17 3-Critical D001.0 DHCP FAILED - Discover sent, no offer received
1970-01-01 00:41:03 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:40:47 3-Critical D001.0 DHCP FAILED - Discover sent, no offer received
1970-01-01 00:37:34 3-Critical R003.0 Init RANGING Critical Ranging Request Retries exhausted
1970-01-01 00:37:34 3-Critical R002.0 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:36:17 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:36:16 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:36:16 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:36:15 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:36:15 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:36:07 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:36:07 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:36:06 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:36:04 3-Critical D001.0 DHCP FAILED - Discover sent, no offer received
1970-01-01 00:32:52 3-Critical R002.0 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:32:49 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:32:47 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:32:47 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:32:41 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:32:40 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:32:40 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:32:40 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:32:40 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:32:36 3-Critical D001.0 DHCP FAILED - Discover sent, no offer received
1970-01-01 00:29:17 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:29:01 3-Critical D001.0 DHCP FAILED - Discover sent, no offer received
1970-01-01 00:25:42 3-Critical R003.0 Init RANGING Critical Ranging Request Retries exhausted
1970-01-01 00:25:42 3-Critical R002.0 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:25:00 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:24:46 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:24:46 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:24:46 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:24:46 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:24:44 3-Critical D001.0 DHCP FAILED - Discover sent, no offer received
1970-01-01 00:21:20 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:21:18 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:21:18 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:21:11 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:21:11 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:21:11 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:21:11 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:21:08 3-Critical D001.0 DHCP FAILED - Discover sent, no offer received
1970-01-01 00:17:58 3-Critical R002.0 No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out
1970-01-01 00:17:50 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:17:50 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
1970-01-01 00:17:47 3-Critical T001.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing
1970-01-01 00:17:45 3-Critical T002.0 SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire FEC framing
 
Your modem is probably crapping out when transmitting. I would contact comcast for a replacement. You will probably have to pay for it.
 
its my modem, surfboard 5100. guess i will go buy one. whats better the D-Link DCM-202 or the surfboard 5120?
 
I don't think it would make a difference. I usually stick with Motorola.
 
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