Re: Lousy Transfer Speeds



In article <1153138128.284918.284030@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Acurajustin1978@xxxxxxxxxxx says...
The only thing I didn't repalce is the cable modem itself a BEFCMU10.
The activity light on the cable modem blinks constantly too. When I
switched routers I got a new IP address - so I don't think it is a DOS
attack. With both machines off and unplugged - the activity light is
still going bonkers.

It's normal for activity lights to blink continuously. Cable is full of
ARP (??) packets that it is picking up. Some modems, such as the
Motorola SB5120, are smart enough to not blink the light for them. It's
nothing to worry about, as it's not really taking up much, if any,
bandwidth.

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