[ale] Cable modem and service

[Jim Kinney]

I have seriously considered a full Farady cage for my server area and a
"spinning concrete block generator" for power at this this time of the
year. All data connections would go through a couple of turns of #36
fusible link wire around a chunk of scintered iron core for impedance.
Or maybe a short range laser (2 feet!). I got hit by lightning about a
decade+ ago. Ala-Ka Zot! on a tree 4 feet from my house. My network
wires took an EMP that had to have been in the thousands of volts.
EVERY device, except the surge protectors on the power lines, died. I
had a pair of unopened fluorescent lights that glowed so brightly the
plastic package melted onto the bulbs. About $35,000 of electronic
replacements later even the tree managed to survive. I was in my
basement when it hit the tree about 10 feet from me. Luckily I had a
solid masonry wall between me and the tree. But the E-field was so
strong it made every hair on my body stick straight out and right
through my socks and shirt. Also luckily, I had recently been to the
bathroom.

On Tue, 2016-07-19 at 12:00 -0400, leam hall wrote:
> > > Jim, again, thanks! I'm now in Charleston SC and thunderstorms seem
to be the natural pastime. I'll quit grumping and be patient. And
spend time in the bookstore on their wi-fi.  ;)
> Leam
> 
> 
> > > On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > > Wow. Basically no signal on the downstream connection. That's very
much a provider issue.
> > > > > > > > > > Not to give Comcast any "out" here but this is thunderstorm season.
The contract installers were/are not all as diligent as they should
be about grounding everything. A lightning strike in area A can
knock out service in area B if both are not grounded properly at
all the pole units and all the residential units.
> > 
> > On Tue, 2016-07-19 at 11:10 -0400, leam hall wrote:
> > > > > > Jim, thanks! Having to wait a week before they can look at it
just rubs salt in the wound. 
> > > > > > > > > > > > I'm trying to post the modem pages but my web host is having ssh
issues again. Bleagh! Any specific things to look for? The Signal
Page shows Upstream at 50 dBmV and downstream at between -1 and 1
dBmV.
> > > 
> > > > > > I can send someone the files if they want to bother. Didn't want
to spam the list.
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > 
> > > Leam
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > > > > > > > > > Power LevelThe Downstream Power Level reading is a snapshot taken
at the time this page was requested. Please Reload/Refresh this
Page for a new reading0 dBmV  -1 dBmV  0 dBmV  0 dBmV  0 dBmV  0
dBmV  1 dBmV  1 dBmV  
> > > 
> > > 
> > > > > > On Sun, Jul 17, 2016 at 9:56 PM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com
> wrote:
> > > > > > > > That's comcast. Make them redo their ground and check power
ratings.
> > > > > > > > > > > > On Jul 17, 2016 6:08 PM, "leam hall" <leamhall at gmail.com>
wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > > > > > > > Moved, trying to keep Comcast just to make it fast. Not
working.
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Using the same Surfboard SB6141 as of three days ago. Service
was to be on today. The up and down lights come on green then
go to blue. Comcast says modem not responding to contact.
> > > > > > > > > > Hooked modem directly to incoming cable line, and then after
the first splitter. Lights still the same.
> > > > > Is this me or comcast?
> > > > > 
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