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ecbaroni's avatar
Sep 30, 2022

C7000 Nighthawk Packet Loss, High Ping and Frequent disconnections

Hey all, I've been having issues with my c7000 router. The same issues happen whether connected wirelessly or via ethernet. High ping, packet loss and frequent disconnections. Happens when streaming, in virtual meetings for work and when gaming. I need to figure out this issue and get it fixed because I cannot keep getting dropped from my work meetings.

 

I've attached a screenshot of my cable connections. Any advice on how to rectify this issue would be greatly appreciated.

 

 

9 Replies

  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru - Experienced User

    You have lots of correct and un-correctables that should be zero.

     

    Please post a copy and paste of the modems connection status and event log page.
    https://kb.netgear.com/30008/How-do-I-view-or-clear-the-event-logs-on-my-NETGEAR-cable-modem-or-modem-router

     

    Have the ISP check the signal and line quality UP to the modem. Be sure the ISP provisions the modem correctly.
    Be sure there are no coax cable line splitters in the between the modem and ISP service box. 
    Be sure your using good quality RG6 coax cable up to the modem. 
    Be sure to power OFF the modem for 1 minute then back ON.
    https://community.netgear.com/t5/Cable-Modems-Routers/General-info-and-Troubleshooting-for-Cable-Modems/m-p/1530376#M12853
    https://kb.netgear.com/24311/Power-level-guidelines-for-a-NETGEAR-cable-modem-router?article=24311
    https://www.duckware.com/tech/solving-intermittent-cable-modem-issues.html

    • ecbaroni's avatar
      ecbaroni
      Tutor

      There are no coax cable line splitters in the between the modem and ISP service box.

       

      I'll have the ISP check the signal and line quality UP to the modem and ask the ISP to provision the modem correctly. How can I ensure it is provisioned correctly? 

       

      Copy/pasted requested data below:

       

      Event Log: 

      TimePriorityDescription
      2022-9-30, 13:07:54Notice (6)WiFi Interface [wl1] set to Channel 48 (Side-Band Channel:N/A) - Reason:INTERFERENCE
      2022-9-30, 13:07:53Notice (6)WiFi Interface [wl0] set to Channel 1 (Side-Band Channel:N/A) - Reason:INTERFERENCE
      2022-9-30, 13:07:51Notice (6)WiFi Interface [wl0] set to Channel 1 (Side-Band Channel:5) - Reason:GUI
      2022-9-30, 03:37:52Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:37:02Warning (5)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response ;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:36:59Notice (6)Honoring MDD; IP provisioning mode = IPv4
      2022-9-30, 03:36:49Critical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:36:48Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:36:00Critical (3)Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:35:55Critical (3)No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:35:47Critical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:35:46Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:34:58Critical (3)Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:34:38Critical (3)No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:34:32Critical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:34:30Critical (3)Unicast Ranging Received Abort Response - Re-initializing MAC;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:34:10Warning (5)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response ;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:34:07Notice (6)Honoring MDD; IP provisioning mode = IPv4
      2022-9-30, 03:33:58Critical (3)No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:33:43Critical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:33:41Critical (3)Unicast Ranging Received Abort Response - Re-initializing MAC;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:33:21Warning (5)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response ;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:33:18Notice (6)Honoring MDD; IP provisioning mode = IPv4
      2022-9-30, 03:33:10Critical (3)No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:33:05Critical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:33:03Critical (3)Unicast Ranging Received Abort Response - Re-initializing MAC;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:32:42Warning (5)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response ;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:32:36Notice (6)Honoring MDD; IP provisioning mode = IPv4
      2022-9-30, 03:32:24Critical (3)No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.0;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:32:16Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:32:08Critical (3)16 consecutive T3 timeouts while trying to range on upstream channel 0;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:32:08Critical (3)Unicast Maintenance Ranging attempted - No response - Retries exhausted;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:32:08Critical (3)Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:31:44Critical (3)Unicast Ranging Received Abort Response - Re-initializing MAC;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:31:16Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:31:08Critical (3)Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:30:44Critical (3)Unicast Ranging Received Abort Response - Re-initializing MAC;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:30:37Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:30:17Critical (3)Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;
      2022-9-30, 03:30:17Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Unicast Maintenance opportunities received - T4 time out;CM-MAC=c8:9e:43:76:e2:b0;CMTS-MAC=00:aa:6e:c1:3a:42;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.0;

       

       

      Cable Connection:

      Startup Procedure
      ProcedureStatusComment
      Acquire Downstream Channel363000000 HzLocked
      Connectivity StateOKOperational
      Boot StateOKOperational
      SecurityDisabledDisabled
      IP Provisioning ModeHonor MDDhonorMdd(4)
       
      Downstream Bonded Channels
      ChannelLock StatusModulationChannel IDFrequencyPowerSNRCorrectablesUncorrectables
      1LockedQAM25617363000000 Hz6.2 dBmV38.7 dB17532732520
      2LockedQAM2561267000000 Hz5.9 dBmV38.6 dB22070055152
      3LockedQAM2562273000000 Hz6 dBmV38.5 dB21755753716
      4LockedQAM2563279000000 Hz5.6 dBmV38.3 dB22249954850
      5LockedQAM2564285000000 Hz5.7 dBmV38.1 dB21674750715
      6LockedQAM2565291000000 Hz5.2 dBmV38.2 dB20797449645
      7LockedQAM2566297000000 Hz5.4 dBmV38.4 dB19859545455
      8LockedQAM2567303000000 Hz5.1 dBmV38.5 dB19872544907
      9LockedQAM2568309000000 Hz4.8 dBmV38.5 dB19594242115
      10LockedQAM2569315000000 Hz4.9 dBmV38.6 dB18543639142
      11LockedQAM25610321000000 Hz4.9 dBmV37.8 dB19055839708
      12LockedQAM25611327000000 Hz5.6 dBmV39 dB17500033965
      13LockedQAM25612333000000 Hz5.7 dBmV39 dB16149929514
      14LockedQAM25613339000000 Hz5.7 dBmV38.9 dB15831428050
      15LockedQAM25614345000000 Hz5.9 dBmV38.8 dB14956525964
      16LockedQAM25615351000000 Hz5.8 dBmV38.7 dB13895723405
      17LockedQAM25616357000000 Hz4.9 dBmV38.6 dB00
      18LockedQAM25618369000000 Hz5 dBmV38.9 dB00
      19LockedQAM25619375000000 Hz5.1 dBmV39 dB00
      20LockedQAM25620381000000 Hz4.9 dBmV39 dB00
      21LockedQAM25621387000000 Hz4.9 dBmV39 dB00
      22LockedQAM25622393000000 Hz5 dBmV39.3 dB00
      23LockedQAM25623399000000 Hz4.6 dBmV39 dB00
      24LockedQAM25624405000000 Hz4.8 dBmV39.4 dB00
       
      Upstream Bonded Channels
      ChannelLock StatusUS Channel TypeChannel IDSymbol RateFrequencyPower
      1LockedATDMA15120 Ksym/sec38400000 Hz44.4 dBmV
      2LockedATDMA25120 Ksym/sec32000000 Hz45 dBmV
      3LockedATDMA35120 Ksym/sec25600000 Hz45 dBmV
      4LockedATDMA45120 Ksym/sec19200000 Hz43.5 dBmV
      5Not LockedUnknown00 Ksym/sec0 Hz0.0 dBmV
      6Not LockedUnknown00 Ksym/sec0 Hz0.0 dBmV
      7Not LockedUnknown00 Ksym/sec0 Hz0.0 dBmV
      8Not LockedUnknown00 Ksym/sec0 Hz0.0 dBmV
       
      Extended Upstream Transmit Power
      Enable Extended Upstream Transmit Power
       
      Current System Time:Fri Sep 30 14:01:24 2022
      System Up Time:1 day 03:10:16
      • FURRYe38's avatar
        FURRYe38
        Guru - Experienced User

        You have lots of Criticals that the ISP needs to review and resolve.