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C7000 Won't Update via TW/Spectrum
I posted here 3-4 weeks ago concerning my C7000 losing internet signal and wifi. It was determined that the problem COULD be the out of date Firmware on the 10 month old device. The Firmware that ca...
Hello Jackbmc
The internet dropouts look more like a line issue with the ISP you have alot of T3 and T4 timeouts in your logs I would have a tech come check your lines and the ones in your neighborhood if they can not find the issue in your home.
DarrenM
Yes depend on the age of the cables that make up the service that feeds their home there could problems a review of the signal levels on the modem's log would show if there a low signal level even a bad signal to noise ratio can cause problems spectrum can check the signal level at the modem from the office for you and issue a work if they find a problem.
Your unable to updated the c7000 firmware is not new here is a link to a past posting https://community.netgear.com/t5/Cable-Modems-Routers/ISP-Spectrum-doesn-t-know-how-to-update-the-Firmware-of-AC-1900/m-p/1257632#M7820
Had three cables changed out in one because they are changing the standards on the equipement that their network will with and still if you call about a ipv6 issue they have not idea of what your talking about at lease at the levels of support that I reached before I give up for that day.
Thanks Darren and others who have responded. While the issue is not resolved it has improved...there have been far fewer dropouts. However, the Firmware still has not been updated and TW continues to insist they have tried but the C7000 won't accept it. Netgear continues to say it is Time Warners/Spectrum's problem. Interestingly, the event log has nothing on it now....since the 16th of June....nothing. Previously, (as noted in the post) it was filled with multiple issues..T3 T2 Timeouts etc. but it is blank now...but the old Firmware still shows. I assume TW quit trying. And it MAY be that it was their multiple attempts that created the dropouts in the first place...though they occurred far more frequently than did errors in the event log!
Oh, yet another tech came out and pronounced everything fine....in about 15 minutes. He was the least interested or qualified of any TW/Spectrum tech who has ever been here. He was glad to go and was glad to accomodate him.
Fingers Crossed that fewer drops out will continue.....
jackbmc
I have the Netgear CM600, and the current firmware on my model has firmware w/ security vulnerabilities in it.
Spectrum's policy (TWC as well after Charter bought them, but the branding transition had yet to occur) is to no longer push out firmware updates to "customer owned" cable modems. Whoever you were working w/ at TWC/Spectrum was lying to you that they had "trouble" pushing the firmware out. They did not even push the firmware out to your model, as it is against company policy to do so now.
Even though in my case, the updated firmware was provided to TWC (now Spectrum) in December 2015 by Netgear for TWC’s own internal testing. The firmware versions listed on their web site are just to show what "approval" they have given to firmware versions on models to allow on their network.The DOCIS specification that guides cable modems/gateways does not allow for end user (consumer) firmware upgrade capability.
The only way around the Spectrum consumer modem firmware policy is to have a cable modem/gateway model that Spectrum does provide through its service. When the firmware update is then pushed out for the Spectrum-owned and provided model of the consumer-owned exact models tend to get the update. Sadly, Spectrum does not provide any Netgear-brand cable modems/gateways to customers that I am aware of.
Long story short, you and I are S.O.L. in regards to this.
They have find a way of closing the door on everyone but the select few networking companies a sad statement about the condition of consumer support from the internet companies.
