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jgnoonan's avatar
Dec 03, 2017
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CM1000 Xfinity issues

I am quite frustrated at this point.  I had a CM600 modem to support Comcast's Extreme 150 service.  I've had it for a few years and was consistently getting 160 to 170mbps speed from it.  About three weeks ago, I noticed a drop off and did a speed test and could not get more than 50mbps.  Comcast reset the modem (I did the same thing).  No change.  They sent a tech out to the house and he swapped out my modem for one of theirs and lo and behold, 170mbps.  He said I needed a new modem.  I was a little suspicious of this, but wanting to eventually get gigabit service when it becomes available, I bought a CM1000.  It provisioned fine, but I am seeing the same behavior.  At the start of the speed test it spikes to over 100 but eventually averages out to 70 or 80.  They came out again and re-trenched a new thicker line between the street and the house.  Still the same behavior.  The tech came out again today and installed a dedicated line directly from the outside box to the modem.  Still the same behavior.  The logs from the Modem are consistently showing:

TimePriorityDescription
2017-12-03, 10:41:31Notice (6)CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 4; Chan ID: 21 22 ; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=b0:39:56:4b:b8:68;CMTS-MAC=00:01:5c:a7:12:4e;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
2017-12-03, 10:41:17Warning (5)

MDD message timeout;CM-MAC=b0:39:56:4b:b8:68;CMTS-MAC=00:01:5c:a7:12:4e;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;

 



The Cable Connection page displays the following.  Any thoughts on this issue?

Frequency start Value
This field below allows you to modify the frequency the cable modem start with its scan during initialization and registration. Enter the new start frequency and restart the cable modem for it to take effect.
Starting Frequency

<tabindex=-1>Startup Procedure

ProcedureStatusComment
Acquire Downstream Channel555000000 HzLocked
Connectivity StateOKOperational
Boot StateOKOperational
SecurityEnableBPI+
IP Provisioning ModeHonor MDDIPv6 only

<tabindex=-1>Downstream Bonded Channels

ChannelLock StatusModulationChannel IDFrequencyPowerSNR / MERUnerrored CodewordsCorrectable CodewordsUncorrectable Codewords
1LockedQAM25620555000000 Hz2.8 dBmV36.8 dB1584933115460
2LockedQAM2561423000000 Hz5.4 dBmV38.7 dB157105990360
3LockedQAM2562429000000 Hz5.6 dBmV38.9 dB157114932130
4LockedQAM2563435000000 Hz5.6 dBmV39.0 dB157125743170
5LockedQAM2564441000000 Hz5.1 dBmV38.7 dB157134245290
6LockedQAM2565453000000 Hz4.2 dBmV38.5 dB157143868600
7LockedQAM2566459000000 Hz3.8 dBmV38.3 dB157153008710
8LockedQAM2567465000000 Hz3.5 dBmV38.3 dB157162210620
9LockedQAM2568471000000 Hz3.2 dBmV38.2 dB157171891720
10LockedQAM2569477000000 Hz2.7 dBmV38.0 dB157181040590
11LockedQAM25610483000000 Hz2.2 dBmV37.5 dB157190267740
12LockedQAM25611489000000 Hz2.0 dBmV37.4 dB157199468750
13LockedQAM25612495000000 Hz1.9 dBmV37.4 dB157208618800
14LockedQAM25613507000000 Hz1.7 dBmV37.3 dB157218872610
15LockedQAM25614513000000 Hz1.6 dBmV37.3 dB157227558700
16LockedQAM25615519000000 Hz1.4 dBmV37.3 dB157237136950
17LockedQAM25616525000000 Hz1.1 dBmV37.1 dB1572469471210
18LockedQAM25617531000000 Hz1.3 dBmV37.4 dB1572556331050
19LockedQAM25618537000000 Hz1.3 dBmV37.1 dB1572646941320
20LockedQAM25619543000000 Hz1.6 dBmV37.1 dB1572752721120
21LockedQAM25621561000000 Hz2.9 dBmV32.3 dB14708586325371357646772
22LockedQAM25622567000000 Hz3.6 dBmV27.2 dB135579752447156117201032
23LockedQAM25623573000000 Hz3.7 dBmV35.5 dB1529069543458380927827
24LockedQAM25624579000000 Hz3.1 dBmV34.7 dB1572994151770
25Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
26Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
27Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
28Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
29Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
30Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
31Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
32Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000

<tabindex=-1>Upstream Bonded Channels

ChannelLock StatusModulationChannel IDFrequencyPower
1LockedATDMA135600000 Hz35.8 dBmV
2LockedATDMA229200000 Hz35.8 dBmV
3LockedATDMA322800000 Hz34.0 dBmV
4Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV
5Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV
6Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV
7Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV
8Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV

<tabindex=-1>Downstream OFDM Channels

ChannelLock StatusModulation / Profile IDChannel IDFrequencyPowerSNR / MERActive Subcarrier Number RangeUnerrored CodewordsCorrectable CodewordsUncorrectable Codewords
1Locked0, 125372000000 Hz7.6 dBmV38.3 dB1108 ~ 29874381967357430
2Not Locked000 Hz7.2 dBmV0.0 dB0 ~ 4095000

<tabindex=-1>Upstream OFDMA Channels

ChannelLock StatusModulation / Profile IDChannel IDFrequencyPower
1Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0 dBmV
2Not LockedUnknown00 Hz

0 dBmV

 


Any help or guidance I can give Xfinity would be greatly appreciated.  I really want to own my own equipment and not pay $10 a month for their stuff.

 

Warm regards,

 

Joe

 

  • Well it is finally fixed.  The tech showed up today and I showed him the two frequencies that were having the problem.  He checked outside, and then at the tap.  He came into the house and said he needed to call a bucket truck in to fix it.  I got a recorded call from Comcast that they were working to fix the issue.  I got a second call an hour later that the issue was fixed.  I ran a speed test and got a consistent 160mbps (yay!).  I used the reset button on the modem and let it re-provision.  All the signal/noise and power levels were good and there were no uncorrectable codewords.  They didn't tell me what they fixed, but at long last, it is fixed.

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  • Forgot to add the modem information:

    Hardware Version2.02
     
    Firmware VersionV3.01.02
     
    Cable Modem Serial Number4L0477W102A3E
     
    CM certificateInstalled
     
    CM MACb0:39:56:4b:b8:68
    • DarrenM's avatar
      DarrenM
      Sr. NETGEAR Moderator

      Are you doing the speed tests directly from the modem or do you have a router in between?

       

      DarrenM

      • Yes DarrenM.  It was the first thing I did.  The same issue was happening on my CM300 and they said it was the modem so I bought the CM1000 brand new from BestBuy.  Comcast even trenched a new thicker cable from the street junction to the box in the house, and replaced the split line that the modem was connected to to a direct line from the modem to the box.  I had an open cased with them through @comcastcares on Twitter and I pinged them today demanding to be connected to L3 support.  He said he saw noise in the signal and wanted to send a tech.  I told him that's what you said the last time and they came out and replaced the cable.  I've been in the software and hardware business for 40 years and I can tell when someone is minimally trained and just taking shots in the dark.  Let me know if you need any other information.

    • Part of the problem is your firmware 

      V3.01.02


      3.01.04 is supposed to correct the issues with the ODFM channel dropping and fallback to DOCSIS 3.0 channels. Should be out by now. Uplug your modem from the power. Toggle your power button.  Wait for 60 Seconds. Power it back up Check your verision. 

      • BigQuark So here's the latest update.  Comcast came out to my house yesterday and their engineer also called Netgear.  They replaced the CM1000 with a Comcast modem and it worked.  Before they came, I had gone in to look at the modem stats and the logs and I noticed the firmware had been updated to V3.01.04.  I am not sure when that happened, but in the last week my problems actually got worse.  Sometime in the early evening or in the middle of the night, my speed would actually drop from 70mbps (should be 150) to 1mbps.  The only way I could get back to the 70mbps was sending a reset signal to the modem through the Xfinity App.  I at first tried to unplug the modem and wating 60 seconds, but even that didn't work.  Comcast showed up at 8AM yesterday and I was up at 6AM.  I did a speed test before they got there and it was back down to 1mbps so I sent another reset signal to the modem through the Xfinity app and that restored the modem to the 70mbps.  Once they put their modem on, I am now getting 175mbps which is what I was getting with the original CM300 before this all started.  They have waived the monthly modem fee and will waive it again until firmware comes out that fixes the problem.  V3.01.04 does not seem to be the version that fixes it.  If there are logs I can get off the modem, let me know how and I will send them to you.  I figure if I power it on and connect it to the ethernet port directly, I should be able to log in at 192.168.100.1.  Thanks for keeping me up to date and let me know what you need.  Many thanks

         

        Warm regards,

         

        Joe Noonan

    • DarrenM's avatar
      DarrenM
      Sr. NETGEAR Moderator

      this speed issue is not caused by CM1000 but rather its a issue on Comcast side and it is related to the Arris CMTS that needs to be updated with patches to fix the problem. We need to know how many users this is affecting so we can take this data to Comcast push them to make the fix. So more people posting they are having the issue the better for me to pass to our team to pressure comcast.

       

      Thanks

      DarrenM

      • Count me in on your report.  I have the CM1000, Comcast, Gigabit Tier Service.  I believe I am on a Cisco CMTS however.

  • Same issue. I just upgraded to gigabit speed and I cant get more than 400mb down. As the day goes on my speed gets less and less until I reboot. I'm on the latest firmware. I've connect the modem direct to my pc using cat6 and I cant get full speed.
    I've called comcast and they reposted the provision with no avail.
      • Slpope99's avatar
        Slpope99
        Aspirant
        TimePriorityDescription
        2018-02-21, 21:00:29Notice (6)DS profile assignment change. DS Chan ID: 32; Previous Profile: ; New Profile: 1 .;CM-MAC=b0:b9:8a:af:7e:28;CMTS-MAC=00:01:5c:81:9a:5e;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
        Time Not EstablishedNotice (6)Honoring MDD; IP provisioning mode = IPv6
        Time Not EstablishedCritical (3)No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=b0:b9:8a:af:7e:28;CMTS-MAC=00:01:5c:81:9a:5e;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
        Time Not EstablishedCritical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;CM-MAC=b0:b9:8a:af:7e:28;CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
        2018-02-21, 20:59:21Critical (3)Resetting the cable modem due to docsDevResetNow
        Time Not EstablishedCritical (3)No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=b0:b9:8a:af:7e:28;CMTS-MAC=00:01:5c:81:9a:5e;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
        Time Not EstablishedCritical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;CM-MAC=b0:b9:8a:af:7e:28;CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
        2018-02-21, 20:48:19Critical (3)Resetting the cable modem due to docsDevResetNow
        Time Not EstablishedCritical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;CM-MAC=b0:b9:8a:af:7e:28;CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
        Time Not EstablishedCritical (3)No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=b0:b9:8a:af:7e:28;CMTS-MAC=00:01:5c:81:9a:5e;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
        Time Not EstablishedCritical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;CM-MAC=b0:b9:8a:af:7e:28;CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
        Time Not EstablishedCritical (3)No Ranging Response received - T3 time-out;CM-MAC=b0:b9:8a:af:7e:28;CMTS-MAC=00:01:5c:81:9a:5e;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
        Time Not EstablishedCritical (3)

        SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Failed to acquire QAM/QPSK symbol timing;CM-MAC=b0:b9:8a:af:7e:28;CMTS-MAC=00:00:00:00:00:00;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;

        <tabindex=-1>Startup Procedure
        ProcedureStatusComment
        Acquire Downstream Channel519000000 HzLocked
        Connectivity StateOKOperational
        Boot StateOKOperational
        SecurityEnableBPI+
        IP Provisioning ModeHonor MDDIPv6 only

        <tabindex=-1>Downstream Bonded Channels
        ChannelLock StatusModulationChannel IDFrequencyPowerSNR / MERUnerrored CodewordsCorrectable CodewordsUncorrectable Codewords
        1LockedQAM2561519000000 Hz3.0 dBmV41.3 dB25625342600
        2LockedQAM2562525000000 Hz3.0 dBmV41.3 dB25635470300
        3LockedQAM2563531000000 Hz3.3 dBmV41.2 dB25636383250
        4LockedQAM2564537000000 Hz3.4 dBmV41.3 dB25637244800
        5LockedQAM2565543000000 Hz3.2 dBmV41.3 dB25638201760
        6LockedQAM2566549000000 Hz2.9 dBmV41.1 dB25639173150
        7LockedQAM2567555000000 Hz2.8 dBmV40.9 dB25639968700
        8LockedQAM2568561000000 Hz3.3 dBmV40.9 dB25638755300
        9LockedQAM2569567000000 Hz2.7 dBmV40.7 dB25642063800
        10LockedQAM25610573000000 Hz2.8 dBmV40.8 dB25642938600
        11LockedQAM25611579000000 Hz3.3 dBmV38.8 dB25643948600
        12LockedQAM25612585000000 Hz3.3 dBmV39.7 dB25644839100
        13LockedQAM25613591000000 Hz3.5 dBmV40.3 dB25645834000
        14LockedQAM25614597000000 Hz3.1 dBmV40.4 dB25646736100
        15LockedQAM25615603000000 Hz3.6 dBmV40.5 dB25647658700
        16LockedQAM25616609000000 Hz3.2 dBmV40.5 dB25649426100
        17LockedQAM25617615000000 Hz3.0 dBmV40.3 dB25650416500
        18LockedQAM25618621000000 Hz3.5 dBmV40.4 dB25651357400
        19LockedQAM25619627000000 Hz3.7 dBmV39.7 dB25652360900
        20LockedQAM25620633000000 Hz4.4 dBmV40.3 dB25653188100
        21LockedQAM25621639000000 Hz4.6 dBmV38.9 dB25654126200
        22LockedQAM25622645000000 Hz4.6 dBmV37.2 dB25654577800
        23LockedQAM25623651000000 Hz4.7 dBmV35.9 dB25655143300
        24LockedQAM25624657000000 Hz4.2 dBmV37.8 dB25655667000
        25Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
        26Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
        27Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
        28Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
        29Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
        30Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
        31Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000
        32Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV0.0 dB000

        <tabindex=-1>Upstream Bonded Channels
        ChannelLock StatusModulationChannel IDFrequencyPower
        1LockedATDMA135800000 Hz43.8 dBmV
        2LockedATDMA229400000 Hz43.3 dBmV
        3LockedATDMA323000000 Hz42.5 dBmV
        4Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV
        5Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV
        6Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV
        7Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV
        8Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0.0 dBmV

        <tabindex=-1>Downstream OFDM Channels
        ChannelLock StatusModulation / Profile IDChannel IDFrequencyPowerSNR / MERActive Subcarrier Number RangeUnerrored CodewordsCorrectable CodewordsUncorrectable Codewords
        1Locked0, 125708000000 Hz4.2 dBmV36.0 dB1108 ~ 298726207888181649350
        2Not Locked000 Hz2.0 dBmV0.0 dB0 ~ 4095000

        <tabindex=-1>Upstream OFDMA Channels
        ChannelLock StatusModulation / Profile IDChannel IDFrequencyPower
        1Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0 dBmV
        2Not LockedUnknown00 Hz0 dBmV

        Hardware Version2.02
         
        Firmware VersionV3.01.04
         
        Cable Modem Serial NumberRemoved 
         
        CM certificateInstalled
         
        CM MACb0:b9:8a:af:7e:28
         
  • So I just got the modem; and it doesn’t seem to be working everytime it gets close to being finished (no blinking) it starts all over again, it’s been doing this for the past half hour.
    • DarrenM's avatar
      DarrenM
      Sr. NETGEAR Moderator

      I would contact your ISP make sure the modem is added and provisioned correctly in there system.

       

      DarrenM