Have issues with your network like disconnections, sudden latency increases, and streaming problems. Let me assist you.
Have issues with your network like disconnections, sudden latency increases, and streaming problems. Let me assist you.
They installed the fiber outside and connected it to a box near the house. From there, they ran a copper cable into a coax modem. Most ISPs seem to follow this method. The static IP cost varies by provider, so I’ll consider that later. Thanks for the advice.
A normal Cable modem has a spec it has to run at. https://www.dslreports.com/faq/5862 here is the spec. If it runs outside or close to outside it can cause disconnections and slow speeds. There is a diagnostic page, much like the firmware page on a router where you should be able to view all of this. Firstly dont trust techs most of them are fucking retarded contractors who dont give a fuck. If it is fiber it must be https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_freq...over_glass . If this is the case however, then most likely any line issue is inside your home and its your job to track it down. Just wondering how much do you pay and what speed tier you on? Comcast my ISP does offer Fiber if your with in a 1/3 of a mile of a Fiber fed node. They want $1000 to install and $299 a month for 2Gbps service. Which is why I doubt what you have is fiber.
If there is a fiber that runs to the house then to a box, that box is called an ONT or ONU, its like a modem but for fiber. That would then got to an ethernet cable to your router. Like @Donut417 said, most large cable providers do have fiber but its usually for businesses or people with money to blow. What I think is the case though it the coax runs along the fiber drop that fios had before, so fiber might be there but they just wrapped them together. Quite common actually especially when removing other ISPs dropped is frowned upon. Ether way it sounds like you have cable. Cable and DSL suck...they just do. You were used to your fiber latency and now you feel the strain of cable and the interference spikes that cause this latency due to error corrections. Now if you login to your modem (some will let you) you can see a statistics page which will have some info, look for a page that has db values, that will let you know you are on the right page. Screen shot what you can (avoid public IP if its on the same page) and post it and we can take a look!
For your printer, a static IP is suggested. I haven’t configured any other devices with static IPs; instead, I set the printer’s IP to 192.168.1.254 and excluded that address from the DHCP pool. It’s possible the printer received a low static address, which might have been assigned to another device, causing duplicate IDs. This can result in network problems such as the printer disappearing from the network.