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Re: Internet provider issue

I use Teksavvy over Rogers, and the problems I get, have always been rogers based. Both Rogers and Bell tend to no longer bury their cables, or if they do maybe a couple of inches. So lawnmower damage is seemingly not uncommon.

My internet would tend to drop mid afternoon, turned out the cable was old, and when the hot sun reached it, the connection dropped. The signal was weak before that, but the sun was the straw that broke it.

I originally had a Thompson modem which I bought from Teksavvy when I first signed up. They eventually retired the hardware, so sent me a gratis loan Hitron CODA56. The local address of the modem is http://192.168.100.1/ (even though that isn't my subnet at home).

The internet says your modem is on 192.168.0.1, so try pointing your browser at that ip address.

I don't demand much of my internet connection (provide me bytes in both directions), and most of my network problems seem related to my router and switches being way too retro, but it does work. Just the odd restart needed.

That said. I have had problems with jitsi meetings recently, so until I know why that is happening, I can't not blame everyone.

Tug

On 12/08/2026 12:57, Rick Leir via linux wrote:
You will find that Teksavvy support is great, and better than asking us.

You mentioned a low signal cable, that implies that Teksavvy is reselling Rogers internet. The person who trouble shoots that cable would be a Rogers contractor possibly?.  The wet weather can be bad for cable.


/Richard Leir/
/_Happy Canoeing and Hiking and Biking!_/


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-------- Original Message --------
On Wednesday, 08/12/26 at 09:12 Eric Brackenbury via linux <linux [ at ] linux-ottawa [ dot ] org> wrote:

    Good day everyone.
    Trying to dump Bell here.
    We only have dsl or cable.
    I am trying tecksavvy but their modem (CODA 4680) is not easy to
    work with and cable is due to be replaced because of a low signal.
    Also the tech folk don't seem to be very knowledgable, even about
    their own hardware.
    At the moment I cannot access the modem on my desktop.
    A router and bridge mode seems to be an option apparently.
    Any alternate suggestions would be appreciated.
    My machine is Arch and when availble Alex P helps me navigate
    things outside my skillset.
    Regards to all
    Eric Brackenbury

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