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hi all,
i didnt want to hijack the other thread regarding morning resets as the issues may well sound identical (reseting the modem every morning) but i appreciate the causes may differ. here's my details....

Downstream Lock : Locked
Downstream Channel Id : 27
Downstream Frequency : 315000000 Hz
Downstream Modulation : QAM256
Downstream Symbol Rate : 6952 Ksym/sec
Downstream Interleave Depth : taps12Increment17
Downstream Receive Power Level : 1.6 dBmV
Downstream SNR : 38.7 dB

Upstream Lock : Locked
Upstream Channel ID : 2
Upstream Frequency : 47400000 Hz
Upstream Modulation : QAM16
Upstream Symbol Rate : 2560 Ksym/sec
Upstream transmit Power Level : 46.0 dBmV
Upstream Mini-Slot Size : 2
Network Access : Allowed
Maximum Downstream Data Rate : 20480000
Maximum Upstream Data Rate : 768000
Maximum Upstream Channel Burst : 3044
Maximum Number of CPEs : 1
Modem Capability : Concatenation Enabled, Fragametation Enabled, PHS Enabled

Thu Dec 10 09:49:30 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:49:30 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:49:30 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:49:30 2009 Information (7) locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 09:49:30 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:49:30 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:49:30 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:49:30 2009 Critical (3) SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 09:49:30 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:49:30 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 09:49:29 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:49:29 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:49:29 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:49:29 2009 Information (7) locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 09:49:29 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:49:29 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:49:28 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:49:28 2009 Critical (3) SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 09:49:28 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:49:28 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 09:48:51 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:51 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:48:51 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:51 2009 Information (7) locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 09:48:51 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:51 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:48:50 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:50 2009 Critical (3) SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 09:48:50 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:50 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Information (7) locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Critical (3) SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Information (7) locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:46 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:48:45 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:45 2009 Critical (3) SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 09:48:45 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:45 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 09:48:02 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:02 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:48:02 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:02 2009 Information (7) locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 09:48:02 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:02 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:48:02 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:02 2009 Critical (3) SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 09:48:01 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:01 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 09:48:01 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:01 2009 Information (7) Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 09:48:01 2009 Thu Dec 10 09:48:01 2009 Information (7) locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!

I've had to go through the morning resets for the best part of a month, tech support have continually either dropped my calls ( after 40 or more mins on hold) or stated there was an area wide issue?

any help appreciated

cheers
rob

Re: morning resets

It might help to know where you are located. For example, if you're in/near Barnsley as well as the other person, we might be able to start piecing things together.

Is this the only time of day that the modem resyncs? How long has this been going on for? Can you post the entire Event log as it currently stands, please?

EDIT: I've just looked at the other morning thread and I believe there is a hard problem there. So the barsnley question is not relevant but it is useful to know where you are in case there is some correlation available (even in other forums).

Re: morning resets

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sephiroth (Post 34924295)

I'm in the port talbot area (sa12), and its been ongoing for about a month. its happening every morning and occaisionally in the afternoons and evenings

this is the entire Event log

First TimeLast TimePriorityDescription
Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Information (7)locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Critical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Information (7)locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:38:04 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:38:03 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:38:03 2009 Critical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 10:38:03 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:38:03 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 10:23:13 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:13 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:23:13 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:13 2009 Information (7)locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 10:23:13 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:13 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:23:13 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:13 2009 Critical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 10:23:13 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:13 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 10:23:12 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:12 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:23:12 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:12 2009 Information (7)locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 10:23:12 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:12 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:23:11 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:11 2009 Critical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 10:23:11 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:11 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Information (7)locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Critical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Information (7)locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!
Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:23:00 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:22:59 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:22:59 2009 Critical (3)SYNC Timing Synchronization failure - Loss of Sync
Thu Dec 10 10:22:59 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:22:59 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync failed
Thu Dec 10 10:10:47 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:10:47 2009 Information (7)Downstream sync ok
Thu Dec 10 10:10:47 2009 Thu Dec 10 10:10:47 2009 Information (7)locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!

hope that helps

cheers

Re: morning resets

what drew me to replying to this thread was this log entry;

"Information (7)locked and synced to rescue CMTS...all is well!"

for what it is worth here are my thoughts...

I had an ongoing problem for quite a while that was beginning to get on my nerves, I was having to reboot my firewall most mornings for more than a month.

Then I started to notice the cable modem had an issue with the ready light flashing, most times a reboot of the CM fixed it but on one occasion I was offline for an entire day before it came back.

The flashing ready light then became a regular occurence and at various times of the day.

I too had similar logs entries in the CM as you are getting.

I had my modem replaced after some intense phone calls with CS (they posted it out to me and I switched it out) and since then I have had no issues.

Re: morning resets

Hi Rob,

Loss of downstream is very very rarely a nationwide issue. It would take a amp to fail, power fail to cause a nationwide issue and there would be thousands of customers affected.

Loss of downstream is most often caused by a local issue and will need a tech to check it out. Since you've gotten nowhere with 1st line may I suggest news group support.

http://www.virginmedia.com/myvirginm...setting-up.php

The group to post to is

virginmedia.support.broadband.cable

Re: morning resets

Quote:

Originally Posted by xocemp (Post 34924849)

cheers xocemp, i'll give that a try