Cable Forum - View Single Post - NTL 250 Blinking ready light. Restart fixes it eventually but getting worse.

huggyg71 · 06-12-2010, 19:37

Hi there. I have been having a small problem with my NTL 250 modem over this past six months or so, maybe a bit longer actually but its been getting steadily worse as time goes on so I thought I would ask here for some advice before calling Virgin.

The problem I have been having is when the modem is first powered on it will settle down after 20, 30 secs or so with a steady sync light but has a constant blinking ready light. There is no internet connection when its in this state and I am unable to connect to 192.168.100.1

Up until a few days ago a simple power off modem, wait 30 secs and power on again normally sorted it out straight away but tonight and this past few days for have taken me 15 mins or more of this power off modem and power on again routine to finally get it working. Once up and running though I have no connectivity or speed issues at all and it will stay connected for days on end unless I switch it off.

I can still connect to my router ok when this happens and removing it and connecting directly to the modem with a device makes no difference at all so doesnt seem to be anything to do with the router side of things.

Below is my log if its any help thank you.

First Time Last Time Priority Description

Mon Dec 06 18:49:10 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:10 2010 Information (7)The s/w filename specified in the config file is the same as ...

Mon Dec 06 18:49:10 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:10 2010 Information (7)A software upgrade filename was specified in the config file.
Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)Authorized

Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)Registration complete!

Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)We registered with a DOCSIS 1.1 config file!

Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)Received a REG-RSP message from the CMTS...

Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)Sending a REG-REQ to the CMTS...

Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)CableModem SNMP configure complete

Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)IP init completed ok

Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)CableModem TFTP init ok
Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)CableModem DHCP client init ok

Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedCritical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.

Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)MAP w/initial maintenance region received

Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Downstream sync ok
Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Beginning initial ranging...

Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)downstream time sync acquired...

Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Downstream sync ok

Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)starting ds time sync acquisition...

Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Locked on the downstream. Waiting for UCDs...
Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Downstream lock ok
Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Sync Start

Mon Dec 06 18:44:24 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:44:24 2010 Critical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.

Mon Dec 06 18:44:16 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:44:16 2010 Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Un...

Mon Dec 06 18:43:44 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:43:44 2010 Critical (3)Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - ...

Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedCritical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.

Mon Dec 06 18:42:46 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:42:46 2010 Critical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.

Mon Dec 06 18:42:37 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:42:37 2010 Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Un...

Mon Dec 06 18:42:04 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:42:04 2010 Critical (3)Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - ...

Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedCritical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.

Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedCritical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.

Mon Dec 06 18:28:29 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:28:29 2010 Critical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response.

Mon Dec 06 18:28:19 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:28:19 2010 Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Un...

06-12-2010, 19:37	#1
huggyg71 Inactive Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13	NTL 250 Blinking ready light. Restart fixes it eventually but getting worse. Hi there. I have been having a small problem with my NTL 250 modem over this past six months or so, maybe a bit longer actually but its been getting steadily worse as time goes on so I thought I would ask here for some advice before calling Virgin. The problem I have been having is when the modem is first powered on it will settle down after 20, 30 secs or so with a steady sync light but has a constant blinking ready light. There is no internet connection when its in this state and I am unable to connect to 192.168.100.1 Up until a few days ago a simple power off modem, wait 30 secs and power on again normally sorted it out straight away but tonight and this past few days for have taken me 15 mins or more of this power off modem and power on again routine to finally get it working. Once up and running though I have no connectivity or speed issues at all and it will stay connected for days on end unless I switch it off. I can still connect to my router ok when this happens and removing it and connecting directly to the modem with a device makes no difference at all so doesnt seem to be anything to do with the router side of things. Below is my log if its any help thank you. First Time Last Time Priority Description Mon Dec 06 18:49:10 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:10 2010 Information (7)The s/w filename specified in the config file is the same as ... Mon Dec 06 18:49:10 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:10 2010 Information (7)A software upgrade filename was specified in the config file. Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)Authorized Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)Registration complete! Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)We registered with a DOCSIS 1.1 config file! Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)Received a REG-RSP message from the CMTS... Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)Sending a REG-REQ to the CMTS... Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)CableModem SNMP configure complete Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)IP init completed ok Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:49:09 2010 Information (7)CableModem TFTP init ok Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)CableModem DHCP client init ok Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedCritical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response. Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)MAP w/initial maintenance region received Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Downstream sync ok Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Beginning initial ranging... Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)downstream time sync acquired... Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Downstream sync ok Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)starting ds time sync acquisition... Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Locked on the downstream. Waiting for UCDs... Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Downstream lock ok Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedInformation (7)Sync Start Mon Dec 06 18:44:24 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:44:24 2010 Critical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response. Mon Dec 06 18:44:16 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:44:16 2010 Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Un... Mon Dec 06 18:43:44 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:43:44 2010 Critical (3)Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - ... Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedCritical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response. Mon Dec 06 18:42:46 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:42:46 2010 Critical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response. Mon Dec 06 18:42:37 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:42:37 2010 Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Un... Mon Dec 06 18:42:04 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:42:04 2010 Critical (3)Started Unicast Maintenance Ranging - No Response received - ... Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedCritical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response. Time Not EstablishedTime Not EstablishedCritical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response. Mon Dec 06 18:28:29 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:28:29 2010 Critical (3)DHCP WARNING - Non-critical field invalid in response. Mon Dec 06 18:28:19 2010 Mon Dec 06 18:28:19 2010 Critical (3)Received Response to Broadcast Maintenance Request, But no Un...