[Sephiroth]

Hi Superblade

Originally you posted problems when on 3 channels which is contrary to what you say in post #7. But no matter - nobody's really told you what has happened in your circuit nor answered your 5 channels question.

You have been moved to an new high capacity line card, possibly on the same UBR - I can't tell. Your power levels have changed which means they've done some field work as well in your area.

The fifth channel mis-reports the power level due to a SH firmware bug. So nothing to worry about there.

Your downstream will be sent through all 5 channels and is then resequenced in the SH prior to presentation to you. You either misunderstood the engineer or he was joking (I'm being kind to him).

So any problems you're having with the SH may be due to it being used in router mode. The Netgear version of the SH is pretty ppoor when wireless is on.

That's why I use Modem Mode and have my own router. The Netgear SH is a piece of junk as a gateway, no matter what Masque says.

Which brings me to your mild smack on the legs for Craigie. Masque does need taking on sometimes. He uses the SH in modem mode (to the best of my knowledge). Whether or not that is the case, Masque avoids commenting on the obvious stability problem the SH is having when in router mode with wireless on. If you find this "spat" an intrusion to your thread, then apologies - at least from me.

But I hope otherwise that you find the information I've posted helpful.