Strange things with cable modem

Bleep

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I just got me a new cable modem, Linksys befcmu10 I works really well but cant understand the lights. Power light is on, activity light blinking, cable light not on but once in a while and status light on. Accrding to the book all the lights should be lit. Is this unusual?

Just noticed something else, I am getting pinged with something. The activity lite is on constantly on my router even with my lan shut down. Any ideas on that?

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MasterFlash

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I don't know about Linksys, cause I've got a Motorola cable modem and a D-Link router, but I think all the lights should be solid on the cable modem except the activity light will be flashing/blinking.
 

InlineFive

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The Data light will always be blinking to show communication with the ISP server. About you status light I dont know about that, my Toshiba PCX1100U does that also from time to time so maybe it's a self-diagnostic?

-Por
 

OverVolt

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Originally posted by: PorBleemo
The Data light will always be blinking to show communication with the ISP server. About you status light I dont know about that, my Toshiba PCX1100U does that also from time to time so maybe it's a self-diagnostic?

-Por
I always thought it was blaster, my activity light never used to blink 24/7, and now it does.

 

Bleep

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if its working i wouldnt worry about it, lol

Probnably good advice. it is just weird as I was using one of those 3Com that looks like a shark fin and the only activity that I saw was on my router.

thanks guys
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SilentZero

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Originally posted by: OverVolt
Originally posted by: PorBleemo
The Data light will always be blinking to show communication with the ISP server. About you status light I dont know about that, my Toshiba PCX1100U does that also from time to time so maybe it's a self-diagnostic?

-Por
I always thought it was blaster, my activity light never used to blink 24/7, and now it does.

My activity light blinks 24/7 since I had the cable modem the past 10 months.

 

jeffrey

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My cable modem data light didn't used to blink, except for when I was accessing/downloading something. Recently that damn thing won't stop and it is annoying the hell out of me. Make it stop!!
 

Bleep

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The blinking led's are driving me nuts!!! A bunch of computers with active Hard Drives blinking, modem blinking, router blinking. If I could just get them to blink all at the same time I could calibrate my eye blinking and never see them.

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whitelight

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Originally posted by: Bleep
The blinking led's are driving me nuts!!! A bunch of computers with active Hard Drives blinking, modem blinking, router blinking. If I could just get them to blink all at the same time I could calibrate my eye blinking and never see them.

Bleep

good luck. ;) you'll be doing a lot of blinking.