Relocating Cable Modem - Cable-Modem.Net Forums

	The Cable Modem Information Network	Search Site:
Cable Modem Home - Forums - Reply - Statistics - Sign Up - Search -

Cable-Modem.Net Forums / Cable Modem Discussion / Relocating Cable Modem

Author	Message
DvNthn Member	# Posted: 20 Aug 2009 06:51 Greetings All, I recently had a cable modem installed at my home by a Comcast tech. I had the tech install the modem at the top of the loft in our home. Unfortunately, the hot summer days are causing my loft to become very hot and I am continually afraid the cable modem and my wireless router are going to overheat. We have several unused cable drops spread out around the house. I have one in the basement where the temperature is very cool. Is it possible to power down the cable modem and wireless router, move them to the basement, power everything back up, and expect everything to work as it did up in our loft? Any and all insight is greatly appreciated. Cheers, - Dave
Shnerdly Moderator	# Posted: 20 Aug 2009 09:42 Welcome to the forum DvNthn. You could probably connect the modem to any one of those connections and make it work, HOWEVER, the cable modem should be connected to the cable as close to the entry point of the cable to the building as possible. By that I mean you don't want to have 2 or more splitters in the cable ahead of the modem. Where the cable enters the building, it should go to one high quality splitter. That splitter has one lead to the modem and the other to the rest of the dwelling. If you connect it after 2 or more splitters, you will probably have an assortment of problems ranging from erratic download speeds to frequent disconnects. As far as the modem overheating, I have my cable modem, computer that acts as a router and a web server in an un-air conditioned room. The temperature in that room frequently approaches 100 degrees Fahrenheit during the summer. I have not had any problems at all. In fact my cable modem is 3 years old now and was only replaced because the cable was hit by lightning. The web server and router computers have both been running non-stop for about five years.
DvNthn Member	# Posted: 20 Aug 2009 13:45 Greetings Shnerdly, Thanks for the warm welcome and the sound advice. I come from a data center background and when devices become hot to the touch, I become extremely anxious. Glad to hear the heat fluctuations will not damage the individual hardware components. I may move the cable modem and wireless router to the basement strictly for piece of mind. Thanks again for responding to my inquiry. If you have any additional pointers, please feel free to share them. Cheers, - Dave

FREE CABLE MODEM! When You Order Internet Service with Comcast, Cox or Charter