Regarding Reports on Recent Connection Problems with the NA Data Center

[Laraul]

1) Mostly (if not all) everyone who's having this problem is from California, CA. (You yourself are in AZ, which may not be affected)

Several posts we're from people in AZ, including the original poster. It is not limited to just people in California.

2) Mostly (if not all) everyone who's reporting the problem are pinging 204.2.229.9 (You are pining 204.2.229.103 -- could mean everything, could mean nothing)

I pinged my server, which is 204.2.229.103. I assume 204.2.229.9 is the pinger's server. I don't know for certain

I was simply trying to say that the problem is likely an issue local to the user. If you are experiencing frequent disconnects and/or lag spikes over a number of days, call Cox and have them come out and do a line test. Try also checking your modem's web management server (if it has one). I believe it's usually found by typing "http://192.168.100.1" into a web browser. Lastly you can always reboot/reset/replace your router (if possible). Most people have already tried some of these already.

The last time I was experiencing frequent disconnects and lag spikes, it turned out that line that runs to my block was mauled on by some animal. And it wasn't discovered until they did a visual line check of the line. This was causing a dip in line signal power resulting in a poor connection. It took them two or three days to find and repair it.