Cable Modem USB & 10/100Base-T DOCSIS 1.0 (DOCSIS 1.1 Upgradeable)

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Product Details

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• Item Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006BBG0
• Item model number: 5041-02-00U
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #151,065 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 21, 2002

Product Description

Product Description
The Zoom CableModem Model 5041 has both 10/100BaseT Ethernet and USB interfaces to support a wide range of operating systems, applications and installations. The modem is easily installed using the software provided. In addition, Zoom's unique Cable Modem Monitor Software provides user-friendly troubleshooting if problems are encountered on the network. The Model 5041 has been CableLabs certified as fully compliant with the Data Over Cable System Interface Specification 1.0 (DOCSIS 1.0), ensuring interoperability and a high level of performance with industry-standard cable systems. It is software upgradeable to DOCSIS 1.1, with the necessary hardware, software and Digital Certificates built into the modem to support 1.1 enhancements. Data over cable service providers are supported further with remote and local diagnostic capability, remote firmware downloads and SNMP support. The cable modem supports up to fifteen PCs and a data rate of up to 42 Mbps downstream from the service provider and 10.2 Mbps upstream.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dropped signals, couldn't get DHCP address for router, March 2, 2005

By	Craig (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

I've had a couple of issues with this modem, specifically dropped connections, and difficulting in getting it to work with a couple of pieces of equipment.

1) Over the year or so that I've used this modem with Cox cable, I came to expect a lost connection every couple of hours or so, requiring me to renew the DHCP lease. I had figured that it was spotty service w/ my provider until a friend in the same neighborhood got cable modem service, and found it to be rock solid. After spending a few minutes on the phone w/ the cable company technician, we determined that signal strength in my area should be fine, and they could find no upstream or downstream issues that should be causing the connection to drop. The other strange effect was that the modem would have to go through 3-4 rounds of negotiation to get sync'd with the cable. The cable companies conclusion was that it was probably my modem.

2) My other issue was in using a router/firewall. I had one left over from my previous residence (where I rented a toshiba cable modem). Despite numerous tries, I could never get it working with this modem and Cox. I eventually gave up and ran zonealarm instead. I've also never been able to get another machine to work with this modem, even with direct connection.

After figuring out that the dropped connections were probably coming from the cable modem, I got a linksys cable modem. It's been rock solid since changing out, not a single dropped connection. It is also more than happy to deal with my firewall/NAT box. I may have had a bum modem, but wasn't able to get through to Zoom tech support to figure that out (spending all day on hold isn't worth my time, when a new linksys was just $70).