I have a Netgear CG814WG v2 cable modem. The internet went out this morning
and I checked the lights on the modem. The power light comes on, then the
connected ports light up, then all the lights on the modem go on, then they
all go off. This cycle repeats continuously. I held down the reset button
for 10 seconds but that didn't clear up the problem. I thought it was weird
that even though I was holding down the reset button, the lights continued
to cycle on and off just like before.

In my efforts to narrow down the problem, I have the following question.
Shouldn't the lights remain steady even if there is nothing hooked up to the
ethernet ports on the modem? I called the cable company and the tech agreed
with me and said he never heard of that happening before (all the lights
cycling through an on/off pattern). I left it powered off for a few hours
and powered it back on, same thing.

Thanks for your reply.
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David Farber
Los Osos, CA