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Monday, January 5th, 2026 3:27 AM

Significant Packet Loss at Santa Clara Hops (68.86.143.93) - Diagnostics Attached.

Internet seems to be dropping / slowing every 5 or so minutes -> Apps and YouTubeTV forced to buffering.

See below results when an issue occurs of Ping 8.8.8.8 and Traceroute 8.8.8.8

Any recommendations?

result from ping 8.8.8.8:

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=817 ttl=116 time=14.008 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=818 ttl=116 time=16.713 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=819 ttl=116 time=14.885 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=820 ttl=116 time=22.585 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=821 ttl=116 time=15.430 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=822 ttl=116 time=12.413 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=823 ttl=116 time=12.614 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=824 ttl=116 time=14.507 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=825 ttl=116 time=14.788 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=826 ttl=116 time=14.426 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=827 ttl=116 time=15.186 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=828 ttl=116 time=14.017 ms

Request timeout for icmp_seq 829

Request timeout for icmp_seq 830

Request timeout for icmp_seq 831

Request timeout for icmp_seq 832

Request timeout for icmp_seq 833

Request timeout for icmp_seq 834

Request timeout for icmp_seq 835

Request timeout for icmp_seq 836

Request timeout for icmp_seq 837

Request timeout for icmp_seq 838

Request timeout for icmp_seq 839

Request timeout for icmp_seq 840

Request timeout for icmp_seq 841

Request timeout for icmp_seq 842

Request timeout for icmp_seq 843

Request timeout for icmp_seq 844

Request timeout for icmp_seq 845

Request timeout for icmp_seq 846

Request timeout for icmp_seq 847

Request timeout for icmp_seq 848

Request timeout for icmp_seq 849

Request timeout for icmp_seq 850

Request timeout for icmp_seq 851

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=852 ttl=116 time=13.861 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=853 ttl=116 time=13.471 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=854 ttl=116 time=22.787 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=855 ttl=116 time=16.546 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=856 ttl=116 time=17.070 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=857 ttl=116 time=15.809 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=858 ttl=116 time=14.731 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=859 ttl=116 time=18.345 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=860 ttl=116 time=19.743 ms

64 bytes from 8.8.8.8: icmp_seq=861 ttl=116 time=22.560 ms

Results from traceroute 8.8.8.8:

traceroute to 8.8.8.8 (8.8.8.8), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets

1  192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1)  3.587 ms  3.091 ms  2.770 ms

2  10.22.121.2 (10.22.121.2)  33.123 ms

    10.22.121.3 (10.22.121.3)  17.046 ms  17.866 ms

3  po-64-rur401.sanjose.ca.sfba.comcast.net (96.217.154.57)  11.464 ms

    po-64-rur402.sanjose.ca.sfba.comcast.net (96.217.154.61)  21.590 ms

    po-64-rur401.sanjose.ca.sfba.comcast.net (96.217.154.57)  9.013 ms

4  po-2-rur401.sanjose.ca.sfba.comcast.net (96.216.230.101)  11.617 ms

    po-400-xar01.sanjose.ca.sfba.comcast.net (96.216.163.205)  14.624 ms

    po-2-rur401.sanjose.ca.sfba.comcast.net (96.216.230.101)  15.806 ms

5  ae-199-rar01.santaclara.ca.sfba.comcast.net (68.87.226.109)  17.535 ms  29.144 ms

    po-400-xar01.sanjose.ca.sfba.comcast.net (96.216.163.205)  14.825 ms

6  be-299-ar01.santaclara.ca.sfba.comcast.net (68.86.143.93)  18.848 ms

    ae-199-rar01.santaclara.ca.sfba.comcast.net (68.87.226.109)  16.321 ms

    be-299-ar01.santaclara.ca.sfba.comcast.net (68.86.143.93)  16.102 ms

7  be-299-ar01.santaclara.ca.sfba.comcast.net (68.86.143.93)  19.302 ms

    50.145.121.182 (50.145.121.182)  14.817 ms

    be-299-ar01.santaclara.ca.sfba.comcast.net (68.86.143.93)  158.675 ms

8  * 50.145.121.186 (50.145.121.186)  14.998 ms *

9  * dns.google (8.8.8.8)  16.338 ms *

The problem seems to be around hop 7

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Hey there, @philola, thanks for reaching out through Xfinity Forums regarding your packet loss. We want to ensure that your connection is up and running. I understand how important it is for apps and streaming! We would be happy to help with troubleshooting. Have you tried any troubleshooting steps already from our troubleshooting checklist put together by our Experts? https://forums.xfinity.com/conversations/internet/answered-tips-for-troubleshooting-your-xfinity-internet-connection/602da481c5375f08cd7fbb7c

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