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Has anyone else been having issues with constant 12.7.1 and 12.7.2 errors for the past week or 2?
I've been receiving 12.7.1 errors with intermittent 12.7.2 errors for the past week or 2 with it rarely resolving itself for a few hrs to then go back to the errors. I tried unplugging the modem for ...
It's likely there are storms interrupting the groundstation's connection to the satellite. Your dish also connects to the satellite, but the signal returns to earth at the groundstation (at a location somewhere West of the Mississippi river), which in turn connects to the terrestrial internet. So the connection between the groundstation and satellite is just as important as the connection between your dish and the satellite. Either link can be affected by weather. The first three letters after 'J2' in your IP Gateway code tells you where the groundstation is located, and you can periodically check the weather in that area.
