Modem does weird flashing things

[aimeeandbeatles]

I have a button on my router. Most of the time it's grey (not lit up). Over the last few days, I've noticed at about the same time every day (around 6 p.m.) it begins flashing orange/red (I'm not sure which) and green alternately. After a while it stops. Internet access is not change, I tried to look this up on Google and got stuff about broken connections which mine is not broken.

I couldn't read the brand name on the modem (it's very small text). Also, I'm not sure what the button is. It's two arrows pointing at each other in a circle.

Is the modem faulty and I should call the ISP or should I worry?

 

[Zelig]

Internet access is not change, should I worry?

No, you shouldn't.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

OK thanks. I was thinking since it's around the same time if it's some test or something that the ISP is doing.

 

[GoodGame]

I'd be curious what it means as amber/red usually means something is not working right. Maybe it is just indicating a traffic problem----like someone else is signing onto your network every day at the same time?

 

[Cutlass]

Yeah, if it's happening at the same time it's probably a network connection/congestion issue. Probably some other users are scheduling something that uses it heavily for a while at that time.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

Well it also flashes green alternately so I'm not sure what that is.

 

[Cutlass]

Enough traffic to make your connection intermittent. Not enough traffic to shut you out altogether.