[PLUG] ISP near Gresham
Paul Heinlein
heinlein at madboa.com
Tue Oct 3 14:43:48 UTC 2017
On Mon, 2 Oct 2017, Russell Senior wrote:
> On Comcast, you have a choice to either own or rent the modem.
> However, in either case, Comcast controls the modem. If you connect
> your own, the first 15 minutes after plugging it in is occupied with
> Comcast updating the firmware with their own. If you want control,
> the thing to do is a) buy the cable modem; b) get one with no
> wireless interfaces; and c) use the modem in the default bridging
> mode and plug in your own router on your side of the modem.
I'll note that if you rent a cable modem from Comcast, but would
rather use your own routing and/or wireless gear, you can ask the
installer to disable wifi and use bridging mode. The tech may look at
you funny, but s/he'll do it for you.
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Paul Heinlein
heinlein at madboa.com
45°38' N, 122°6' W
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