[PLUG] Free Cable Modem

[Paul Heinlein]

On Fri, 8 Nov 2013, John Jason Jordan wrote:

> I just upgraded to a Motorola Surfboard SB6121 Docsis 3.0 modem, so 
> my old Linksys Docsis 2.0 modem is free to a good home. It is model 
> CM100 and has served me well for several years. Google should tell 
> you the rest of the specs on it.
>
> My new modem, coupled with a service upgrade, gives me twice the 
> speed. I just downloaded Slackware 14.1 DVD, 2.31 GB, in 6.05 
> minutes, while simultaneously streaming internet radio on another 
> computer.

With a DOCSIS 3 modem on Comcast's network, you get a /64 IPv6 address 
space.

You might want to check if your workstation has a global IPv6 address. 
If so, make sure you've got some sort of ingress filtering, either at 
your border router or on each host.

-- 
Paul Heinlein
heinlein at madboa.com
45°38' N, 122°6' W