[PLUG] trying to find a cable modem / wifi combination which gives the user full control

[Michael Ewan]

I have a Motorola MB8611 cable modem, and a separate Linksys
WiFi/Router.  The Motorola is DOCIS 3.1 and is an approved model by
Comcast and should do up to 2.5GBit.  I highly recommend separating
the two devices.

On Wed, Dec 18, 2024 at 1:28 PM American Citizen
<website.reader3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hello:
>
> Xfinity is pushing me to abandon my current cable modem/wifi router
> combination and adopt one of the following:
>
> Recommended Devices
>
> ARRIS / Surfboard
> S33 or SBG8300 or G36
>
> Netgear
> CBR750 or CAX30 or CAX80 or CM1100 or CM2000 or CM2050V
>
> Hitron Technologies
> CODA56
>
> The last time I upgraded to a Netgear C6300 v2, I lost control over the
> IPV6 provisioning, and some critical DNS parameters in the setup. This
> basically meant my internet provider overruled any VPN I was trying to
> use and had full access to all the internet connections live.
>
> Has anyone found a cable modem (up to 1.2 gigs/sec) and wifi combination
> which gives the user full control so VPN will work? In my case the DNS
> queries were intercepted then substituted. I can understand my internet
> provider wanting to know all secrets.. but I really want to do VPN.
>
> Thank you for letting me know.
>
> Randall
>