[ale] [OT] Good cable modem to connect to Comcast?

[Pete Hardie]

A caution for that plan with Comcast - not all their CSRs understand that
setup, and their basic instructions assume that you have no other
technology in the network.


On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 6:37 PM, Jeff Hubbs <jhubbslist at att.net> wrote:

>  I do much the same under Uverse; I let the router and the TV boxes play
> amongst themselves and the uplink side of a WiFi router; all the desktops,
> laptops, and servers in the house connect to that instead of the Uverse
> router.
>
> On 9/17/13 4:12 PM, chip wrote:
>
> Comcast maintains a list of approved devices:
> http://mydeviceinfo.comcast.net/
>
>  But basically you need something that's DOCSIS 3.0 and supports IPV6.
>
>  I have one of the Motorola Surfboards and have been happy with it...to
> the point I've forgotten it's there, just works.  I only use it as a
> modem/bridge though, I do all the routing/firewall stuff on another device.
>
>  --chip
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 4:04 PM, leam hall <leamhall at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>  Any recommendations on make and model of a cable modem to plug into
>> Comcast service? It should be 50 down and 10 up. HA! I'll believe it when I
>> see it.
>>
>>  Still, something mildly secure. I'll put a WAP or something on the other
>> side.
>>
>>  Leam
>>
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