[Connectivity] New modem?
My mother rec'd a message from Comcast telling her that her current modem will no longer support the full speeds offered by Comcast. They said she needs to upgrade to a new modem. Is this legit? If so,...
View Article[DNS] Question about choosing DNS
Apologies in advance if this has been discussed before, but what would be the drawbacks or benefits of configuring my router to use OpenDNS vs using Comcast's supplied DNSSEC service?
View Article[Equip] Yet another question about buying a modem
Sorry for resurrecting this topic. I am considering buying a modem to replace my leased Arris wmb760. My speed tier is Blast 50/10, and I don't plan to get anything higher. I do not have nor want wifi....
View Article[Signals] High Upstream Power Levels
I had a tech at my house yesterday because of high upstream power level. In the past my modem would get 3 bonded channels with power levels between 43 & 46. Lately I've been getting 1 channel at 56...
View Article[WiFi] XB3 loss of parental control
In the last wifi gateway i had through Xfinity i had the capability of setting multiple access times for my kids for the wifi. I.E. i could allow their phone access for 30 minutes in the morning and...
View Article[Connectivity] Anyone on Comcast EDI in or near FL?
Hi, Our company is considering signing up for a Comcast EDI in Florida. Our HQ in the Seattle area is already on a Comcast EDI 50M/50M. Note: EDI is their enterprise fiber to the premise and is...
View Article[Speed] PSA: Slow WiFi on Comcast? May be Comcasts Fault
There is a critical bug in Comcast's network configuration that is likely crippling thousands of routers and pretty much only Comcast has this issue. It is an edge case interaction caused by bad DSCP...
View Article[Equip] Zoom 5341J vs. Motorola SB6183 observations.
I've had my new SB6183 up and running for about 2 days now. First thing I did was check the speed at speedtest.comcast.net and of course, it was the same as I expected. I have 25/5 service and usually...
View Article[Equip] is it worth the upgrade
i currently have a zoom 5341j modem, i was wondering if its worth the investment to go to the smc d3cm1604. thanks i think my area is 16 downstream as well. just wondering
View Article[Connectivity] New smart tv
We just bought a samsung smart tv and for the life of Me cant get it to the network {netflix and other apps }yes I did the network key so many times and it keeps saying cant get the network ,I went...
View Article[Equip] Recommend a Modem?
I'm kind of out of the loop with internet stuff. Whats the go to standard modem these days?
View Article[Connectivity] Intermittent connection issues on SB6141 w/comcast
Hopefully I'm putting all this in the right forum. I'm having intermittent connection issues with my SB6141. It's been going on for a long time and I've been trying my best to diagnose and fix the...
View Article[Connectivity] Force new IP address
How do you force the Comcast DHCP server to assign a different IP?
View Article[CustSvc] Comcast direct posts?
Hey guys, I'm trying to post to the Comcast Direct forum, but it keeps taking me to a page stating that I can't read other people's posts (but I'm free to post my own by hitting Back and post). When I...
View Article[IPv6] IPV6 filtering firewall
Does anyone have a recommendation for an IPV6 filtering firewall? Although my current router supports IPV6 it has no capability to allow me to specify inbound rules.
View Article[Business] BYOD Modem
Hi, I am helping a business move from the Comcast Gateway to a BYOD modem. I have a SB6121. I use this with several other businesses. We can't get internet (even hooked a PC directly up to the modem)....
View Article[Connectivity] Your Stuff is Broken.
Greetings, I am having problems between 6pm - 11 pm. Normally I get 7m during the day and at night I am lucky to get 1m. I think it's Comcast fault. Two calls, the first blamed the modem and the second...
View Article[Speed] Packet Loss and Speeds
Hi, over the past week I've seen high levels of PL using smokeping and Ping Plotter. Just had a tech leave and said there was nothing he could do since "at time of testing" there were no speed issues...
View Article[IPv6] IPv6 Lost When Adding My Modem
I found out I can now use my own modem on my business account and drop the leasing fee. Prior to doing this, the Comcast speed test showed my IPv4 and IPv6 speeds. Now it doesn't. My router is a...
View Article[IPv6] Netgear retail router IPv6 issues..
Ok I am going to open this can please be nice, I want to get these issues fixed.. If your having issues with IPv6 PD dropping after a couple of days or having odd issues please post about them.. I...
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