On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 5:24 PM, Russell Senior <russ...@personaltelco.net> wrote:
> >>>>> "Larry" == Larry Brigman <larry.brig...@gmail.com> writes: > > Larry> Arris Surfboard wifi version with 802.3AC1900. > Larry> http://shop.surfboard.com/ > > FWIW, even when you buy and own the cable modem it is under Comcast > control. The first 15 minutes after you hook it up is them loading > their own firmware onto the thing. Having Comcast in control of the > wifi is suboptimal, in my opinion. I recommend a bridging device, one > coax, one ethernet, no wifi on the device, so that you can control the > network on your side. The SB6141 is such a device. Hook up your own > gateway and wifi router that Comcast doesn't control. yikes, good to know, as I am getting one of these based on the recommendations in this thread (once I found out how cheap they are compared to the monthly rental fee...it would be insane not to! Last time I looked I was seeing them costing hundreds of bucks, but I was probably looking in the wrong placeS) _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug