Snarky, yes, but I appreciate the advice. I had a wireless router which you may recall from a previous post was blamed for a DNS poisoning event (likely erroneously.) And I have been considering Ooma for a while. It is time to do it. Then getting my own cable modem will be simpler--more choices if voice is not needed. And it does appear I have learned little, but not nothing, on this list. Some people are slow learners.
But for curiosity's sake, does this modem have a DNS cache? I believe they do use the wireless in the modem to provide xfinity wireless, but I have been lead to believe it does not go under my bandwidth and data cap. My laptop reports an xfinity wireless but I have been unable to connect to it. Instead I connect to wireless using one I have named Comcastrrash in the Arris. -Denis On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 12:45 PM, King Beowulf <[email protected]> wrote: > On 09/18/2017 10:16 PM, Denis Heidtmann wrote: > > Answered by Comcast chat: > > > > I asked the question in my opening statement. Here is the dialog. Your > > task is to tell me what the answer is. > > > > Harpreet 11:40 AM Let me check > > > > Harpreet 11:41 AM Just for the account security, May I have the complete > > service address along with the zip code ? > > ... > > <ugh...the horror....> > > You made a few errors in trying to resolve your recent cable modem issues: > > 1. Arris TG1268T looks to be an EMTa telephony modem. However I can't > check with Arris since that model number does not appear to exist. > Personally, I would not use anything C. provides and this avoid their > nonsense and rental fees. > > 2. since you want to clear DNS, that means you cable modem is also a > wifi router? > 2a C. is very likely hosting "free" xfinity wifi service using your > bandwidth and data cap. > 2b. cable modem + router is a non-optimal performance and security > arrangement for you home network. > 2c. Are you mad? have you learned nothing on this list? > > 3. You are using C. VOIP service. See 2c. > > I used to have one of their Arris EMTa cable modems (not a router since > still had a nice wifi router) and VOIP service. They do not even > provide the backup battery! I had all sorts of issues and went through > 2 cable modems in <2 years. I then smartened up: > > netgear WNDR3700 gigabit 802.11abg/n 2.4 and Ghz dual band running > OpenWRT with 3 wifi SSIDs > Its getting a antique but still works well. It might be time for one of > the new fancy AC versions, but with DD-Wrt or OpenWRT of course > (Gargoyle is another good choice based on OpenWrt). > > Netgear CM600 cable modem > It is mine. The admin pw is MINE. no wifi, just 2 ports: coax and RJ45. > Idiot C. had to "provision" it twice and then they told me I had a > loose cable and would I like to have a tech come in and install it for > me? Really? I'm a freakin' service engineer for multinational > laboratory equipment manufacturer and I CAN'T FIGURE OUT A LOOSE COAX > CABLE! <physically impossible expletive> > > Ooma Telo modem and VOIP service with bluetooth dongle > Solid, cheap, has more features that C. and I sprung for premier service > for a few extra features. The BT dongle allows me to answer my cell > using the handsets. There are other service options as well. > > I have complete control over my network and DNS cache. I DO NOT USE C. > DNS servers. I may need to use C. as my ISP, but that does not mean > they get any more $ than necessary. Once I year or so I call, nicely > threaten to quite and the cut my fee in 1/2 for another year. > > Denis, the above may be a wee snarky, but I feel your pain. I seriously > recommend getting your own hardware. If you are in PDX area, I can assist. > > Have fun. > Ed > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
