> On Jun 14, 2023, at 10:49, Livingood, Jason via tor-relays
> <tor-relays@lists.torproject.org> wrote:
>
> a customer that has Advanced Security has in essence (1) chosen to use an XB
> gateway rather than buy their own modem & router in retail and manage it
> themselves, and (2) turned on Advanced Security.
I appreciate your perspective, and taking the time to inform this list, but...
I have had three Comcast installations going back over a decade, the most
recent less than 3 years ago. In every single case, I was told in no uncertain
terms that I had to lease (for about $10/month) and use Comcast equipment in
order to get static IP addresses. I tried to escalate the issue and was told it
was non-negotiable, end of story. So, no, I haven't "chosen to use an XB
gateway rather than buy [my] own modem."
When I placed my orders, I specifically requested NO firewall or other extra
security measures. In each and every case, the default installation had various
kinds of blocking and filtering enabled, which I had to disable (sometimes with
a truly monumental and expensive amount of effort, often later having to turn
it off again when it is arbitrarily turned back on). So, no, I haven't "turned
on Advanced Security."
Setting the router to bridge mode on my current install causes it to disconnect
from all my static IP addresses, fetch a single address using DHCP, and respond
only to that one. So that, too, is not an option.
So perhaps what you describe is the way things are *supposed* to work, but at
least in my area (northern California) the folks in the field haven't got the
memo.
That said, I've run Tor relays on my Comcast connections and never had problems
with anything blocking Tor per se.
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