On 10/3/2018 8:23 PM, Neil Zampella wrote: > I had heard anecdotal stories about Xfinity modems and ethernet > connections to non-computer equipment. I actually had one customer who > had the problem, I took a spare Linksys router, and connected it between > the Xfinity modem, and the equipment, and that fixed the issue for my > customer. I basically turned off the Xfinity WiFi, installed a top of > the line Linksys AC-1900 router, and all the ethernet, and wireless > connections go through that, and he's not seen the issue since.
My last word: I bought into the XFinity "X1" program and connected their super-modem and tried to make it work with my LAN. I detected security holes in their "instant hotspot" provision that would violate my company's insistence of tight firewalls and hard-wire Ethernet for any off-premises system carrying company information no matter how small. The upshot is that I returned their modem, bought my own Arris (Motorola) modem meeting their compatibility specs, and continued to use my existing Netgear VPN router. It paid for itself wirhin a year. Problem solved. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
