XFINITY will send you bursts of other peoples data constantly. That’s the nature of CMTS, it’s a broadcast network, acts like one giant ethernet.
Owen > On Oct 11, 2023, at 15:00, William Herrin <b...@herrin.us> wrote: > > On Wed, Oct 11, 2023 at 12:32 PM Delong.com <o...@delong.com> wrote: >> Nope… My Surfboard 8611 has that (just Cable<->single ethernet port). > > Cool. The models I have only bridge. > > >> The SRX-340 provides a backup simple network (SRX LAN ->NAT->$CABLECO) in >> case things go wrong with the (usually more reliable multi-homed) network. ( > > Yeah, that's why I've been messing with Xfinity this week. I've been > stalling since I moved in last year, waiting to see how long > Centurylink fiber would work flawlessly enough that I didn't need a > second carrier. Last year I got a hold of some cable modems, made sure > I could reach the Xfinity activation service, and then I set it aside. > I figured that in a pinch I could do Internet off my phone long enough > to plug everything back in and get Xfinity up and running. > > After the glitch a couple weeks ago when Centurylink sent me bursts of > other peoples' data for a day or so, I figured it was time to put a > second provider back in my mix. Imagine my surprise this week when I > went ahead and bought service, went back to the activation page, and > it didn't work. > > Regards, > Bill Herrin > > > -- > William Herrin > b...@herrin.us > https://bill.herrin.us/
