Re: internet outages
On Sat, 22 Dec 2018, john doe wrote:
> Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 13:32:57
> From: john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: internet outages
> Resent-Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 18:33:16 +0000 (UTC)
> Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>
> On 12/22/2018 6:21 PM, John Hasler wrote:
> > mark writes:
> >> From your description of the problem, it sounds like it is the router
> >> that is not doing its job properly.
> >
> > This is a Comcast-supplied combination router-modem-ap? From everything
> > I've read and been told by people who know from experience the firmware
> > in those is always buggy and insecure (the supplier always has a
> > backdoor, for example). In my experience even simple DSL modems with no
> > wifi are unstable when you let them try to be routers. Comcast may be
> > willing to swap it for a different one (probably one they got back from
> > another unhappy customer but never tested) but it's not likely to be
> > better. Put the thing in bridge mode and put a real router behind it.
> > Otherwise you are entrusting the security of your LAN to Comcast.
> >
>
> Or if you can get a modem only and use your own router (1).
>
>
> One easy way to determine if the wifi is at fault would be to be wiredly
> connected to the router.
>
>
> https://20somethingfinance.com/how-to-replace-a-comcast-modem-with-your-own/
>
>
Ah, direct ethernet connection. That's doable temporarily. Thanks for
the url too.
--
Reply to: