thanks Stephen, the c7000 is listed at $199, i can get docsis 3.1 for less than that. I just want my linux box which is my firewall in the dmz of my cable modem for Cox cable. I'm also finding out they block port 80, anyone know if I can get that lifted? The joys of switching ISPs On Thu, Sep 13, 2018, 10:11 AM Stephen Partington wrote: > you have 2 options, Im my case I used an ubiquity edgerouter lite and it > has Wan +2 Lan ports and full commercial tools for management. but it can > be set to amd a dmz on one port, and your network on the other port in very > little time. > https://www.ubnt.com/edgemax/edgerouter-lite/ > > If you want the All in one route, the other one I have used with great > success is the netgear Nighthawk c7000, I only retired it when I moved from > Cable to Fiber. > > https://www.netgear.com/home/products/networking/cable-modems-routers/C7000.aspx > > On Thu, Sep 13, 2018 at 9:04 AM Bob Elzer wrote: > >> I need advice on a docs is 3.0 cable modem. >> >> I just bought a Motorola mb7220-10, it turns out there is nothing that is >> configurable. >> >> It's hard coded to 192.168.100 and I want 192.168.0 >> >> There's no DMZ or port forwarding. This was not clear when I ordered it. >> >> So I'm looking for one that I can configure with a DMZ and set to >> 192.168.0, I don't need WiFi and I'd like it to cost under $100. My >> download speed will only be 30mb so I don't need docsis 3.1 >> >> Anyone have any recommendations? >> >> Thanks >> Bob >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018, 1:36 PM Stephen Partington >> wrote: >> >>> In some places they even have fiber to the prem. (me) >>> >>> On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 12:02 PM Michael Butash >>> wrote: >>> >>>> You need to make sure your modem supports 3.1 too, don't forget that. >>>> >>>> Cox has just recently finished upgrading to all the new 3.1 hardware >>>> here, and phoenix tends to be their technology leader market due to being >>>> their biggest, so I'd be surprised if comcast has done more rural areas. >>>> They always seem to be the first to fight any sort of rural network >>>> legislation as they hate wasting their capital on non-rich areas, so make >>>> sure they can even support the 8-24 channels down needed for those speeds. >>>> You'd be amazed how screwed up cable plants can be in rural/old areas that >>>> in some cases, they just cannot support the rates. Tempe was like this for >>>> a long while here due to the original podunk cable co that built it. >>>> >>>> Cox is actually one of the better cable MSO's out there sadly. My >>>> first job in tech in '99 was @home networks that pioneered cable modem >>>> tech, and taught the cable behemoths about that little internet thing, and >>>> dealing with them all from comcast, cox, intermedia, att, and others, cox >>>> was always one of the least crappy of them. So much I even worked for them >>>> after for a bit (more crappy to work for imho). Not perfect, but >>>> definitely better. If you like to pirate media, oddly they were one of the >>>> strongest to reject lawsuits, abuse subpoenas, and other media cartel >>>> incursions on human rights, where comcast (being the ultimate media whore >>>> thanks to corrupt/owned fcc) is the opposite... >>>> >>>> That said, I've been having more frequent outages (including 2 >>>> yesterday) with Cox, and they're steadily warning and charging me for >>>> bandwidth now, so I'm having Centurylink installed to check out that is >>>> almost double the speed and $25 less than my cox bill now. As much as I >>>> hate Centurylink, they don't have the bandwidth caps, that started with >>>> Comcast coincidentally, and Cox can stick it now (pun intended) that they >>>> impose them too if I'm just going to go over monthly. Joy of having both >>>> services at least temporarily is I can steer traffic out either/both with >>>> my Fortigate firewall with sd-wan features, so going to play a month or two >>>> before I can one or the other to see... >>>> >>>> -mb >>>> >>>> On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 10:01 PM, Jim wrote: >>>> >>>>> I found out Tuesday what was causing me to not get the speed I was >>>>> told I should get. Once again the Comcast guy I was talking to said he >>>>> wanted to send out a repairman to find out why I wasn't getting the 150 >>>>> Mbps everything told him I should be getting. Tuesday morning the >>>>> repairman showed up with his supervisor. The supervisor told me the 150 >>>>> Mbps speed is for customers in areas that are served with a docsis 3.1 >>>>> network, but where I live is served by a docsis 3.1 network. Because of >>>>> this I get 100 Mbps, but could get 150 if I wanted to pay more. Then he >>>>> said the network in this area isn't able to supply everyone with 150 Mbps, >>>>> and no he doesn't know when this area will be upgraded. I was amazed that >>>>> all the corporate people I talked to didn't know that this was the case. >>>>> They all said I should be getting 150. >>>>> >>>>> After the repairman and his boss left, I called and emailed the >>>>> corporate people who had been telling me I should be getting 150 and told >>>>> them what the local supervisor said. Later one of them called back and >>>>> agreed with me that since I had been told I should be getting 150, that he >>>>> would give it to me for the price I'm paying now. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Is Cox as fscked up as Comcast? >>>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from >>> rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. >>> >>> Stephen >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------- >>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > > -- > A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from > rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. > > Stephen > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss