Cox modems *are* bridges first and foremost typically, unless you get a bundled router/modem, which is only what CenturyLink sells. If you got a "router/modem" combo, just buy a modem-only device for a dumb bridge and simple ethernet for a public ip. I recommend staying with an arris cable modem, originally motorola, they basically developed cable modem docsis, and are always the best. I moved from Cox to CL when Cox started adding a usage cap, and that was new to me to get my Fortinet firewall online with CL and their DSL doing PPPOE. I've seen the router/cable modem combo boxes later, but never owned one as I always have my own router/firewall. -mb On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 8:36 AM Donald Mac McCarthy wrote: > Will Cox allow for a bridge/virtual bridge mode? Xfinity does, which > allows you to put in a firewall, and use the modem only as a gateway, > therefore preventing a double NAT situation. Never lived in a Cox area > before, and currently ride CL fiber. > > Mac > > Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss wrote on 5/3/20 2:00 PM: > > Cox modems will learn and allow only 1 mac at a time (unless business is > set to allow more, but not on residential). If switching out firewalls, I > 99% of time reboot the modem first and foremost. > > -mb > > On Sun, May 3, 2020 at 12:08 PM Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss < > plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > >> I got it working. >> >> I assigned the SFP+ port as my LAN and assigned it the 10.x.x.x/16 >> network. Then I had to call COX and list the WAN Mac address with them. >> Upon doing so I was able to reach external sites, and all downstream >> devices started coming alive! >> >> Thanks for all the suggestions and help! >> >> Thanks, >> Alexander >> >> Sent from my Galaxy S10+ >> >> On Sun, May 3, 2020, 03:14 Herminio Hernandez, Jr. via PLUG-discuss < >> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >> >>> Can you login to the FW via the LAN interface? Can you ping the FW LAN >>> interface? Check the routing and NAT policy on the FW. All outbound traffic >>> should NAT to the FW WAN interface and there should be a default ( >>> 0.0.0.0/0) route to the internet. >>> >>> On Sat, May 2, 2020 at 7:27 PM Seabass via PLUG-discuss < >>> plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: >>> >>>> I'm with Mac, I think it is not the firewall, but if you have the >>>> ability to plug it into a display with a keyboard, you can use that for >>>> configuration and modify a different device at the same time. >>>> >>>> Makes it easier to troubleshoot by giving you the ability to configure >>>> your pfSense ports at the same time. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Message: 2 >>>> Date: Sat, 2 May 2020 09:04:35 -0700 >>>> From: Donald Mac McCarthy >>>> To: "Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss" >>>> >>>> Subject: Re: pfSense + Ubiquity >>>> Message-ID: <18adfa38-3e72-7b0a-e31a-1ddf175d717f@oscontext.com> >>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" >>>> >>>> I can help - but I am unavailable to do so until tomorrow. >>>> >>>> Make sure there are not any thing other than default VLANs on the >>>> interfaces to start with. Ubiquiti is famous for not havinght eSFP+ >>>> ports active in the default configuration, and I believe the switch has >>>> all the ports to shutdown on default config as well. >>>> >>>> I think it is the switch not passing traffic through - no the firewall. >>>> >>>> Mac >>>> Snyder, Alexander J via PLUG-discuss wrote on 5/2/20 8:53 AM: >>>> > Does anyone out there have experience with pfSence and Ubiquity >>>> switches? >>>> > >>>> > I have zero with either but that didn't stop me from buying both .... >>>> > how hard could it be?! LOL. >>>> > >>>> > I bought a Negate XG-1537-1U. I bought a Unifi Pro 24 PoE switch. >>>> > >>>> > I can configure the FW immediately after >>>> > firstboot/restore-default-configs, but only if i set the LAN interface >>>> > to be the cable that goes directly to my laptop. That's great, but >>>> > that does shit for the downstream switch. >>>> > >>>> > I have a 10GB SFP+ Port that I want to configure as the downstream >>>> > port to ubiquity, but any configuration other than mentioned above >>>> > fails .... and I'm now on my 12th "Reset To Factory Defaults" ... any >>>> > help on this would be greatly appreciated! >>>> > >>>> > Thanks, >>>> > Alexander >>>> > >>>> > Sent from my Galaxy S10+ >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > --------------------------------------------------- >>>> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> > https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Donald "Mac" McCarthy >>>> Director, Field Operations >>>> Open Source Context >>>> +1.602.584.4445 >>>> mac@oscontext.com >>>> https://oscontext.com >>>> -------------- next part -------------- >>>> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >>>> URL: < >>>> http://lists.phxlinux.org/pipermail/plug-discuss/attachments/20200502/aeab14b4/attachment-0001.html >>>> > >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> Subject: Digest Footer >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> End of PLUG-discuss Digest, Vol 179, Issue 2 >>>> ******************************************** >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> --------------------------------------------------- >>>> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org >>>> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >>>> https://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: >>> https://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: >> https://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:https://lists.phxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > -- > Donald "Mac" McCarthy > Director, Field Operations > Open Source Context > +1.602.584.4445 > mac@oscontext.com > https://oscontext.com >