I Owned a Nighthawk Router/Modem combo, The way that Netgear handled that is that the modem was hard-wired to a bridge on the router side. and technically you could see it as a separate device in the router configs if you rooted around enough. but the modem side was just a modem. On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 11:03 AM Michael Butash via PLUG-discuss < plug-discuss@lists.phxlinux.org> wrote: > 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 >> > --------------------------------------------------- > 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 -- 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