Recent content by ARYDANT

I picked up a new Cisco DOCSIS 3 modem from Comcast. I setup my WRT54GS router on to that. After the connection was established, page loads were much faster. Streaming video was also dramatically improved and the logs were empty. Speed tests were marginally faster, but it was the actual...

.......of course, since I don't have the Linux WRT54GL, I can't do that. I haven't run any torrents in a few years. I spent several hours and called 10 numbers last night with Comcast. Comcast couldn't figure out how to give me a new WAN IP addresso_O. Guess where there dumped me...

The WCG200 has a MAC address printed on the enclosure. This is what I give to the IP provider when setting up DHCP. I don't see anywhere that this can be changed in the configuration menu. A newer modem and router might have more options. I do have WRT54G hooked up down stream and I could...

I got home from work today and ran a scan of my router on the "Sheilds Up" site. This reported a robust firewall with no vulnerabilities that they could find. I called Comcast security and told them I was dealing with DoS attacks on my system. They told me this was difficult to stop and...

I am on a Comcast cable network and subscribe to their lowest tier - Economy Plus - 3Mb/775Kb. I have found this to be sufficient for everything the two of us do. Surfing, streaming and the occasional file download. I figure Comcast has sold most everyone on higher tiers than they need. They...