[ale] Modem/router config for Comcast

Justin Goldberg justgold79 at gmail.com
Sun Jul 29 14:24:38 EDT 2012


Depending on the model you can still access the modem in bridged mode
by staticing your computer's ip to be on its lan subnet.

On 7/29/12, Pete Hardie <pete.hardie at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm using the cable modem from Comcast, but have them set it to bridge
> mode.  My Linksys is set to get its IP (network-facing) via DHCP, but
> I have my desktop as internal DHCP server for my internal network.  I
> am not able to access the cable modem admin interface when its in
> bridge mode
>
>
> Pete Hardie
> --------
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>
> On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Jim Lynch
> <ale_nospam at fayettedigital.com> wrote:
>> I have purchased a modem and router to replace the Comcast supplied
>> equipment and am wondering how to configure same.  I read in a recent
>> thread about asking the company to configure the modem as a pass-through
>> device.  That's what I'm currently doing with the existing DSL service,
>> letting the router do the PPPoE authentication.  Since I haven't gotten
>> any user/pw info I'm making a wild guess that cable modems don't use
>> PPPoE??   This is a residential installation.
>>
>> 1. So the questions are, can I get the drones supporting a residential
>> installation to configure my modem as a pass-through?
>> If I do, what's the connection type?
>> Is there an authentication mechanism I'll need a user/pass for?
>>
>> 2. Or am I going to have to leave the modem alone and  get an IP from
>> the modem via DHCP?
>>
>> I'd rather not have two DHCP servers between me and the network, if
>> that's possible.
>>
>> I know how DSL works but I haven't had any experience with cable to
>> date.  I googled for info but all I could come up with was how to
>> accomplish #2.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jim.
>>
>>
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