On Sat, 22 Dec 2018, john doe wrote: > Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 13:32:57 > From: john doe <johndoe65...@mail.com> > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: Re: internet outages > Resent-Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 18:33:16 +0000 (UTC) > Resent-From: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > On 12/22/2018 6:21 PM, John Hasler wrote: > > mark writes: > >> From your description of the problem, it sounds like it is the router > >> that is not doing its job properly. > > > > This is a Comcast-supplied combination router-modem-ap? From everything > > I've read and been told by people who know from experience the firmware > > in those is always buggy and insecure (the supplier always has a > > backdoor, for example). In my experience even simple DSL modems with no > > wifi are unstable when you let them try to be routers. Comcast may be > > willing to swap it for a different one (probably one they got back from > > another unhappy customer but never tested) but it's not likely to be > > better. Put the thing in bridge mode and put a real router behind it. > > Otherwise you are entrusting the security of your LAN to Comcast. > > > > Or if you can get a modem only and use your own router (1). > > > One easy way to determine if the wifi is at fault would be to be wiredly > connected to the router. > > > https://20somethingfinance.com/how-to-replace-a-comcast-modem-with-your-own/ > > Ah, direct ethernet connection. That's doable temporarily. Thanks for the url too.
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