On Thu May-26-2016 08:01, Kurt Weiske (1:218/700) wrote to Roger Nelson:   
      
    KW>   Re: Re: DOOM 2016   
    KW>   By: Roger Nelson to Alan Ianson on Sun May 22 2016 10:22 am    
      
    RN> When I attached a brand new router to the computer, I discovered    
    RN> that the DSL modem had a built-in router and so the two were    
    RN> fighting for control and that subsequently led to a heated    
    RN> exchange between bellsouth tech support and yours truly for not    
    RN> telling me about that.   
      
    KW> Yeah, Comcast upgraded to DOCSIS 3.0, promising greater speeds. The   
    KW> catch? They'd install a router, on MY NETWORK, that I didn't have   
    KW> the password to and that shared my bandwidth and IP address on   
    KW> their XFINITY_WIFI publicly accessible network. No thanks!   
      
   That's one of the reasons I don't trust cablcos any longer.   
      
    KW> It took a couple of calls, but any carrier provided equipment can    
    KW> be put into "bridge mode", where it passes on its IP to your    
    KW> equipment.   
      
   The AT&T techs can only stay logged in to my router for half an hour, after   
   which the router kicks them off.  The only way they could stay on for an   
   unlimited time is here at the source.   
      
   Plus I don't have to have that stuff you experienced and said "no" to.   
      
      
   Regards,   
      
   Roger    
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