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[Discuss] Changing Comcast Modem to Bridged
- Subject: [Discuss] Changing Comcast Modem to Bridged
- From: jbk at kjkelra.com (jbk)
- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 19:35:00 -0500
- In-reply-to: <20181230192951.GA8328@csail.mit.edu>
- References: <6896ae06-58a9-ebca-121a-72fb8ad0ec29@kjkelra.com> <20181230160103.87FC5142B6A@localhost> <eb08e42d-c2f9-4749-0162-82e30e249197@kjkelra.com> <20181230192951.GA8328@csail.mit.edu>
On 12/30/18 2:29 PM, Gregory Galperin wrote: > On Sun, Dec 30, 2018 at 11:39:24AM -0500, jbk wrote: >> The problem with doing that is there is no way to turn off the Comcast dhcp >> server w/o putting it into bridged mode, other than limiting the range to a >> single address and have that lease set to forever. But forever on the modem > can't you reserve a static ip in the comcast router outside its dhcp range, > and set up your own router to uplink on that static ip? > --grg > > No, only within the range. These modems are really locked down to prevent people like me becoming headaches for their support staff. I'm now bridged and after a few hours have internet connection through the new router. It took a while and I'm not sure why. I need to finish the setup of my virtual access point. -- Jim Kelly-Rand jbk at kjkelra.com
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