<div dir="ltr">Just to add another Note to all this. Most of residential Atlanta area should have IPv6 capability at this point. Be sure to check that your firewalls support IPv6 filtering and won't leave you out in the open. Can't (or shouldn't) hide behind NAT/PAT any longer!<div>
<br></div><div>--chip</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Edward Holcroft <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eholcroft@mkainc.com" target="_blank">eholcroft@mkainc.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif">I asked this question back in February and got some good advice. I ended up going with a Motorola SB6121 SURFboard. It gives the full advertised throughput and meets all the DOCSIS 3.0 etc. requirements that were recommended on this list. I only use it purely as a modem, with firewall on a pfSense box and wifi on a separate WAP.</font></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">So far, I have not had a hitch with it.</span></div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div class="gmail_default"><font face="arial, sans-serif">On Comcast's 50 down 10 up service, we've had that here for 2 years now and it performs as advertised. Had one or two general outages, but besides that, they have delivered on their promised speeds. I'm about to upgrade to their 100/20 service!</font></div>
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</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div><div class="h5"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 4:12 PM, chip <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chip.gwyn@gmail.com" target="_blank">chip.gwyn@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Comcast maintains a list of approved devices:<div><a href="http://mydeviceinfo.comcast.net/" target="_blank">http://mydeviceinfo.comcast.net/</a><br>
</div><div><br></div><div>But basically you need something that's DOCSIS 3.0 and supports IPV6.</div>
<div><br></div><div>I have one of the Motorola Surfboards and have been happy with it...to the point I've forgotten it's there, just works. I only use it as a modem/bridge though, I do all the routing/firewall stuff on another device.</div>
<div><br></div><div>--chip</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div>On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 4:04 PM, leam hall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:leamhall@gmail.com" target="_blank">leamhall@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
</div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Any recommendations on make and model of a cable modem to plug into Comcast service? It should be 50 down and 10 up. HA! I'll believe it when I see it. <br>
<br></div>Still, something mildly secure. I'll put a WAP or something on the other side.<span><font color="#888888"><br>
<br></font></span></div><span><font color="#888888">Leam<br><div><div><div><br>-- <br><div><a href="http://leamhall.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Mind on a Mission</a></div>
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