[TriLUG] looking for bridge mode cable modem for Spectrum

[Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG]

On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 8:38 AM David Both via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> I have an older but unused Motorola Surfboard. It is yours if you want
> it. No charge, just pick it up if you are around Raleigh. It has no
> phone jack.
>
      Which leads too... what is the reason NOT to run your own
(supported) modem and router?

> Let me know if you are interested.
>
> On 10/26/20 8:25 AM, Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG wrote:
> > On Mon, 26 Oct 2020, Israel Pattison wrote:
> >
> >> I ran my modem in bridge mode on TWC/Spectrum for years (Motorola
> >> Surfboard) without any issues. I switched to AT&T Fiber a few months
> >> ago. In their modem config bridge mode is under the firewall settings
> >> and labeled as “NAT Passthrough”. I talked to the technician who set
> >> it up and we both agreed that it was the wrong name for the feature
> >> and didn’t belong in firewall settings.
> >
> > I'm starting to get the idea that bridge mode is obsfucated, even if
> > it's present. Where I've found it, has only been by someone pointing
> > it out, like you've done, and it's always had a different name.
> >
> > Joe
> >>
> >
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