Setting up comcast in Nov 2010
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 8:52:29 AM
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satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 8:56:11 AM
doccis 3.0 compatible cable modems router
doccis 3.0 compatible cable modems router
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 9:46:43 AM
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satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:01:30 AM
cable modem specification comparison
cable modem specification comparison
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:07:04 AM
A reasonable link to compare modems
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:15:16 AM
I am going to go with DOCSIS modem Motorola SB6120
I am going to go with DOCSIS modem Motorola SB6120
Overall Rating Unlike the DOCSIS 3.0 cable modems from Cisco and Texas Instruments, which are only sold to Internet Service Providers (ISPs), the Motorola SB6120 SURFboard DOCSIS 3.0 eXtreme Broadband Cable Modem is available in the retail channel. DOCSIS 3.0 is a game changer. The Motorola SB6120 is the type of cable modem that allows DOCSIS 3.0 ISPs to offer innovative high-bandwidth data and multimedia services to customers. Because DOCSIS 3.0 supports channel bonding, which combines channels to create larger pipes, users enjoy more than 100Mbps for downstream as well as upstream data flows.
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:17:43 AM
I am going to go with Linksys e3000
I am going to go with Linksys e3000
The overachieving Cisco Linksys E3000 High Performance Wireless-N Router from Cisco Systems seems to be identical to the Linksys WRT610 except for an easier-to-pronounce name and inclusion of the ?Cisco Connect? configuration utility that ships with its pure consumer-play cousin, the Cisco Valet Plus. Although the E3000 is best for those who already understand wireless routing and don?t need any training wheels, it does include features, design considerations and utilities that make it easy to use.
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:18:14 AM
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satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:19:51 AM
A good faq on motorola sb6120
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:24:09 AM
motorola sb6120 price comparison
motorola sb6120 price comparison
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:26:38 AM
Compare prices for sb6120: $77 cheapest
From 77 to 120 dollars. Walmart one of the cheapest
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:29:57 AM
linksys e3000 price comparison
linksys e3000 price comparison
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:30:34 AM
Price comparison e3000: $110 cheapest
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:31:09 AM
linksys e3000 walmart price
linksys e3000 walmart price
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:33:00 AM
linksys e3000 bestbuy price
linksys e3000 bestbuy price
satya - Tuesday, November 23, 2010 10:34:32 AM
at best buy it is $189: ripoff
satya - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 10:57:03 AM
motorola sb6120 price compusa: $99, same as bestbuy
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Walmart doesn't carry this model in their stores although available online for $79. However they carry a lower model for $50. This may be sufficent. They also sell for the same price the whole comcast kit.
satya - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:00:01 AM
Installation
You will need a windows laptop to install the wireless router.
Install the cable modem
Install the router and its software
Call comcast (may need 1 hour lead time)
Test connectivity
satya - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:05:10 AM
It may take a few hours...
Because you will need to call comcast, give it a couple of hours before you can get online.
The first time when you call they will ask you for the make and model of the modem. They will also ask you for the MAC number/address. It is on the side of the cable modem. Get a flashlight if you are working at night or low light conditions.
once you give the details comcast will pretend they need to annoint the mac address through a ritualized queue through a cascade of managers. They will ask you to call back in an hour.
Do call back. It is lot simpler to have comcast configure the modem.
When you call back they will ask the same questions again, make more pronouncements of the importance of initializing the modem. They will take a few mintues to set this up. They may ask you disconnect the router from the power supply.
After this you can access the browser.
satya - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:05:52 AM
Installign the modem
simple enough. You connect the co-ax cable to the modem and power supply. That is all.
satya - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:08:44 AM
Installing the router: First Phase
The router comes with a CD. Install the CD on a laptop. The software then tells you how to connect the router to the power supply and connec the ethernet cable from the router to the modem.
You can connect the router and the modem even though the modem is still not functional.
Then the router software on your laptop will try to connect and will report that it is failing. This is the point when you want to call the comcast for registering the modem.
At thsi time sit and wait for an hour.
satya - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:11:02 AM
Installing the router the second phase
Get through comcast and have them do whatever is necessary and give you a green signal. Now if you invoke the router installation software again from your laptop it will acquire the connection and let you connect.
you use the same installations software to setup a password and change the default wireless network name they have.
The default network name is Happy Panda. Not sure if they change this name randomly.
satya - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:12:13 AM
Resulting speeds...
on a 12mbps contract I am getting 8mbps through the router. the tech seem to think one can have a contract with comcast that is 22mbps and 50mbps etc.
satya - Wednesday, November 24, 2010 11:13:54 AM
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