How to bring your own equipment and have static IPs

This is very interesting!

How did you manage to get the CSR to give you the RIPv2 authentication key?

Were you able to return their gateway and have the $15/month fee removed from your bill?

Thanks!

Paul

I wasn't able to reply earlier for some reason. The comcast rep just gave it to me. It actually worked for twelve hours. (I believe they rotate their keys daily or weekly through SNMP) and then another rep gave me a key. I got high up in the corporate net until I got told that it wasn't going to happen and It's inpractical to change the keys daily. I am still actively fighting this. Comcast is a title II covered entity which means they are covered under federal law specifically.

• 8.5 No blocking.

A person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service, insofar as such person is so

engaged, shall not block lawful content, applications, services, or non-harmful devices, subject to

reasonable network management.

1. Section 8.7 is amended to read as follows:

• 8.11 No unreasonable interference or unreasonable disadvantage standard for Internet conduct.

Any person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service, insofar as such person is so

engaged, shall not unreasonably interfere with or unreasonably disadvantage (i) end users’ ability to

select, access, and use broadband Internet access service or the lawful Internet content, applications,

services, or devices of their choice, or (ii) edge providers’ ability to make lawful content, applications,

services, or devices available to end users. Reasonable network management shall not be considered a

violation of this rule..

and

No-Unreasonable Interference/Disadvantage Standard.

Transparency Requirements.

216. For a practice to even be considered under this exception, a broadband Internet access
service provider must first show that the practice is primarily motivated by a technical network
management justification rather than other business justifications. If a practice is primarily motivated by
such an other justification, such as a practice that permits different levels of network access for similarly
situated users based solely on the particular plan to which the user has subscribed,558 then that practice
will not be considered under this exception. The term “particular network architecture and technology”
refers to the differences across broadband access platforms of any kind, including cable, fiber, DSL,
satellite, unlicensed Wi-Fi, fixed wireless, and mobile wireless.559.

Here's a hint engineers it's called static routing or ACLs on your routing protocols, and why can't I have snmp and syslog access to the modem router?

anyone please pm me if you have more questions

I am curious as well, were you able to get this working and return their gateway and get the $15 taken off of your bill. 

I'm interested in this not just for the savings, but because the Comcast Business modems seem to need replacement every 4 months.  (Comcast - it's a win for you too because you don't have to keep making housecalls)

What about simply spoofing their modem/router?  Netgear and Linksys both have programmable MAC's on the WAN interface and how would they even know I've moved off their equipment?

Many of you will correctly point out that even if this worked, and I returned the MOtorola equipment it would they may notice whats happened, OR, lets say I got away with this change, they put my old modem back in service somewhere and now i've got a duplicate Mac addr problem.

I have seen piles of modems laying about at various comcast facilities - I was just hoping my mac might get lost in the piles... Am I wrong in my thinking on this?

Shu

Question:  Is there information to get the /56 ipv6 block over, as well?

Hi there, thank you so much for taking the time to reach out to the Digital Care Team here through the forums. You have reached the right team to help get this taken care of. Can you please send us a private message with your name and the full address to the account? 

I have a similar problems. Comcast reps are telling me that the static ip don't work on my equipment and i need it fixed. Please let me know how to contact you

Thanks for taking the time to reach out through our business forums. You are always welcome to use your own device as long as it is compatible with your business services. Static Ip's are not available when you are using a customer-owned modem. You can find more information about using your own modem with your business services through this link.https://comca.st/2Qo1tB8 If you would like any further assistance I would love to address any questions or concerns that you have, please don't hesitate to reach out through private message with your first and last name, full service address and account number or phone number. 

A technical explanation of this restriction is desired.  You're conversing with engineers/technicians setting up networks.  A technical answer is expected, especially when he was stating under law there has to be a technical non business reasoning for requiring non customer-owned equipment.

So I'm really tired of Comcast and their horsesh|t excuse as to why they can't provide static IPs on business accounts with non-Comcast modems.  I've dropped an email to my buddy at the states attorney general office. I think it's time somebody brought Comcast down a notch. For the record, I'm a systems and network engineer and I've worked at the Pentagon, University of Tennessee, and have work for at least three 3-letter agencies. I know the engineering to this better than most of the Comcast folks. As soon as I get an update, I'll update this forum.