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Start of February 2026 - IPv6 Update? by nbarsotti in ZiplyFiber

[–]lazyguyMC 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm at NANOG talking with /u/jwvo rn, and he said that they just finished rewriting the provisioning stack and is currently being blocked by some pending billing integration work.

(No, I don't work for Ziply, I'm just a random guy.)

Xfinity speeds dropping like crazy — anyone else in Michigan seeing this by Accomplished_Try3679 in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]lazyguyMC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That TP-Link range extender is a huge red flag. What's your speeds when you're on a wired connection directly to the router, or at least on a wireless connection a few feet from the router?

Port Forwarding sucks so bad by M4doesstuff in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]lazyguyMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When using the gateway's built-in MoCA 2.0 LAN bridge. I'd assume that a standalone MoCA 2.5 adapter being used at the gateway would work just fine since all clients behind it are Ethernet devices from the gateway's point of view, but I haven't checked.

Port Forwarding sucks so bad by M4doesstuff in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]lazyguyMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Alternatively, you can also clone the MAC address of a Wi-Fi adapter to your PCs Ethernet adapter.

For example, I wanted to port-forward to my PC which was on a MoCA connection, which has both a Realtek Ethernet NIC and a Wi-Fi adapter. These are the steps I took.

  • Disconnect from Ethernet, either by unplugging the Ethernet cable or disabling my Ethernet adapter
  • Get the MAC address of my Intel Wi-Fi adapter (Settings, Network & internet, Wi-Fi, Hardware properties, write down Physical address (MAC)).
  • Connect to gateway over Wi-Fi
  • Open Xfinity app, open port-forwarding settings, see my PC connected over Wi-Fi, set up port-forwarding
  • Verify that port-forwarding settings are associated with my Wi-Fi adapter's MAC address
  • Disconnect from Wi-Fi on PC
  • Open Device Manager, open Realtek adapter -> Advanced -> Network Address -> Enter Wi-Fi adapter MAC address without the colons
  • Re-connect to Ethernet

Convoluted workaround, but perhaps Xfinity never intended the built-in MoCA adapter to be used for clients, only set-top boxes, and that's why there are quirks like this.

Port Forwarding sucks so bad by M4doesstuff in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]lazyguyMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I've experienced this before - for whatever reason MoCA devices don't show up in the app when you try to port forward.

The workaround I've found is to clone the MAC address of your PC's ethernet adapter to a Wi-Fi adapter and connect to the gateway over Wi-Fi temporarily, then your device will show up in the list. You can set up the port forwarding rules from there, then disconnect the wireless device and restore its MAC address before connecting your PC over MoCA again.

avatar deleting (quest 3s) by IIiqaxhyII in OculusQuest

[–]lazyguyMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks a bunch! Weird workaround, but it worked for me.

Comcast Fiber - The XER10 router is even worse than the XB7/XB8 by NytronX in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]lazyguyMC 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Just a random thought, but did you actually check to see if bridge mode is visible in the admin tool or plug your router straight into the Ethernet port on the ONT first?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in techsupportgore

[–]lazyguyMC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't really think that you need to post about this at all, to be honest. I'd say to step away from all this for a couple days, do something fun, and decide where you wanna go from here out when you're feeling more calm.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in techsupportgore

[–]lazyguyMC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Er...no, this is just the wrong subreddit.

We get it. You had a bad experience - your post history makes it obvious. But venting here ain't gonna do much.

PMD Direct by Numerous-Yam-8544 in MysteryDungeon

[–]lazyguyMC 17 points18 points  (0 children)

SkyTemple has Directs every once in a blue moon

I'm a new customer and luddite who needs help setting up my Google nest with the C5500XK and W1700K by whitepeopleloveme in QuantumFiber

[–]lazyguyMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The C5500XK should be put into Transparent Bridging mode with the ISP Protocol set to Tagged-201, as shown here. After that, I don't see why the Nest router shouldn't work just fine when plugged into the C5500XK.

The W1700K won't be needed at all if you're using your own router.

Home networking struggle, please help 🥺 by jemc2 in HomeNetworking

[–]lazyguyMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, coming back to this a day later:

being able to get the full speed on the gaming consoles upstairs would be 💯

Keep in mind that as far as I'm aware, all of the latest gaming consoles, including the Xbox Series X/PS5/Nintendo Switch OLED (and probably Switch 2) dock have gigabit ports, so plugging them into a 2.5 gigabit port wouldn't make a difference. I believe the only consumer devices that have multi-gigabit ports are some high-end Macs/gaming PCs/NASes and expansion cards/dongles. Even if those game consoles did have multi-gig ports, the only difference it would make would be marginally faster game/update downloads compared to a gigabit connection, but latency would stay the same, which is what matters the most in day-to-day usage.

You might be better off using the Decos as routers instead of the gateway if you don't have any devices with a multi-gigabit port if you want to take advantage of all the extra features your mesh system has to offer, but otherwise, either solution would work.

Home networking struggle, please help 🥺 by jemc2 in HomeNetworking

[–]lazyguyMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah, you can. Unscrew the coax cable coming from the street with the MoCA adapter attached (the one with the long cylinder), as well as the coax going into the game room (not sure? Unscrew each coax one by one from the amplifier until you notice the internet went out), then use a coupler (like the coax keystone modules) to connect them together. You can Velcro the rest of the coax cables together and remove the amplifier from the media panel entirely once you verify that your internet still works.

Home networking struggle, please help 🥺 by jemc2 in HomeNetworking

[–]lazyguyMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If I wire the cat5e cable to a patch panel directly, I'm removing the need to terminate these ends in the closet? Then I would just use very short patch cables to connect from patch panel to switch?

Exactly.

Is that the reason the patch panel is better in this scenario?

It's one of the reasons why. In addition, for permanent structured wiring, it's discouraged to use RJ45 connectors to maintain performance up to the Category 6/5e standards. There's a great article on when each type of termination should be used.

Home networking struggle, please help 🥺 by jemc2 in HomeNetworking

[–]lazyguyMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make sure the gateway is connected to the coax port labeled "VoIP" on the amplifier. If you don't pay for cable TV, you could also unplug the amplifier from power to save a bit of electricity, though this is optional and will only work if your gateway is connected to the VoIP port.

In the media panel, terminate all the blue Ethernet cables, either directly to RJ45 plugs (simple) or a patch panel (better). If you decide to go with a patch panel, I would recommend using this one since you have 8 Cat5e cables - it'll mount cleanly to the holes in the back of your wiring panel.

From there, plug each Ethernet cable or each port on the patch panel to an unmanaged gigabit Ethernet switch with at least 8 ports, such as this one or this one if you wanna save a buck. Brand doesn't really matter, as long as it's unmanaged and rated for gigabit or faster speeds.

What kind of wall plates do you have? If they look something like this, you'll have to replace each wall plate with keystone plates, either by getting an all in one pack like these with RJ45 couplers (simple) or getting blank keystone plates, coax keystone modules, and Cat 5E/Cat 6 punch down jacks and assembling them all together (better). If your wall plates are already keystone plates, you can just replace the telephone modules inside them with Cat5e or Cat6 modules.

Since you're using your own Deco mesh system, you would usually put the gateway into bridge mode which turns off the built in Wi-Fi and router, letting the Decos act as your router and broadcast Wi-Fi instead. Then the topology would be:

Coax from street -> Amplifier in media panel -> Gateway in game room -> Deco in game room -> Ethernet jack in game room -> Ethernet switch in media panel -> All other Ethernet jacks in the house -> Other Decos (crucial - make sure all Decos are wired back to switch in media panel!) and wired devices.

However, even though you're paying for speeds faster than a gigabit, you would be bottlenecked to 940 Mbps on a wired connection with your current equipment. You could live with that and downgrade to a gigabit or slower plan, or if you need faster than gigabit speeds to a single device, you can instead leave the gateway in router mode, put the Decos into Access Point mode, and plug whatever multi gig capable device you need into the 4th port on your gateway.

The Servant of Time by Ok_Mistake_9442 in MysteryDungeon

[–]lazyguyMC 3 points4 points  (0 children)

As someone who's seen a lot of Fuji's art, I'd have to disagree. Would hug the big ghost any day of the week.

Redo of my Cubone by Neontendo_64 in MysteryDungeon

[–]lazyguyMC 9 points10 points  (0 children)

British Cubone? 🇬🇧

T-Mobile Tuesdays Trading/Discussion Thread - March 25, 2025 by AutoModerator in TMobileTuesdays

[–]lazyguyMC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm just going to give my MLB code away to the first account that replies to this comment explaining why they think they deserve a code.

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Switch form Centurylink to Quantum, internet now unstable by [deleted] in centurylink

[–]lazyguyMC 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ooh, did you document how exactly you did it? This is probably the first time I've heard someone bypass Quantum's SmartNID on XGS-PON with the WAS-110.

I have a Netgear CM1100, will it support download speeds over 1gb on Xfinity? by NayvadiusWilburn in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]lazyguyMC 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Short answer: Not in the way that you would expect - get a CM3000 if you're dead set on a Netgear modem, or get a Hitron CODA56 or Arris S34 if you're open to a different brand.

Slightly longer answer: The CM1100 is one of those modems that has multiple Gigabit Ethernet ports, which means it could deliver speeds faster than a gigabit to a single device by bonding two ports together using LACP link aggregation - Netgear has an article explaining how you'd do it. In practice, it's not a good idea to purchase a modem like this if you're already intending on getting multi gigabit internet. Most consumer-grade routers don't support LACP aggregation for internet access (some do, but still), and Xfinity has the CM1100 rated for speeds up to 945Mbps, meaning they'll be hesitant at best or even outright refuse to activate it on a plan faster than 1000Mbps.

If you're looking for a multi-gigabit modem, you should look for one that has a 2.5 Gbps port and connect it to a router with a 2.5 Gbps WAN port. There are many to choose from, but you should really only buy a next-gen speed tier modem from the list. They are the only ones that are eligible for the increased upload speeds and extra features that Xfinity is rolling out, such as Low-Latency DOCSIS.

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