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How can ISP be prevented from remotely accessing modem?

How can I prevent At&t from messing with the modem? Backstory: At&t seems to have updated the firmware on the Arris NVG599 modem and all the settings were lost. After updating the static IP'...
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Routers can not obtain DHCP lease from modem, but PC can

I have two different routers from different brands, neither of which can obtain a DHCP lease from the modem. But if I connect a PC directly to the modem, it obtains one connects immediately. This only ...
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Router doesn't work after move

A friend moved to new house in the same city and was experiencing some very strange behavior when trying to setup his internet. Charter/Spectrum came and installed the modem and they said everything ...
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Any advice using ISP’s Modem/Router Combo with internet switch

I just bought myself a internet switch, because I could not use any ports on my own router (I'm going to add another pc later). Before installing everything I want to ask you if this method I want to ...
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What is my internet speed?

First three days The speed in the Router "192.168.1.1" is 5 mbit all the time, and in speedtest.net is 5 mbit. After 3 days The speed in speedtest.net dropped to 4 mbit, but still 5 mbit in ...
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What causes my ISP to stop giving IP Address randomly?

I run a pfSense firewall. Out of the blue one night I lost my IP lease and I didn't get a new one. I even tried using a backup router to get the IP and I didn't get anything among many other ...
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Do I have to use an ISP-provided VDSL modem?

Each ISP so far has provided me with their own tweaked VDSL2+ modem. My current provider installed an VDSL modem that had so many errors that I considered paying the additional penalty for changing ...
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Extremely slow download speed, could my modem be causing it?

First off all I want to thank everyone who is reading this. This will be a long problem so I really hope someone has an answer, as my ISP doesn't. For over a month we have been experiencing ...
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Why does my modem takes many attempts to connect to internet

I have this old DSL 502T Dlink modem router(wired). I have been using this for many years without any issues. Recently though, there is issue connecting to the Internet (WAN side). It takes many ...
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How can I setup isp backup to my wifi router

I am running my application through internet, It's very important to use an uninterrupted internet connection. So how can I set the Backup ISP to my router(Dual WAN or 3G/4G modem) to connect ...
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