Comcast Business: Speed Test

As a result of needing to do large file transfers, I ordered another line from Comcast on Tuesday. The technician (Josh) was really helpful in providing options where to correctly place the new router -- we ended up drilling a hole through the wall to drop a line into the garage.

Everything started to work 2-modem replacements later since the units he had along were swapped-out versions during the day or whatever was left in the pile before driving out in the morning. Of course, last night I decided that it would be better to keep the systems together and so transferred the modem back into the office.

The new SMC modem is DOCSIS 3 compliant and has 4-ports gigabit speed. That fact became more obvious when the FVS336G speed led lit up green (1000 Mbps) instead of amber (100 Mbps).

In terms of the feature interface, no changes at all apart from the fact that Full Speed 1000 Mbps is now available. Hmm, time to call Comcast Biz and get the other modem router replaced! Why? Well, see the speed test on that one under no load :-/

Security Tips: Default Passwords

After you purchase a router or modem, the first thing you should do is run the install wizard (most do) and change the default login/passwords. Otherwise, you're likely to get into a situation where some piece of malware can either change your routing from either internal or external.

Here's a growing list of defaults, however, in case you've had to manually reset your gadget and can't figure out where to start fixing.