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Just to clarify...

Well seems to me since the Xbox 360 is pulling another IP from from the modem, the subnet has changed from a 255.255.248.0 to a 255.255.252.0, I dont know where it gets this IP, but its up and its stable, the only problem is that will it be on the same subnet / ip range when i wake up in the morning... Seems to me that the smaller the subnet the less of a collision domain and less hosts the game doesnt have to search through 2,042 possible hosts compared to 512 possible hosts. Only thing is this ip that is pull is not pingable...

But i am happy right now, am able to get into 10 lobbies under 50ms compared to a few days ago when i could barely find one... but was also on a larger subnet. Just hope the ip doesnt change when i power off the xbox at night :\

Do i hear a Static DHCP - Static routes for the win! :P I dont know if BHN, but if they did i greatly appreciate it, if they didnt and its just a fluke, well then we will be back to square one, or the xbox just grabbed it randomly...

But right now im considering it fixed cause my whole complaint was latency issues, ping times, and server time outs.... and havent had any of those...

So after my nice discussion with our friendly gary (BHNXPERT) ive come to learn that surfboards have 2 different access, one which is basic, and probably a root/supeuser - But they will not allow you to gain access to this portion of the modem, because its in violation of their tos, but I also find it in violation of my privacy, espically if its past their DEMARC point, I believe that the customers should have full access to modem. If its in their house, they should be able to access ever part of the modem, they also state that customers can not deploy their own equipment, how do we really know what is going on behind the scenes? are we just suppose to take BHN's word for it? I was always taught to never trust no one and that trust is earned never given.. Espicially with as many techs that have came out and failed miserably now with CIQ being well known, how do we as the customers can ensure our privacy to without having full access to the modem? How can we ensure that a rootkit isnt installed on the modem?

So I have lost all faith in BHN, i have been lied to to many times from there field techs... Which probably makes people like gary look bad because when he says anything im just like yep sure... whatever... like im going to believe it... I will believe it when I see it.

Trust is earned via 2 ways in my book:
1) Via testing
2) Via Asking Questions and Getting Consistent Answers.

Going on day 6 (and still no answers):

1 1 ms 1 ms 1 ms 192.168.2.1
2 * * * Request timed out.

Tracing route to rr.com [24.28.199.168]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
0 Digital-PC [192.168.2.13]
1 192.168.2.1
2 * * *
Computing statistics for 25 seconds...
Source to Here This Node/Link
Hop RTT Lost/Sent = Pct Lost/Sent = Pct Address
0 Digital-PC [192.168.2.13]
0/ 100 = 0% |
1 1ms 0/ 100 = 0% 0/ 100 = 0% 192.168.2.1 *

Remind you this modem is suppose to be bridged. Yet i can still access it from the 192.168.0.1 .... hmm interesting... No firewall blocking anything cause I can login to it...

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