Comcast XFINITY → [Equip] Understanding Comcast's squid proxy notifier thingy

Comcast can put pop-up messages on your screen when you're online. They've done this in the past to warn customers who are downloading too much. I'm getting notifications now that my modem is old and needs to be replaced by December 2nd.

Although ipconfig /all shows that I have an IP address of 76.27.229.xxx, websites I visit don't see this address. Instead, they see 68.87.69.227, and "Proxy: 68.87.69.2291.1 bvrt-notify01.beaverton.or.bverton.comcast.net (squid/3.1.16-20111129-r10400)". So I'm on a Comcast squid proxy server thing.

This means that I can't visit websites that don't allow you to connect through a proxy.

How can I get off the Comcast proxy? I don't need to be on it. I don't want to be on it. I don't need to be told more than once that my modem will not work after December 2nd.

Why should this be happening?


Edited to add topic group category. Sunny

What modem are you using ? Is it rented or owned ?

If the message is saying after Dec 2 (Less than a week away) your modem will no longer work, it's probably NOT going to go away until you replace it.

I'm using my owned RCA/Thomson 245R which has served me reliably for like 10 years or more.

How can I escape the stupid proxy thing?

 
Product Identifiers
Brand Thomson
MPN DCM245R
Model RCA DCM 245R
UPC 034909171035

Key Features
Type Modem
Enclosure External
Transmission Line Cable
Hardware Interface USB
Platform Mac, PC

Supported Protocols
Cable Modem DOCSIS 1.1

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Support for DOCSIS 1.1 modems is being dropped.

Details are here:
»[Speed] Upgrade Your DOCSIS 1.1 Modem ASAP

Replace the modem that will be inoperable shortly anyway.

from what i can remember from the RFC, it captures all outbound tcp traffic to port 80.
Do you get interruptions on https sites?
Anyway you'd need to pass your traffic via a tunnel or vpn to bypass it.

Upgrade to supported Docsis 3.0 Modem?

Advantages of upgrading - »www.speedguide.net/faq_i ··· ?qid=390

hth