Thanks for your input. Since I posted this in 2007 Comcast has changed their offering, and now there is a much higher limit on the number of DHCP leases, if any.

And I do have experience, but the equipment we had from Comcast at the time was a combined cable modem and wireless router, which meant that if I wanted to add my own router I would have to go through NAT twice to get to Internet, and if you ever have done that you will know that it limits your connectivity.

And I will continue to complain about any services offered if I don’t think they meet my expectations. That is one of the ways that companies can get feedback on their services and, like in this case, change their offering to better serve the ones who pay them.

Quit complaining about the services offered. You’re getting support for setting this up and that’s what you’re paying for really.

If you had any experience, you could do it yourself with a $50 router.