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Originally Posted by Polar Bear
Yep. Don't over-complicate.
If you want to try other systems, that's cool. But the SIMPLEST solution to the problem described by the OP is exactly what birdawg says.
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Another fun fact about Comcast. If you have their device (first off, it is NOT a firewall). But, their device with their WiFi they are also broadcasting an SSID called "xfinitywifi". This is an available connection for anyone with a Comcast username/password to connect to YOUR bandwidth. So, if you connect to "xfinitywifi" - you may be connected to your house, your neighbors and they may be connected to you - and the fun part. You dont know it!
You can log into the cable modem and disable the xfinitywifi SSID, but - sort of an advanced user thing to do.
The resetting of the cable modem is resolving the issue because it is resetting potentially latent connections from devices that are online. So, bandwidth is freed up and away you go.