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Xfinity Gateway randomly turning UPnP off

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Ray
Ray Member ✭
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Starting about one year ago Xfinity started turning UPnP off on my Gateway at random times which disrupts the ability to use Smartlink. Is going from UPnP to port forwarding a fix for this? I have seen comments from others that at times Port Forwarding may not work or may also get reset. For the last year I have been logging into the Gateway to reset UPnP which works for a few days or so before it turns off again. I am sure there must be a better solution. Thanks for any help on this!
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  • Joel N9LQ
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    I have the same problem with Xfinity turning off the UPnP feature after a few days. It is my understanding that switching over to port forwarding is a fix, however, I have not been able to successfully do it. I suspect that Xfinity is to blame for that also, but can't say for sure. My plan is to install a different router and then switch the Xfinity modem/router into bridge mode and simply use it as a modem. I have spoken to a few others who have installed their own router and Smartlink works great for them. I hope it will work for me, but I won't be able to try it for a couple of weeks. Good luck!

  • Gord-VA7GP
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    I am in Canada, and my ISP (Rogers/Shaw) uses Xfinity. I have my Xfinity modem in "bridge mode" - basically just doing a media-conversion from F-Connector cable-TV to RJ-45 Ethernet data-packets.

    I then follow this with my own router / firewall (a Ubiquiti UDM-Pro). It works.

    In this scenario, I choose to use fixed-IP addressing, not UPNP. However a different choice of router / firewall may allow you to easily use UPNP with satisfaction.

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