All DOCSIS devices by design only accept firmware uploads from the ISP they're connected to, you can't just log into the web UI on them and upload a firmware fi

All DOCSIS devices by design only accept firmware uploads from the ISP they're connected to, you can't just log into the web UI on them and upload a firmware file Regular modems are the least annoying bet however. They simply hand over an IP address and then act as a transparent coax <--> Ethernet bridge minor edit: changed "vendor" to "ISP" to avoid confusion