It didn't change the router at all, but is basically taking a "fingerprint" of the modem so that their system can recognize it, and allow it to talk on their network. The activation they are talking about is probably similar to what I've done with Comcast customers when they insisted on buying their own modems. The router’s responsibility is to distribute the information received from one computer to others requested in the network. The modem device converts the digital to an analog signal called a modulator and converts the analog to a digital called a demodulator. There are cable modems/routers out there, but they are pretty uncommon and there are only a handful of models. The router helps connect its device to various networks. Or buying your own cable modem, and then adding your own router to the combination. You are better of getting a straight router, rather than a modem/router, and keeping the modem/router from Time Warner. And he got these results with the 16-channel Motorola SB6183 cable modem. If they are intercepting port 53 traffic it won't matter what you get since they won't allow traffic to reach OpenDNS. For example, if you are a Time-Warner Cable (TWC) customer, you should be at. Unless Time Warner is intercepting port 53 traffic and redirecting it to their servers, the limitation with their modem/router is most likely that you can't change it's DNS server addresses to point to OpenDNS, not that it won't allow any traffic to go to OpenDNS. They can certainly do things on their own network that would prevent the router from doing certain things, but that's an entirely different thing. In many countries it would be illegal to make changes to a device that you owned so that it doesn't function properly. I have no idea what the ISP's activation means, you'd have to ask them. That could make a difference as well. It would be simpler if you just kept whatever router the ISP is giving you, and then get your own router, which can be put on the network "inside" the modem/router from you ISP. In fact I don't even know what country TWC operates in. If you intend to get your own modem/router that severely limits your options, and I don't even know what kind of ISP TWC so I have no idea what devices would work. We can't tell you what to look for if we don't know what you need the router to do for you. Is what going to work? There are several potential things that you could be asking with that question, and I'm not sure what you're actually asking.
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