Advanced Security blocks Plex and FTP

Is there any update on this?  There's no way i'm going to keep clicking "ALLOW CONNECTION" every time i remotely request access.

I have the same issue!!! - what's the fix?

The new xFi Advanced Security was blocking access to my websites. Using either cPanel or an FTP client would trigger the blockage linked to the hosting company's IP address, including public web access through the Xfinity gateway.

Turning off xFi at Xfinity xFi - Network - Security worked.

I would like to know if I can turn xFi Advanced Security back on, and set to allow access to one ip4 IP address (i.e. the hosting company)?

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@roger297 wrote:

The new xFi Advanced Security was blocking access to my websites. Using either cPanel or an FTP client would trigger the blockage linked to the hosting company's IP address, including public web access through the Xfinity gateway.

Turning off xFi at Xfinity xFi - Network - Security worked.

I would like to know if I can turn xFi Advanced Security back on, and set to allow access to one ip4 IP address (i.e. the hosting company)?

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Are you saying it is blocking access to a server in your home or are you saying it is blocking your hosting company's IP?

Either way you can turn it back on. However you can not permanently allow the access. You can still go to allow access when you open the notification for it, but it will only be temporary. Or if it redirects you to another webpage saying they blocked something you can hit allow from there but again, temporarily.

To all with the Plex and FTP issue. My only recommendation at this time is if something is going to be hosted on your network like that, then it may be best to turn off xFi Advanced Security at this time. Again, allow can keep being clicked, but if you're accessing over cellular, that IP could change in an instant requiring you to re allow it and the allow is only temporary.

Thanks for the fast response.

I notice the tracert ends on the first hop at the router http://10.0.0.1/

The next hop times out.

Can the router get set to make an exception for one ip4 address?

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The web server is at the hosting company. I FTP files from my PC to their server.

When I turn xFi Advanced Security back on (and wait the 10 minutes), then try to FTP to the website server, the FTP times out, and using a browser, the website gives me this  error...

Hmmm...can’t reach this page
Try this
Make sure you’ve got the right web address...

On the xfinity xFi admin page I get this warning....

Turning on and off Advanced Security is the work around that works. 

Thanks 

Just disable it completely. It's known to be buggy !!

Advanced security makes Port forwarding useless, what a joke! no choice but to turn it off

I spent an entire day trying to figure out why I could no longer FTP or Remote desktop to my client's sites. Nobody I called at Comcast knew anything about xFi Advanced Security . They kept telling me I did not have it. Comcast apparently turned it on without my knowing it, thus many lost hours of work.

It is buggy as heck and made my internet useless. 

I turned it on when I go to bed and turn it off when I wake up. 

I was on the phone with comcast from 11am till 5pm.

Comcast, do a better job.

I don't understand holw exactly you fix this.  This is been a massive problem and I have spent hours on it.  Comcast support has not had any concept of what I was talking about when I said FTP didn't work.  I even talked to a supervisor.

From 
https://internet.xfinity.com/
EXACTLY how do you fix this problem?

Subject:
COMCAST Internet Blocks FTP and CPANEL

Comcast support is absolutely useless. 

GO into https://internet.xfinity.com/ click on More-->My Services. You will see xFI Advaned Security. Just disable it. You can turn it back on anytime you want.

I work from home and remote desktop and ftp are what I do all day long. There is no way you can work with this thing turned on. 

OK!  It worked!!!  I can't tell you how upsetting this is.  So everyone who went to CPANEL was blocked from the VERY DOMAINS THAT THERE WERE RESPONSIBLE TO MAINTAIN!  And then, didn't even bother to educate their own support team, even supervisors.

I know I'm shouting, but this is just shocking.  This may be the end of my relationship with Comcast.