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What is the difference between the Standard and RoadRunner service?

April 26, 2017difference roadrunner service standard

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What is the difference between the Standard and RoadRunner service?

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The US Road Runner service requires the user to “log in” to the service before it can send any packets to the outside network. This is apparently implemented in the TAS (Toshiba Authentication System) with a packet filtering firewall in the upstream direction. Before login, one can send ICMP packets (e.g., ping) to the outside Internet, but nearly all other upstream TCP and UDP packets are blocked. The user can only speak to the local DNS/login server. Downstream packets do not appear to be filtered or blocked at any time. While Standard service means the cable services which have no login requirement. Prestige supports both Road Runner & Standard services in menu 4 for connecting to cable ISPs. For configuring Prestige to login Road Runner service, please refer to the Configuration Guide for the details.