I figured, the IT guy works with extremely high end clients while the control4 dealers guy has an engineering degree but is weak in the IT department.
Now my network shows vmware on what appears to be the dvr and coincidentally the port 80 shows as open on my scan and 67 and 68 show as port forwaded.
My Xfinity system does the job for my simple house and life, I dont need anything elaborate I just need it set up right.
anyone know a good dealer that can do remote work? Sofl is not best place for getting anything done professionally.