Re: [LUG] OT: VDSL (Fibre) Modem

OK, thanks â good to know.

This is where I now reveal my slight naivety to fibre broadbandâ if my supplier is non-BT (say, Zenâ if only I could afford itâ), then do I still get BT equipment supplied?

My original reason for going with a Draytek router (years ago), was due to ISP provided ADSL routers, which are similar to the plastic toys that came in breakfast cereals ;)

So â my current ISP (Plusnet) are offering a free âmagic boxâ â Iâm presuming that is a VDSL router â OR â is it a simple router and I would still have the BT white box?

Concerning the âstock BT Black Modemâ you mention â is that referring to an additional BT router? From my previous attempts at setting up DDNS, port forwarding, VPNs and other functions in the past â Iâve never got on with the BT equipmentâ againâ switching to something else was always preferable.

But, Iâm all earsâ

From: list [mailto:list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Joseph Bennie
Sent: 05 February 2016 08:54
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Subject: Re: [LUG] OT: VDSL (Fibre) Modem

Bt will supply a white box fixed to the wall with a battery backup. Its a simple fiber to ethernet bridge

The output from that box is tcp/ip ethernet - connect to it and set up you pppoe connection.

If using static ranges:

I strongly suggest using the stock BT Black Modem as the ip forwarding is a total pain and the stock routers have all the difficult stuff per configured.

All you need to do is connect to the 1gb port on the router and assign the static to your pfsence, and all an allow all all rule to the bt firewall.

if only using the dynamic ip, or a single static:

Connect the pfsence directly and configure pppoe on the pfSense.

On 5 Feb 2016, at 08:13, Tremayne, Steve <steven.tremayne@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

OK, so, my exchange is now joining the fibre-enabled world and Iâd like to skip the router/modem and make better use of my pfSense firewall by connecting it to the fibre directly â via a VDSL Modem.

OK, I know itâs a BSD device, but itâs almost Linux :)

Iâm a big fan of Draytek for their router/modems â but as Iâve seen some good *DSL advise on this forum, I thought Iâd see what opinions there were about VDSL modemsâ any recommendations? Anything to avoid?

If the finances can afford it, Iâd like to go for the 80Mb line â basically so that I get a better upload rate whilst Iâm working away from home (all too often at the moment) â so Iâm guessing that the throughput can be an issue with these things?

Any other advice?

Thanks,

Steve

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