[Cialug] Century link fiber

[Adam Hill]

I opted to buy (not rent) the Zyxel C3000 when I signed up, just to have
something that was a 'supported' modem/router, but I leave it off and use
my own.  With gigabit fiber into the home they just plug in the Ethernet
from the fiber box, which there is no added charge for.

Like Rob I took all the settings out of their modem and programmed them
into my Ubiquiti router.  VLAN 201 + PPPOE user & pass is the gist of the
settings IIRC.

If I ever have any issues (I haven't yet) I can plug in their modem and
call up support.  Plus it acts as a backup/spare should I have a Ubiquiti
issue.

On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 3:01 PM David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I used to work for an ISP, and did some evaluation on various modems. There
> can be a lot of difference in the speed you get depending on the modem /
> router you're using. Some of the DSL modems that CenturyLink supplies are
> really slow.
>
> I had the best luck with the un-branded Zyxel modems for ADSL / VDSL. The
> versions with the CenturyLink firmware were usually limited the available
> features, and they probably have a back-door on them that CL and who knows
> who else can get into. Also... the default configuration on some of the CL
> modems does a permanent DHCP reservation for every device that ever
> connects to them. If you set one up with a guest wifi at a business, your
> /24 subnet will fill up with reservations real fast.
>
> My favorite experiment was taking two old modems in bridging mode, and
> strapping them to a mikrotik router with zip ties to make a bonded modem.
> For some reason that one never got out of the lab, but it worked great.
>
> -dc
>
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 2:39 PM Don Ellis <don.ellis at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > When Charter/Spectrum upgraded our network, I was tempted to get my own
> > modem, however, since I'm paying for the modem anyway, and they would be
> > responsible for maintenance/repairs/replacement, I elected to get their
> > modem.
> >
> > There was an optional Router/WiFi unit at extra charge ($5/month). I
> found
> > a separate unit at MicroCenter. Comparing $5/month with buying my own
> with
> > a 3 year extended warranty, it looks like the separate piece is less
> > expensive in the first three years; any life after that is gravy. I think
> > the price with warranty was around $100-$120.
> >
> > I have not been impressed with performance or features of ISP-provided
> > routers. In more than one instance, I have connected a separate
> router/WAP
> > to the unit provided by the ISP, whether modem or combo. If successful at
> > connecting the separate unit through the ISP's component, I get more
> > control over routing and usually a more stable WiFi connection, all with
> > more options. I haven't tried connecting to more recent versions of
> > ISP-provided combo units, but I have [misplace?] confidence that it can
> > still be done. You should be able to turn off WiFi and just use WiFi on
> the
> > aftermarket router.
> >
> > --Don Ellis
> >
> > On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 7:16 PM Rob Cook <rdjcook at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > They use a Zyxel C3000Z AIO crappy modem/router. I replaced mine with a
> > > Ubiquiti Edge Router X.
> > >
> > > On Oct 13, 2018 6:55 PM, "chris rheinherren" <c.rheinherren at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > I think Century Link Fiber has the modem gateways with really bad range
> > for
> > > the Wifi portion.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sat, Oct 13, 2018 at 6:51 PM Dan Hockey <icepuck2k at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Does anyone know what CL use's for hardware? Is it just a modem or is
> > one
> > > > of those crappy all in one modem/routers? When I upgraded to my 40mbs
> > dsl
> > > I
> > > > tried to explain all I wanted was a plain dsl modem like what had
> > before.
> > > > they sent me an AIO instead. I never did figure out how to port
> forward
> > > > through the damn thing.
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