[Cialug] Century link fiber

Tue Oct 16 20:58:59 UTC 2018

I just bought an Edge Router X and AP pro for home.

Anyone have any issues with it?  Anything you really like or dislike?

:) Dave

On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 3:53 PM Adam Hill <adam at diginc.us> wrote:

> 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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