[Cialug] Century link fiber

Tue Oct 16 21:05:17 UTC 2018

The Ubiquiti AP's are really nice. I've set up a few of them have never let
me down. We also use them at the Area515 makerspace.

Haven't used one of their routers yet but have heard good things.

-dc

On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 4:00 PM Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net> wrote:

> 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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