[Cialug] Century link fiber

Tue Oct 16 21:17:38 UTC 2018

Some people would consider it a bonus if it isn't Cisco. :)

I think Cisco makes great switches. Not really fond of their firewalls.

-dc

On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 4:15 PM John Moder <jmoder at crispsolutions.net>
wrote:

> Its good gear.
>
> I am partial to the Unfi Line.
>
> I have about 15 SMB’s clients on it now that I manage.  Their gear has
> been incredibly reliable.
>
> That said, it isn’t Cisco, and doesn’t have the support of Cisco/Meraki.
> Support is largely in the forums or slack channels.
>
> As I said, I like the Unifi stuff because of the controller, in particular
> I like the cloud key as I can get to it remotely through UBNT’s.
>
> John
>
>
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> On Oct 16, 2018, at 16:09, Dave Hala <dave at 58ghz.net<mailto:dave at 58ghz.net>>
> wrote:
>
> I've been a lot freaked out about commodity routers for the last couple of
> years and wanted to try something that didn't come out of the commodity
> mold.
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 4:06 PM David Champion <dchamp1337 at gmail.com
> <mailto:dchamp1337 at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
> 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<mailto:
> 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<mailto:
> 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
> <mailto: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<mailto:
> 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<mailto:
> 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<mailto: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<mailto:
> 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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