| Lee H. Marzke on 6 Jul 2017 15:01:32 -0700 |
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| Re: [PLUG] Fios Quantum Gateway Router / Cabling type |
See below. I've setup both Comcast at clients and FIOS many years ago. I have FIOS in the office. Here is what I remember. ----- Original Message ----- > From: "PaulNM" <plug@paulscrap.com> > To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 5:27:06 PM > Subject: Re: [PLUG] Fios Quantum Gateway Router / Cabling type > That's a long standing policy of theirs. It's actually an all-in-one > modem/router/wireless AP. I think Comcast may have started doing this as > well, but could be wrong. Comcast required a modem/fw, and used Static IP's configured on the device. So yes you had to have it, as they provisioned it themselves. > > You have access to reconfigure it and disable the wireless and/or > firewall portions. So while you have to have it as it's your modem, it's > entirely possible to set it up as just a pass-through modem and have > another device be your public facing interface. FIOS had two options on the Optical Network Terminal (ONT), which is a bridge. 1) a cable RG6 connection to their TV device / router, or 2) an Ethernet jack on the ONT that may or may not be enabled. During my install it was enabled, but I heard later they switched the default to RG6 and used their router. (This was before the Quantum router ) The FIOS ONT Ethernet jack is normal Ethernet, so anything works. In my case the tech and I tested setup to their free (at the time) Firewall. So unless they have changed the ONT , their is no reason to require any device on your side. Of course without their Firewall, they can't to any snooping and/or remote troubleshooting - so that may be why they want you to install it, and TV functions are not available. In my case not having a Firewall device has not caused any issues, even when I had 2 outages. Note that with Business FIOS, static IP, and pfSense I've had only 2 outages in about 10 years with Verizon business. I have no complaints, and they just gave me a free increase to 75/75Mbs. pfSense can handle dynamic or static IP's just make sure you get the tech to give you the network info needed. If you want OpenVPN for outside access, everything is much easier and more reliable with static of course. The static comes in blocks of 5 or 13 addresses, and if you switch blocks, they assign you a complete new range of IP's. > > Regarding cabling, it's been a few years since I've wired an office. > Even back then, there wasn't much of a difference in cost between 5e and > 6a, so we went with the later. It's better future-proofing. (Also, they > did a lot of large video editing on shared network drives, so...) I've heard CAT6 is only 30% more , so why not. > > - PaulNM > > > On 07/06/2017 04:45 PM, K.S. Bhaskar wrote: >> With Internet business service, Verizon wants me to rent (or buy) a Fios >> Quantum Gateway Router. This looks like the same appliance I have at >> home. Do we need one if we set up oue own firewall? On the other hand, >> how good is it as a firewall, and if we get one, is an additional >> firewall advised? >> >> Also, any opinons on Cat 5e vs. Cat 6 cabling? The office is a bit under >> 1,000 sq. ft, so we won't have long cable runs. >> >> Thank you very much in advance. >> >> Regards >> -- Bhaskar >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________________________ >> Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org >> Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce >> General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug >> > > ___________________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org > Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug -- "Between subtle shading and the absence of light lies the nuance of iqlusion..." - Kryptos Lee Marzke, lee@marzke.net http://marzke.net/lee/ IT Consultant, VMware, VCenter, SAN storage, infrastructure, SW CM ___________________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group -- http://www.phillylinux.org Announcements - http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion -- http://lists.phillylinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug