| Tom Diehl on 19 Dec 2017 10:36:49 -0800 |
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| Re: [PLUG] New Comcast wireless modem with old Buffalo wireless router |
On Tue, 19 Dec 2017, Lee H. Marzke wrote:
Interesting, I run my FiOS ONT Ethernet port directly to a managed Cisco switch access port, and vLAN tag it, then it goes over a vLAN trunk ( two SFP cables using LACP ) to a 2nd switch in my mobile rack running ESX. I don't think using vLAN's over a trunk is a security problem, however just vLAN tagging packets on the normal LAN that could be read by any PC would be. In my case the FiOS WAN vLAN only goes to an my backup physical EdgeRouter-X and via the trunk to ESX ( to the pfSense VM ) My pfSense router also has a IPv6 GIF tunnel to HE, and I have an IPv6 webserver, and outbound IPv6. This is mostly for learning about IPv6, since Verizon doesn't offer native IPv6 yet.
FWIW, we have several business customers that use various routers (pfsense, cisco, etc)for their data and the Actiontec router for TV only. We put a GB switch between the ONT and the 2 routers. Assign 1 ip address to the Actiontec and the rest to whatever router we are using for data. This gives us the best of both worlds in that we do not have to rely on the Actiontec POS for security on the data network and they still get their TV guide data. The only reason you need the actiontec is for the TV guide data. If you do not have FiOS Digital TV you do not need the VZ supplied router. The down side is that you need multiple static ip addresses but in a business situation that is not usually an issue. Sometimes you have to call VZ to get them to turn the ethernet port on on the ONT but it is a simple programming change on their end. Usually takes < 15 minutes once you actually get someone to answer the phone. We have been using that setup for over 5 years without problems. Regards, -- Tom Diehl tdiehl@rogueind.com Spamtrap address mtd123@rogueind.com
Lee ----- Original Message -----From: gary@duzan.org To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2017 8:00:30 PM Subject: Re: [PLUG] New Comcast wireless modem with old Buffalo wireless router=> "Lee H. Marzke" <lee@marzke.net> wrote: => => If your FIOS ONT unit has an Ethernet jack, then it is acting as a bridge => and it is => a regular Ethernet connection to Verizon so no special requirements exist. => => I run my FIOS WAN Ethernet connection to my pfSense Router and it works => just fine. No need for => any special router from Verizon unless you are using their cable TV => option. I also => had a Ubiquity EdgeRouter X connected to the ONT on a different public IP => and it worked fine. => => Have you not been able to get another router to work on your ONT ? => => Lee Yes, I did look into that, but I do have FiOS TV, so I need the MOCA stuff to keep working. Interestingly, my FiOS Android app can no longer access my DVR contents, and I suspect the "unsupported" router is to blame. I'm not sure I want to know what stupid router tricks they are pulling for that one. I also do the trick of having my own router behind theirs, though to support my IPv6 tunnel broker connection I have a smart switch to put the FiOS LAN on my main LAN as a tagged VLAN, and configured a VLAN on my server to route IPv6. Probably not the most secure thing, I know, but some extra work for any attacker. Gary Duzan ___________________________________________________________________________ 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
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