Cox Fiber - just setting up...
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Due to price of CenturyLink and them just increasing my rate, even though I was lifetime, I decided to switch to Cox due to the price that was written by a salesman.
I've got it all ready to go. I can take a ethernet cable and connect to the box they put in with the fiber connecting to it (whatever it is called). Connecting to my laptop it works fine and I can get out and see all.
I want to now connect that ethernet cable directly to my pfSense computer. Using the modem they provided, I was able to gather all the WAN information.
I've looked online for solutions of how to go about this, but I haven't found anything that seems to apply to me.
Some some questions:
- Can I configure pfSense to work with the ethernet cable coming from the box that has the Fiber connection?
- Do I have to set the modem into bridge mode if I cannot do question #1?
- In the WAN settings of pfSense, what do I put in the fields?
I don't want to blow away the configuration I have for the existing pfSense since it works with the ethernet plugging in directly into my pfSense box instead of using their modem. But I do want to give Cox a chance to see if the speed will be good, as I work from home while kids stream and play games online.
Thanks, Michael
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@schumacher777 said in Cox Fiber - just setting up...:
Can I configure pfSense to work with the ethernet cable coming from the box that has the Fiber connection?
Do I have to set the modem into bridge mode if I cannot do question #1?
In the WAN settings of pfSense, what do I put in the fields?!. YES
2. Yes
3. DHCPBe careful with Cox...they're known for padding their account receivable...
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@NollipfSense - I might have not been totally clear, on the Fiber Household Terminal (Brand: NOKIA, Model: G-010G-T), I'd like to connect the Ethernet cable from it directly to the pfSense computer.
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@schumacher777 You may need to add the supplied router MAC address into Interfaces / WAN in order to not use the supplied router.
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You don't have to put the modem in bridge mode. But doing so avoids double NAT which is preferred.
