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    Fiber optic to pfSense Box

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    • stephenw10S
      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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      Yup suspiciously close to 100Mbps. How are you testing?

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        demonaii @keyser
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        Strange, kind, lost the connection again. Probably because I halted the device and unplugged it from the outlet. I still have the public IP, tho. :/

        @keyser

        I am directly or should I say was connected to the router . The standalone switch was planning to install it tomorrow but it looks like it has to wait . :(

        @stephenw10

        I plugged my laptop directly to LAN1. The cable, probably, can't be the problem . WAN,LAN and OPT all says 1000base . The LAN port is on default. The laptop can achieve the speeds of the ISP router.

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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          So you are testing against speedtest.net or some similar public site?

          It's possible the ISP limits you depending on the login.

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            demonaii @stephenw10
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            @stephenw10 Well, I use whatever is out there speedtest, fast.com .

            What do you mean exactly ? Using mine or their router ?

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            • stephenw10S
              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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              I mean some ISPs will provide some limited connection speed, often for testing, until you authenticate correctly. It's possible you're seeing that if everything internally is linked at 1G or higher.

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                demonaii
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                @stephenw10

                I called the ISP and the technicians came today. They weren't happy what I was planning, they told is it is not possible, and I was cut from the network.

                The younger technician told me that I wasn't getting internet and the problem lied at the box for the flat. He plugged it in to the ISP and called it a day but gave me a wink or so I thought of what I wanted to do. I checked the ISP router settings and there is a new WAN connection known as CGNAT for internet. The VLANIDs looked changed, so probably I would have to change them.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                  Can only try it and see.

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                    demonaii @stephenw10
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                    @stephenw10

                    In a different forum with the same ISP a customer suggested to OP that one bridge would be called WAN with Internet VLAN ID , one bridge would be for IPTV with IPTV VLAN ID . He put DCHP client on bridge WAN where in the NAT rule for source will mask the with him the OUT interface . He created a bridge for the LAN and the rest of the Ethernet ports.

                    I did that . The VLAN DCHP and the bridge receive different IPs.
                    I am not sure if he uses optic or Ethernet cable .

                    When it comes to the LOID and password . I tried to unmask the censored password, but the text becomes invisible. Either I have to guess it or I dont have any idea .

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                      Do you mean 'bridge' there or interface? I wouldn't expect to need a bridge here. Unless it's for the IPTV somehow.

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                        demonaii @stephenw10
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                        @stephenw10 Yes, he said bridge . How would you explain the different IPs on the VLAN interface with DCHP and on the bridge with DCHP client ? Isnt a bridge a interface ?

                        This is the original quote with full translation

                        "The two vlans thus assigned to Ethernet 1 must be assigned to their own bridge. One will be called the WAN bridge and you enter vlan555 in it. In the second bridge named IPTV, you insert vlan777 and ethernet port(s) into it, in which you will connect the TV receiver. You put the DHCP client on the WAN bridge, and in the source network rule it will mask the out interface with it. You make a third LAN bridge and insert the rest of the Ethernet ports! "

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                          Is that in relation to pfSense of something else? OpenWRT perhaps?

                          Bridges are used differently in OpenWRT.

                          But the fact that anyone is referring to being able to connect directly seems like it can work.

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                            demonaii @stephenw10
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                            @stephenw10

                            Well, the person in question says he uses a Mikrotik which uses RouterOS .

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                            • stephenw10S
                              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                              Ah, OK. I'm not familiar with RouterOS but it could well be similar in use of bridges for grouping NICs.

                              Either way if it's possible in RouterOS it should be possible in pfSense. Unless they have used some custom scripting etc.

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                                demonaii @stephenw10
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                                @stephenw10

                                It seems that it doesn't work. Probably I would have to cancel my contract.

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