PfSense as a DSL Router
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So, with all of this in mind (and thank you all for your advice) I would have to purchase a separate modem because the bozo employee that set it up put me in a lease contract. So because I am leasing, and not owning the modem, I cannot alter ANY settings or they will terminate my internet service… Would any of you recommend any good modems to use as a bridge?
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Alcatel Speed Touch Home. Every one I have ever used was given to me for free or the for the cost of shipping. Many available on ebay. Cheap enough to have a spare lying around.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=alcatel+sth&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313&_nkw=alcatel+speed+touch+home&_sacat=0
Also very cheap on ebay is the Netopia 3347. Easily put into bridge mode. I use mine only as a wireless AP after I disabled the WAN port and DHCP server.
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2047675.m570.l2632&_nkw=netopia+3347&_sacat=11176&_from=R40
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Who is your ISP? If it is Verizon or AT&T you should be o.k. purchasing a modem, but if you have some oddball ISP you will need to make sure its internal VPI/VCI settings are compatible with your ISP.
"[Modem] rental fees?"–ISPs are sure nickel and diming their customers these days.
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I use AT&T Uverse, 16 mbps down, 2 mbps up (When I use my VPN, sometimes I get 5 to 6 mbps up…)
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Uverse is not DSL. DSL modems will not work with it. You are stuck with using the equipment AT&T provided.
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Uverse can use DSL between the Node and premises:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AT%26T_U-verse#ServicesSteve
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Good luck finding an aftermarket modem that can be used with it.
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Yes, I have a DSL-style RJ11 line running into my home, so I think it will work.
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The problem is that most (all?) DSL modem/routers you might get don't have provision for IPTV and VoIP. I assume you have these services provided?
I live in the UK, I have no idea what Uverse looks like! ::)Steve
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Ah, I didn't think about that. I have IPTV service from AT&T so that might not work out too well…
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Don't abandon hope just yet. There will be others who have tried this before you. :)
Search the forum. Use Google!Steve
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I wonder if I could purchase a U-Verse router/modem and use it as a bridge…
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I wonder if I could purchase a U-Verse router/modem and use it as a bridge…
What make/model is your current ISP supplied hardware? Can you find a full manual for it? What does it say?
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I wonder if I could purchase a U-Verse router/modem and use it as a bridge…
What make/model is your current ISP supplied hardware? Can you find a full manual for it? What does it say?
So, with all of this in mind (and thank you all for your advice) I would have to purchase a separate modem because the bozo employee that set it up put me in a lease contract. So because I am leasing, and not owning the modem, I cannot alter ANY settings or they will terminate my internet service… Would any of you recommend any good modems to use as a bridge?
Emphasis mine.
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Cannot change any settings on the leased modem but does that mean you can't replace it with your own modem and change the settings on that? Probably. ::)
But I'm sure there are people who have done it and if you ever have a problem just replace the leased modem.Steve
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I could replace the modem/router with a purchased one. With that, I could alter the settings some. I don't know of any U-verse modems, though, that could be used as a bridge.
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Something tells me it can't be that easy, the lack of bridging aside.
Something tells me that the Uverse unit you have is identifiable by AT&T and that identity is what is used to authorize your TV channel package.
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It probably is identifiable… hmm. I will check it out with AT&T to see if I can replace my equipment and keep my service.
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Hi, I'm new to pfSense and the forums and was wondering if it is possible to use pfSense as a DSL router, like my ISP provided to me.
Thanks
I was having serious bandwidth issues with my Zyxel PK5001Z from Centurylink and pfSense. Torrents downloads were erratic and unpredictable. Sometimes I had great speeds and other times were just dismal. Things were great with the pfSense box out of the loop. I happened upon a suggestion that I switch the Zyxel to Transparent Bridge mode. Once I found the instructions it took about 10 minutes to get it going. My pfsense box was already set for DHCP for my WAN connection so all I had to do really was setup the modem and restart both boxes. Here's some instructions from Centurylink: http://qwest.centurylink.com/internethelp/modem-pk5001z-adv-bridging-ctl.html
Of course your carrier may be different.
Running pfSense 2.03 and SNORT on an ASUS B75 chipset microATX with i3-3220 CPU + 16gb RAM + 120GB SSD + 2 Intel EXPI9301CT PCI-Express Gigabit NICs.
This has finally cured my bandwidth issues where the connection would just seem lost or severely lagging.
