AT&T Appliance Suggestions
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With AT&T having up to 5Gbps on Fiber (and planning on at least 10Gbps in the coming few years) I am wondering about the best current Netgate Appliance that can be used to utilize the bandwidth.
In my head, the minimum option that would be nice is a relatively inexpensive appliance that has a 10Gbps Ethernet WAN and a 10Gbps Ethernet LAN port at a minimum.
On the other side, I would love to be able to get an appliance that has a 10Gbps Ethernet WAN, an expansion slot for a Cellular G5 access point, and at least 8 1Gbps Ethernet LAN ports.
Am I right that neither of these options is currently available as a Netgate Appliance or am I misreading the specifications?
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@rsecor Your best path is the 6100 but the current support for LTE is not current in that model with a 10Gbps switch.
Do you need 8 discrete interface ports are you looking for a switch?
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@rcoleman-netgate
There are 8 network wall ports in this case. (It looks like some of them are 2.5Gbps -- need 2 of those at a minimum in the current plan.)I want to make sure that if we get the 5Gpbs from AT&T that the bandwidth can be utilized.
It looks like AT&T is using a Humax (Arris) BGW320
https://fccid.io/O6ZBGW320/User-Manual/User-Manual-4522445.pdf
The 5Gbps Wired port looks like RJ45, and the SFP sounds like it's for inbound only from AT&T.Appreciate all the input.
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A quick thought of what we were thinking Network-wise...
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@rsecor Again I ask: Do you need the 8 ports to be DISCRETE networks or are they going to be used as a SWITCH?
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@rcoleman-netgate No just as a switch.
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@rsecor then you want to buy a switch that connects to a 10G interface on the 6100.
The 6100's ports are discreet and not part of a switch.
You could also get a 7100 and have 10G on both sides of the ix0/ix1 ports but I would suggest the 6100 so you can do stepped connections as well. -
@rsecor said in AT&T Appliance Suggestions:
I want to make sure that if we get the 5Gpbs from AT&T that the bandwidth can be utilized.
If you get a true 10G connection you will want something more powerful to run pfSense.
Steve
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I have this setup and I use a switch to convert the WAN 5G RJ45 connection to SFP+ and then into the 6100 on IX1 port. I run SFP+ out for LAN side (IX0 port) into a switch and then out to the main network. Works well.
The switch is a QNAP QSW-M408-4C and I have the 2 ports used for the RJ45 to ATT and SFP+ to 6100 on a VLAN so I can still use the rest of the ports on the switch like normal.
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@elvisripley -- Sorry for the delayed response.
The good news is the house is moving along.This may very well be the easiest option.
The situation has changed a small bit (now that the cables in the house are ran).
So...
AT&T will be 5Gbps
There are actually 8 lines going through the house (we have one connection to the back of the house outside).I still have a little time to figure all this out but really want to make the right decision on the equipment.
Any thoughts, ideas, etc are welcome.
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@rsecor This has been a long time. Since then I have run fiber to different areas of my house and have them all going back to a QNAP QSQ-1208-8C along with a bunch of office equipment that is Cat 6 to that switch. That connects with fiber to the Netgate 6100.
Fiber from Netgate 6100 to QNAP QSW-M408-4C. Cat 6 from QNAP QSW-M408-4C to AT&T BGW320 Gateway.
It works so great and I don't have any complaints. I really like the performance for the price of the QNAP switches. Their managed switches don't have much in the way of features but it is nice to at least look and make sure 10g things are 10g and the 5g connection to the AT&T BGW320 is 5g.
At the ends of the fiber runs I have QNAP QSW-2104-2S going from 10g to 2.5 RJ45.
Computer to NAS gets 10g easily all day and I upload all the time in the 3-4 Gbps range all while people are gaming and on video calls in other parts of the house. 6100 has been great.
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@elvisripley
Thanks for all the info.
Have my pre-drywall walkthrough shortly, so I am about 2-3 months out still. But I also know I need to buy equipment in advance so I can get it all done before we move in.
