Basic ADSL2+ gigabit modem with bridge mode and no WiFi?
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Hey everybody,
I'm a long-time lurker and I've finally pulled the trigger and put pfSense on a retired load balancer from the office. I currently use a BT HomeHub 4, it's pretty awful and doesn't support bridge mode.
Can anybody recommend me a basic best-bang-for-buck ADSL2+ modem with one (or more, though not needed) gigabit ports and preferably no WiFi? I already have an Aerohive AP230 on the LAN so any WiFi is overkill.
Ideally I'd like something as good or faster than the BT HomeHub 4 in terms of throughput.
Thanks so much in advance,
Hamual -
If you are going to keep pfSense, then any gigabit port is completely useless on the ADSL modem.
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Why is that?
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Because xDSL does do gigabit. You need gigabit switch on LAN. Gigabit ports on WAN are of no use.
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I've got a gigabit switch connected to the pfSense box which is also gigabit; assumedly gigabit to the modem in bridge mode is what I want, surely?
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I really do not see what are you going to do with the gigabit there. xDSL does NOT do gigabit. Not even close. VDSL2 can do 100Mbps in theory. That's all.
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If it meets the specs of your DSL, I'm partial to the ZyXEL P660F1. EZPZ bridge mode. I think it caps out at about 10Mbit/s on the DSL side.
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Can anybody recommend me a basic best-bang-for-buck ADSL2+ modem
...Draytek Vigor-120 upto 15 Mbps
Draytek Vigor-130 (& VDSL) -
D-Link DSL32x
Keep in mind that there are different ADSL2+ standards (Annex-A, Annex-B, Annex-J) and you need the appropriate modem for each.
ADSL2+ itself maxes out at 16Mb/s which means a gigabit NIC would be overkill. Nobody builds that. -
Actually it's 24Mbps maximum with ADSL2+ (ITU G.992.5) but the point is still 99% correct. Gigabit ones with built in WiFi etc most definitely do exist. I don't see any simple wired only ones though.
However if you had a very simple home network with only a couple of wired devices and maybe an AP (and thus no pfSense) having a 4 port gigabit switch in the modem itself could be useful.
TP-Link TD-8840T for me here and dirt cheap at AUD$28 (10/100 only into my pfSense box which does have a gigabit interface)
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I would recommend getting one that your ISP supports. That way if you have any issues you won't have them telling you we don't support it. :-[
As several people have mentioned your connection the the Internet is not going to exceed 100mbit so I would get a simple DSL modem and invest in a nice AP that can handle fast speeds.
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Can anybody recommend me a basic best-bang-for-buck ADSL2+ modem with one (or more, though not needed) gigabit ports and preferably no WiFi? I already have an Aerohive AP230 on the LAN so any WiFi is overkill.
I used to use Billion BiPAC 8800NL with pfSense (running on WG Firebox) in modem-only mode with WiFi switched off before moving to Virgin. I was very happy with it. Best!
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I used a Draytek V120 for years before moving to fibre. It was good for close to the maximum line speed. I do live very close to the exchange which helped, I used to see 23Mbps+ from several UK ISPs. Is has a single 100Mb port.
VDSL2 could theoretically provide >100Mbps if you are close enough to the termination point but I don't think I've seen anyone offer a service above 100Mbps.
Steve
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@hda was faster, but anyways:
https://www.draytek.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=5240&Itemid=3810&lang=en
Only issue I have that I could not resolve yet is this here:
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=92054.msg509855#msg509855
