Chris, they have just done my street. I am interested.
I don't have full info, but:
- they do dual fibre to the premises with (according to a fibre optic
guy on a forum) decent termination into the media box
- they supply a modem with RJ45
- they supply a Linksys mesh wifi thingy to plug in to that, something
else on the fastest speeds as it can't do 3Gbps
- there's no problem plugging the modem into a firewall instead but they
don't tech support that
- they use CGNAT on services below 300Mbps so no port forwarding or
services going out
- it's fully symmetrical
That's all I know so far. Applies to my area (NW10 xxx), I suppose it
might vary in different areas
MeJ
On 25/02/2022 16:02, Chris Bell via GLLUG wrote:
Hello
CommunityFibre.co.uk are using BT ducts to feed multicore distribution fibres
near both my house and my sister's house, and I understand that they will
eventually offer FTTH/FTTP, but they have not replied to my requests for
connection information, while they provide little information on their
website.
I understand (from seeing what an elderly friend has been given) that they
will probably supply a small wall mounted box which converts from fibre to
ethernet cable and must be powered, plus a small Linksys WiFi unit which must
also be powered. There will be a dynamic 192.168.x.x IPv4 address and a static
/48 IPv6 prefix. The Linksys WiFi will have a single ethernet input and a
single ethernet output. If a SIP telephone adapter is also supplied it is
expected to be connected to the Linksys output.
Where are the IPv4 dynamic and IPv6 /48 addresses extracted, and where can I
insert a local firewall-router or unmanaged switch? Must it be after the
Linksys, or can I insert my own firewall-router or a local (unmanaged) switch
immediately after the fibre termination to allow cables to be routed separate
from the Linksys, or not even connect the Linksys? I do not use WiFi at home,
although WiFi is currently in use at my sister's house, where the best WiFi
location is not the best distribution point for wired access.
Thanks for any information.
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