I didn’t have to change my Uverse router, nor configure it. Sarai D. Bucciarelli www.linkedin.com/in/SaraiDBucciarelli
> On Feb 27, 2015, at 7:59 AM, Sabahattin Gucukoglu <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah, granted that you can work around it to get BTMM working, but it’s an > awful hack, and I’d really rather the AirPort does the routing anyway, > because it’s just a truckload better at it. It is one thing that cable puts > a shine on, because cable modems built to spec are generally trivial to put > into a mode where they don’t interfere with the Ethernet traffic, and AirPort > is easily compatible with that. > > As for alternative modems, it looks like there are quite a few that support > EFM/PTM although you will have to go fishing. I can well imagine why this > was an attractive option for AT&T, but it definitely puts you—the consumer—at > a substantial disadvantage. > > And finally, to the choice of technology: here in Blighty, the cable solution > is the faster, but bursty satellite with constrained upstream and time-shared > downlink; the VDSL (for which there are many different plans) is the slower, > but more reliable and ubiquitous. I happen to have a choice, and I choose > VDSL. My provider offers me native IPv6, I get to pick the VDSL bridge > modem, and because it’s all PTM, the provider just bridges Ethernet over > which I can do PPPoE from the router (a Linux box) of my choice. This gives > everybody involved complete freedom, although unfortunately does require that > terminal equipment support baby jumbo frames to handle a full Ethernet frame > inside PPPoE. Sadly, the PPPoE support in AirPort is more than a little bit > naff (in-band MSS clamping, no support for baby jumbo frames), so cable is > really the better option if you want the complete, Apple-polished experience > (which I highly recommend to those that want it). > > Anyway, the point is: know your options. :) > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
