On Tue, 07 Mar 2017 23:26:44 -0800 Russell Senior <[email protected]> dijo:
>John> The bill was actually $86.76 because I signed up for their $9.99 >John> a month modem rental, intending to return it and buy my own as >John> soon as I can figure out what to buy. The paperwork says their >John> modem is a Model Number: C2100T. There is another device in >John> addition to the modem, but I don't know what it is. Someone here >John> posted that they had bought a modem for CenturyLink gigabit for >John> $50 somewhere, but I can't find the message now. Advice would be >John> appreciated. >>> >>> You need a router that can do a vlan and pppoe. The CenturyLink >>> device is just a wireless router with those features, no fancy >>> demodulator like a cable modem. I have set up a few gateway routers >>> on CL fiber, and I could help. One person got a D-Link DIR860L-B1 >>> (about $30 on amazon) and put LEDE (OpenWrt) on it, with a >>> configuration I helped the with. Works pretty well. > >You are using the router features of the CL "modem" but you don't >really need to. That's the point I am trying to make. For $30, with >some added elbow grease, I can make your CL "modem" go away. > >The only special things their "modem" is doing is the VLAN (201) and >the pppoe configuration, both things that are duplicatable with a $30 >router. Reflashing the Netgear 6250 might also be an option, though >support for the wireless interfaces might be problematic (not sure, >actually, but they are broadcom radios, which make me nervous). There >is an outside chance that the stock firmware supports VLAN, in which >case it might just be configurable to work. OK, let me start by describing the equipment in my house installed by CenturyLink (probably more detail than is necessary): The 'ADTRAN': There is a white plastic device about the size of a DVD case, except about twice as thick. The fiber from the street plugs into it, as does its power cord from the wall wart, and one ethernet cable. If I recall correctly, the installer guy said its purpose was to translate the signal from the fiber to ethernet. It has a label that says: ADTRAN Model NameI:NDOOR SFU GEN3 Model No.: TA324 Power Rating: 12V 1.5A P/N 1287735G3 Rev B FSAN : ADTNAA 100ABB MAC 00:19:92:B2:31:B5 Manuf. date 2016-03-03 The other end of the ethernet cable plugged into the ADTRAN is plugged into the 'modem.' The 'modem' is twice the size of the Netgear modem that I used with Comcast. On the front it has the following blinkenlights (all lit up or blinking except those with *): Power DSL 1 * DSL 2 * Internet WAN/LAN 1 2 * Ethernet 3 * 4 * HPNA * USB WiFi 2.4 GHz WiFi 5 GHz VOIP-1 * VOIP-2 * WPS It has a label which says: SSID - 2.4 GHz CenturyLink1080 SSID - 5 GHz CenturyLink10805G Security type: WPA2-AES Key Passphrase ******* WPS Pin ****** GUI Address 192.168.0.1 Admin Username: admin Admin Password: ******* The installer left the box that the 'modem' came in because I told him that I would be returning it as soon as I get my own. There is a label on the box: CenturyLink SN: CP1640ABA5R1080 CPRO: C2100TV4 Gw: BAC2100TV4 MAC: 10:13:31:07:02:7E Inside the box are a couple of papers for the license agreement, safety instructions and regulatory notices, all from an outfit called 'technicolor' www.technicolor.com In the back of the 'modem', in addition to a power cord from its wall wart, are ethernet jacks; one has the cable from the ADTRAN, and the other has a cable to the WAN jack on my Netgear router. The latter cable used to go to the back of the Comcast modem. >From what Russell et al. have said here, and from what I can see myself, it appears that the 'modem' is not a modem as we normally think of a modem, rather, it appears to function more as a router. I haven't used its wifi because the Netgear has wifi (only used for my phone and laptop, although the laptop is normally wired). Russell says I need pppoe and VLAN and that these might be doable with the Netgear. I logged into the Netgear router and found a VLAN / Bridge Settings page, which had a big checkbox for 'Enable VLAn / Bridge Setup.' It was not checked and I left it unchecked for now. I didn't find anything that said pppoe, but probably I just don't know what to look for. Any thoughts? _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
