AT&T Fiber 1 Gbps

[Peterg]

Does anyone else here have this and from the US obviously. Sense I don't think AT&T is outside the US. No I do not like them as a company but they are the only ones who offer fiber speeds in our area.

I am just curious what is the best/easiest way to bypass the gateway/modem that they include and you must use ? I don't want to take it out of the way totally because I don't think you can. If you can I don't think it is easy or fool proof. They may prevent it in the future too.

[Peterg]

Also what is the best reason to not use the gateway/modem for mostly anything except for it to certificate I think it is?

Is there a big advantage of using my own router ?

Right now we are for wireless just not Ethernet. I have wireless turned off on the AT&T gateway/modem and we use a ASUS RT-AC66U B1 router as a wireless access point I guess you could call it. Would it be better to use this router, ASUS RT-AC66U B1, as a full replacement for ethernet connections too ?

Can the ASUS RT-AC66U B1 handle a self created home VPN and 1 Gbps ethernet ok ? (That is one thing I kind want is my own VPN server to be able to connect to when out and about if possible.)

[Peterg]

Sorry I also forgot it is model BGW210 the AT&T Gateway/modem if that matters.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Simply go to their site and look at recommended modems that they allow the use of on their service.

For fiber it should be fine to just use their supplied modem. If it is a Modem + Router all in one, you should be able to disable the WiFi and set Router to Bridged Mode to allow the use of a 3rd party modem. It should tell you on the config page what Ethernet port is used for bridging

[Peterg]

引用自 Bad 💀 Motha：

Simply go to their site and look at recommended modems that they allow the use of on their service.

For fiber it should be fine to just use their supplied modem. If it is a Modem + Router all in one, you should be able to disable the WiFi and set Router to Bridged Mode to allow the use of a 3rd party modem. It should tell you on the config page what Ethernet port is used for bridging

Thanks do you think it is worth doing ?

[Peterg]

Has anyone done this here ?

[Electric Cupcake]

All telecom companies are scumbags, but AT&T is at the top, only slightly behind Verizon in terms of scumminess.

[Peterg]

引用自 ZootsIdenticalTwinSisterDingo：

All telecom companies are scumbags, but AT&T is at the top, only slightly behind Verizon in terms of scumminess.

So if you had a chose which company to get fiber from who would you pick ?

[_I_]

+1 to putting the modem+router box in bridge mode and disable its wifi, then getting your own dedicated router

will prevent the isp from being able to view or access your pcs and connected devices and wifi

[Memes]

引用自 _I_：

+1 to putting the modem+router box in bridge mode and disable its wifi, then getting your own dedicated router

will prevent the isp from being able to view or access your pcs and connected devices and wifi

So I'm about to try out ATT 1GB Internet soon. I should turn off the wireless setting on that ATT Box and use my own router instead? If so, why should I use my own router instead of the one given?

[Peterg]

引用自 _I_：

+1 to putting the modem+router box in bridge mode and disable its wifi, then getting your own dedicated router

will prevent the isp from being able to view or access your pcs and connected devices and wifi

This is all good but I have a problem. I don't want to put my router I bought in my garage with my AT&T gateway/modem

Is there anyway to still control the whole network with just my third party router but keep the in the living room ?

Thanks.

[Peterg]

Here is our current network layout.

I want to keep the third party router where it is but if possible still be able to control the whole network with it and not just the wireless.

Doubt it is possible though like this :(

https://i.imgur.com/JSktxyS.jpg

[_I_]

any decent router is better than any modem+router combo

you can set subnets on the router, define which devices are connected to which vlans

either way the isp will not be able to see whats going on behind your router

[Peterg]

引用自 _I_：

any decent router is better than any modem+router combo

you can set subnets on the router, define which devices are connected to which vlans

either way the isp will not be able to see whats going on behind your router

I am confused.

How would I setup my gateway/modem still being in garage while my main third party router being in the living room controlling all of my network ?

[Memes]

引用自 Peterg：

引用自 _I_：

any decent router is better than any modem+router combo

you can set subnets on the router, define which devices are connected to which vlans

either way the isp will not be able to see whats going on behind your router

I am confused.

How would I setup my gateway/modem still being in garage while my main third party router being in the living room controlling all of my network ?

I think set your ATT Router to modem no wifi connection then connect it to your main router that you will be using.

[x_wing]

引用自 Peterg：

引用自 _I_：

any decent router is better than any modem+router combo

you can set subnets on the router, define which devices are connected to which vlans

either way the isp will not be able to see whats going on behind your router

I am confused.

How would I setup my gateway/modem still being in garage while my main third party router being in the living room controlling all of my network ?

You will have to do a direct connection between them. This means that you will have to install an ethernet cable from your garage to your living room. Another option would be to ask your ISP to move your modem installation to your living room but I guess that they didn't do it in the first place due to some technical limitation (which could also affect the installation of the new ethernet cable).