Back in April I asked the following question: > I'm considering dumping Comcast and going with Frontier FiOS. > I have a couple of questions for anyone who's using FiOS in the > Hillsboro, OR area. > > 1) Do they bring fiber all the way to the modem or is there > an interface outside that converts to coax for the internal > connections? > > 2) Can you run the modem in bridge mode? I have my own Linux > iptables-based firewall/router and my own wireless AP > and would prefer that the modem be a passive device. > While Comcast doesn't "officially" support bridge mode they > allow full access to the modem config and it works fine > in bridge mode.
I got a couple of answers that were somewhat helpful. I just completed this transition and thought I'd share the outcome. The answer to the first question is, as both respondents noted, that they terminate the fiber at an OTN box outside the house. The OTN has two outputs, a twisted pair phone line that hooks directly to the house phone wiring, and ethernet that provides a "raw" IP connection. In other words, you don't actually need a modem, you already get ethernet direct to the Internet. So if, like me, you have your own local network with a Linux firewall/router, the second question is moot. There's no device between you and the Internet, as there is with cable. To be pedantic, the device is the OTN but it doesn't do routing, filtering, proxying or anything else, it only converts from optical to copper. I'm getting the 150mbps download AND UPLOAD speeds promised (25x Comcast upload speed) so for now I'm a happy camper :-) _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
