Cutting the Cord Part 2: The Waiting

[Evan Leibovitch]

Thanks for the feedback.

The router I was using (to give NAT, DHCP and basic firewall) was also the
cablemodem, an SMC unit rented from
Rogers<http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewProduct&localeCode=EN_USA&cid=2&scid=19&pid=1680>and
going back. I do have an older openWRT-capable piece of surplus that I
could put into use as a router, but was hoping not to need that.

I had already planned to turn the Sagemcom's wifi off, I have an access
point elsewhere. And I have no need for the USB ports. But are you saying
that it can't even do the basics (DHCP, NAT, standard firewalls) OK? All i
really need for a firewall is block everything but forward a few specific
incoming ports to one of the machines on the network.

In some of the TekSavvy forums I've been reading that when using the
Sagemcom in pass-though (they called it bridged) there was a significant
performance hit, that it can't be easily configured to get out of the way.



On 1 May 2013 07:56, Paul Mora <paul-HzDep54A8sA at public.gmane.org> wrote:

> On Tue, Apr 30, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Evan Leibovitch <evan-ieNeDk6JonTYtjvyW6yDsg at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>
>  My FTTN modem/router has arrived. They refused to deliver it to the
>> door, it had to be picked up at a post office of my choosing. It's a
>> Sagemcom 2864, plastered all over with Bell branding; it's apparently
>> called the Bell "Connection Hub". Too-sparse manuals included, awaiting the
>> Bell tech setup next week. Given that I'm going from Cable to DSL I have
>> the luxury of a two week transition period of having both Internets up.
>>
>
> One word of advise about the Sagemcom 2864. It works not only as your
> modem but also has a GB switch and USB ports that can share printers and
> disks on your network. It even has UPNP built in, so you could share media
> to your TV or other devices. But the firmware is crap; there's no decent
> firewalling in it, other than port forwarding. And, I'm told, the wireless
> in it (it does wireless N) is also weak.
>
> If you want to use the router you were using in your cable setup, you can
> simply leave the modem at it's unconfigured factory defaults, and plug a
> cable in from port LAN1 on the modem, to your WAN port on the router. Then
> configure all the Teksavvy PPPOE stuff on the router. The modem will then
> work in passthrough mode, and you'll have the same flexibility as before.
>
> pm
> --
> *Paul Mora*
> email: paul-HzDep54A8sA at public.gmane.org
>
>


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Evan Leibovitch
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