[TriLUG] ATT gigabit internet quick review

[Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG]

On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 10:16 AM, Wes Garrison via TriLUG
<trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> The router does not support bridge mode.  There are lots of complaints
> about it.  Here is an earlier thread about it (I'm waldo22):
> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r29898675-U-Verse-Business-NVG585-NAT-limit
>
> AT&T uses 802.1x authentication with certificates that are built in to
> their router firmware.
>
> The router interface is just plain old Ethernet.
>
> ...so if you can extract the 802.1x certificate from the Pace 5268AC, you
> can use any router that supports 802.1x.
>
> That's above my skill level, though.
>
      This https://wiki.sonic.net/wiki/Pace_5268AC mentions the
ability to upload an application. I wonder if the AT&T firmware
supports that.

> -Wes
>
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> On Sat, Dec 3, 2016 at 7:11 AM, Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG <
> trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 2 Dec 2016, Scott Miller via TriLUG wrote:
>>
>> The modem/router device is a Pace 5268AC. The firmware is a custom ATT
>>> firmware which locks things down quite a bit. There is no bridge mode.
>>>
>>
>> is this no bridge mode, or bridge not supported? ie it's technically
>> possible and they do provide it but if you get into trouble they're not
>> going to help you.
>>
>> I'm currently with Frontier and have bridge mode because I found the right
>> techie one day. However no-one I can find now at Frontier will acknowledge
>> that it's possible.
>>
>> Joe
>>
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