[TriLUG] ATT gigabit internet quick review

Sun Dec 4 22:58:51 EST 2016

I've never had Charter or TWC mess with DNS, but anything's possible
nowadays.

_________________________________
Wesley S. Garrison
Network Engineer
Xitech Communications, Inc.
phone:  (919) 260-0803
fax:       (919) 932-5051
__________________________________
"Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from email."

On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 10:56 PM, ac <ac at main.me> wrote:

> On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 22:45:47 -0500
> Wes Garrison <wes at xitechusa.com> wrote:
> > AC,
> > Time Warner, Inc. the media company is not Time Warner Cable.
> > AT&T is buying Time Warner, Inc.  (Turner networks like TNT, TBS,
> > CNN, etc. and HBO and Showtime).
> > Time Warner Cable and Brighthouse were bought by Charter earlier this
> > year.
> > Everyone on this mailing list should read ArsTechnica.com daily.
> > Seriously.  It's written for folks like us.
> > -Wes
> >
>
> COOL! thank you for that :)
>
> Hmm, Brighthouse bought by Charter...
>
> This does still beg the question, DoesCharter supply Internet
> (like Brighthouse does (for now)
>
> or Intranet?  (falsely branded as Internet? like ATT)
>
> Andre
>
>
>
> > _________________________________
> > Wesley S. Garrison
> > Network Engineer
> > Xitech Communications, Inc.
> > phone:  (919) 260-0803
> > fax:       (919) 932-5051
> > __________________________________
> > "Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from email."
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 4, 2016 at 10:15 PM, ac via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 22:00:22 +0000
> > > "Rogers, Matthew via TriLUG" <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> > > > You can set a device in dmz plus mode which is basically a bridge
> > > > mode.  I do this and run my own router and domain controller with
> > > > dhcp/DNS etc.
> > > >
> > >
> > > For normal users though, ATT forcing only their own DNS servers
> > > means that the ATT service is not an "Internet" but an "Intranet"
> > > as ATT also answers for non registered (or not yet registered)
> > > domains, they can also decide to answer anything in any way they
> > > choose and normal users would not know.
> > >
> > > For example they could answer questions for insert-name-here.com as
> > > att.com, or just say "not found" - normal users would be clueless.
> > >
> > > When providers interfere and control the Internet egress to this
> > > degree
> > > - it is no longer an 'internet' (its like the Intranet in China
> > > where users also have to do some interesting routing to be able to
> > > have some temporary privacy)
> > >
> > > Main reason I am asking is that Brighthouse (Time Warner) is now
> > > also ATT and T Warner supplies actual/real Internet, so wondering
> > > if that is gonna change with the next router update, etc.
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Matthew Rogers | Senior Security Manager
> > > > Allscripts | 8529 Six Forks Road | Raleigh, NC |
> > > > 27615<x-apple-data-detectors://0/1>
> > > >
> > > > 919.691.4636<tel:919.691.4636> | M
> > > > 919.329.1130<tel:919.329.1130> | D
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > matthew.rogers2 at allscripts.com<mailto:matthew.rogers2 at allscripts.com
> >
> > > > | www.allscripts.com<http://www.allscripts.com/> Corporate
> > > > Headquarters l 222 Merchandise Mart
> > > > Plaza<x-apple-data-detectors://5> l 20th Floor l Chicago, IL l
> > > > 60654
> > > >
> > > > On Dec 3, 2016, at 7:11 AM, Joseph Mack NA3T via TriLUG
> > > > <trilug at trilug.org<mailto: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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