[TriLUG] at&t fiber

[Wes Garrison via TriLUG]

Yeah, the DSLReports forums have this trick too.

You just have to remember that if you lose power, have to reset the switch,
etc, you'll need to repeat the 802.1x authentication by plugging the AT&T
router back in.

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Wesley S. Garrison
Network Engineer
Xitech Communications, Inc.
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On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 8:17 AM, Alan Hinchliff via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org
> wrote:

> Mark,
>
> That's awesome.  I just did it last night at home, and it worked no
> problem.  Awesome!
>
> -Alan
>
> On Thu, Sep 7, 2017 at 11:19 AM, Mark Turner via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org
> >
> wrote:
>
> > Hey folks,
> >
> > I've had AT&T Fiber for about three months now. 1Gb up and down. Fast
> > and rock-solid, so far.
> >
> > I ditched the AT&T modem (in my case, a Pace 5268AC) right away since I
> > don't really trust AT&T being on my home network (with the
> > vulnerabilities found in their Arris modems, I was justified).
> >
> > AT&T uses the 802.1x *wired* protocol to authenticate to its network.
> > One drawback for 802.1x wired is that there is no ongoing
> > reauthentication. Authentication is used only to initially open the
> > port. Once the port is up it does not reauthenticate.
> >
> > This means you can set up your own router to act as your gateway. You'll
> > need to clone the MAC address of your AT&T modem and set it up to pull
> > DHCP addresses (including IPv6, I believe).
> >
> > Then, plug the AT&T router and the ONT into a gigabit switch (any will
> > do, it doesn't have to be managed). Wait until the AT&T router has
> > exchanged certificates with the AT&T headend and you have traffic
> > flowing. Once this happens, plug in your router to the gigabit switch
> > and unplug the AT&T router.
> >
> > Viola! All your gigabit sweetness is now passing through your router and
> > the AT&T router can be put aside.
> >
> > I've run for months this way, only going through the process if my
> > devices lose power. Give it a try!
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Mark
> >
> >
> > On 09/06/2017 04:26 PM, Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG wrote:
> > > On Wed, Sep 6, 2017 at 3:30 PM, Michael Marley via TriLUG
> > > <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
> > >> Because if they didn't impose arbitrary limits, the customer might try
> > >> to run a SERVER!  Oh, the horror!
> > >>
> > >       Or they would otherwise not have an opportunity to sell a
> > > "premium" package.
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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