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gypster85 OP t1_j0x011m wrote

Reply to comment by mb10240 in Honest opinions of Brightspeed Fiber? by gypster85

I've heard of some people plugging the Brightspeed router (4000XG?) into their own router (like an Orbi), then turning off the signal from the BS router. Far from ideal, but we might try that.

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the_honeyman t1_j0x23fi wrote

Problem is, if they push firmware updates like Mediacom does, it'll reset and start broadcasting again.

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mb10240 t1_j0x2oe7 wrote

Yeah, you can do that, but then you’ve got a double NAT. I tried DMZing the C4000XG to my Orbi to avoid that and got some pretty lousy results.

I bought a TP-Link 802.11ax extender and it works… some of the time. Definitely not perfect.

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cdkzfw t1_j10zjoq wrote

I did that and it worked fine, just make sure your router is setup in access point mode, otherwise they will both be trying to hand out IPs.

My TP Link Deco Mesh system actually has the ability to set the VLAN required for IPOE athentication, but I noticed slower speeds.

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