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Got Fibre: how to replace Actiontec modem that is still connected on old copper line?
Hi all, I recently got upgraded to fibre, but I'm not happy with the way the tech has set it up. I'm looking for your advice on how best to fix it. THE SITUATION Fibre enters the house at a ...
Q:"Is it possible to connect a 3rd-party router directly to the ONT?"
With the right gear you can hook the SFP ONT directly to a third party router. PersonalIy I perfer to bypass as much consumer grade equipment as possible.
Below the SFP is hooked directly into a 1U enterprise server E3-1270 V3 with 16G RAM running open source PFsense, more enough to let you run full AES 256 VPN encryption on even the 1.5 Gigabit packages, full duplexed at line speed. Telus will not support this for multiple reasons.
Yes. You could use third party router and connect it directly to the ONT device.
