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NH20T in Bridge Mode/Speeds/General Home Networking/XGS-PON
Hello all and thanks in advance for any help. First off I understand how to put it in Bridge mode. What I am looking for is the differences between the different bridge modes specifically the...
Residential connections are permitted 2 dynamic IP addresses. For troubleshooting purposes it is easier to just bridge the 10G port, especially since Telus tech support won't troubleshoot non-Telus hardware. If 10G Bridge is enabled, the 4 LAN ports on the NH20T would share one WAN IP, and your router connected to the 10G port would have the other.
If you used Full Bridge, all ports would try to pull separate WAN IPs and only the first two devices would work and swapping out a device may take time for the DHCP lease to expire before the next device will work. Worst case you would have to call tech support each time. Full bridge means every port is directly exposed to the internet as well so you'd need to ensure that you have a firewall in place. Your router connected to the 10G port can use whatever IP range you want as it'll be separate from the 4 LAN ports. A different IP range would make differentiating networks a bit easier when troubleshooting.
If you have the older non-AndroidTV based Optik TV boxes, only use 10G Bridge and ensure the Optik boxes are connected to the four LAN ports. The main reason is that most third party routers don't support multicast data properly so the Optik boxes won't work when connected to them. If you have wireless Optik TV boxes, you'd need the Wifi 6 AP from Telus connected to one of the LAN ports also. If you have the new TelusTV+ AndroidTV set top boxes then multicast won't matter and they should just work when on a non-Telus router, but data use when watching TV may count when connected to a thid party router rather than an unbridged port / the Wifi 6 AP on the NH20T.
Nighthawk
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Community Power UserResidential connections are permitted 2 dynamic IP addresses. For troubleshooting purposes it is easier to just bridge the 10G port, especially since Telus tech support won't troubleshoot non-Telus hardware. If 10G Bridge is enabled, the 4 LAN ports on the NH20T would share one WAN IP, and your router connected to the 10G port would have the other.
If you used Full Bridge, all ports would try to pull separate WAN IPs and only the first two devices would work and swapping out a device may take time for the DHCP lease to expire before the next device will work. Worst case you would have to call tech support each time. Full bridge means every port is directly exposed to the internet as well so you'd need to ensure that you have a firewall in place. Your router connected to the 10G port can use whatever IP range you want as it'll be separate from the 4 LAN ports. A different IP range would make differentiating networks a bit easier when troubleshooting.
If you have the older non-AndroidTV based Optik TV boxes, only use 10G Bridge and ensure the Optik boxes are connected to the four LAN ports. The main reason is that most third party routers don't support multicast data properly so the Optik boxes won't work when connected to them. If you have wireless Optik TV boxes, you'd need the Wifi 6 AP from Telus connected to one of the LAN ports also. If you have the new TelusTV+ AndroidTV set top boxes then multicast won't matter and they should just work when on a non-Telus router, but data use when watching TV may count when connected to a thid party router rather than an unbridged port / the Wifi 6 AP on the NH20T.
Nighthawk, thankyou.
Just to clarify the Full Bridge Mode, I can no longer log into the NH20T without a factory reset? In case I want to go back?
I moved to 3G/3G from 1G/1G and they gave me an XGS-PON. My old GPON I used to just put into my own home built pfSense box and out to my 1G/10G/40G switch and my home server and Ruckus AP's. This new XGS-PON will not work plugged into my own pfSense box from what I have read.
Also, what speeds should I see on a 3G/3G connection? What is the minimum acceptable according to TELUS?
Very much appreciated.
- Nighthawk
I would recommend avoiding full bridge mode and just stick with bridging 10G.
I don't see why your own pfSense box wouldn't work with the new ONT. All the ONT does is covert fibre to ethernet. You should try connecting things like you had previously before you got the NH20T. If you previously had Optik TV working it should be fine. If you have issues with Optik TV working when using, then bridging 10G and putting your gateway on that port would be the next choice, with the Optik boxes on the four gigabit LAN ports.
If you have everything configured correctly, you should be getting more or less 3G/3G, assuming you can find a speed test site capable of testing 3G speeds.
Nighthawk I cannot find the post again, but DrPacman posted in a response to someone that with services 1G and below this was possible (eliminating the Telus hardware and using your own) but with services over 1G you could not eliminate the Telus equipment anymore (specifically NH20T) and had to use the 10G Port Bridge mode. The post was from 2023 and it is 2025 now so things may have changed. I suspect it is because of the XGS-PON but I do not know. However, if there is an explanation of why it doesn't work I would love to know.
Cheers
