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Re: Getting 2 public IP addresses on Purefibre. Can this be done with a single cable into the ONT?
The nice thing about the Protectli Vault OPNsense device is that each port is it's own network interface. So instead of having ONT -> switch -> T3200M on port 1+ Protectli Vault on point 2 I'd just have ONT -> switch -> Protecli port 1 + Protectli Vault port 2. Each port then gets it's own public IP. I can then use firewal rules to control which devices get what public IP. Sure, it's a bit more complicated, but I like the idea of getting rid of unnecessary equipment (especially if that equipment isn't performing very well). In any case, the tv complicates things and it may just not be worth the hassle. I'll try using the T3200M to get one of the IPs again and see if it works OK.16KViews1like1CommentRe: Getting 2 public IP addresses on Purefibre. Can this be done with a single cable into the ONT?
Thanks for sharing. You have actually managed to get the TV and PVR to work without the T3200M? That's the main issue. I haven't actually found a report of anyone getting this to work (some seem to get it working, but only for 10 s). My reasons for getting rid of the T3200M is that it's performance/stability isn't sufficient for my needs. I have two servers, each ideally requiring their own public IP. They both process quite a bit of traffic, and I found that the T3200M was causing me issues requiring it to be frequently rebooted. Instead, I'd like to use my dedicated firewall device (a protecli vault 6-port i5 device, running OPNsense) to bring in the two IP addresses from the ONT. I can easily do this, but getting a working configuration of the IPTV eludes me. Besides protectli vault having much, much more processing power than the T3200M, it would be nice to get rid of unnecessary equipment. Side note: I used to have an ASUS RT-AC3100, which was really a top-of-the-line, really expensive router when I purchased it. I noticed that it was having trouble providing me with the full gigabit speeds if I used QOS. I also noticed that page loading would often "stutter" or hang for a few seconds. The baby monitor was unreliable, and other issues. After upgrading to the OPNsense box, everything runs perfectly.16KViews0likes3CommentsRe: Getting 2 public IP addresses on Purefibre. Can this be done with a single cable into the ONT?
Hmm... I suppose that might be possible. Ideally, I want one server + TM3200M with one of the public IPs and another router on the other public IP address. I could plug these three things into my managed switch and configure it appropriately. The only thing is that I am slightly uncomfortable with connecting my server directly to the internet without going through a router/firewall first.16KViews0likes5CommentsRe: Getting 2 public IP addresses on Purefibre. Can this be done with a single cable into the ONT?
Sorry for the late reply... Yes, Telus PureFiber does indeed offer 2 public IP addresses. Most of the people you would talk to at tech support don't know this. I had one tech insist that they have been working at Telus for years and that Telus most certainly did not offer 2 public IP addresses! In any case, they do indeed offer this (it used to be advertised right on their website, but I can't seem to find it now). I'm currently using the two public IP addresses. All you have to do is put an unmanaged switch on the ONT (optical network terminal---the white box that the fibre goes into) and connect your two routers to that. So the setup goes like ONT port 1 -> unmanaged switch -> device 1 in one of the switch ports (for example, the Telus router) + device 2 in another port of the swich (for example, your own router). Each device gets its own public IP. No configuration needed. The problem that I have is that I want to get rid of the Telus router and use my own devices. I can't figure out how to get the TVs and PVR to work without the Telus router.16KViews1like0CommentsGetting 2 public IP addresses on Purefibre. Can this be done with a single cable into the ONT?
Telus fibre advertises 2 public IP addresses, although getting information about how to configure and obtain them is really hard. The tech support people assured me that it wasn't possible. I told them that's it's an advertised feature, but they insisted I was mistaken. Anyway, I eventually got them by plugging an unmanaged switch into port 1 of the ONT, and then plugging two separate routers into that switch. One router is the one supplied by Telus (T3200M), the other is a 6-port hardware firewall (Protectli Vault). This kind of works, but is clunky and is causing problems with other stuff. For example, I want to set up various VLANS where some devices would connect to the internet via public IP1, and others via public IP2. I'm not sure how to do this with the current setup since the T3200M doesn't support VLANs. Ideally, I'd like to have 2 interfaces of the protecli vault connected to the ONT that would get the 2 public IP addresses. The Protectli Vault would then set up the VLANs appropriately. I'd then like the Telus T3200M router to get it's public IP address from the Vault instead of directly from the ONT. I would then hope that from the point of view of the Telus router, nothing would be different than before. It would also just keep providing the network for all my TVs and PVR as if nothing had changed (we have a bunch of wireless TV digital boxes and a PVR). I would make sure that things were set up so the Telus router keeps providing the same subnet as before. Is such a setup possible? I would call Telus, but it seems that it's impossible to get in touch with someone who actually knows what's going on.Solved17KViews0likes11CommentsOptik TV boxes appear as "inactive" in T3200M settings. Can't access PVR from TVs.
I just recently put a switch between my optical network terminal (ONT) and the telus router (the T3200M) in order to access the 2nd public IP address provided by purefibre. It may be a coincidence, but since this time, I can't seem to access the PVR from any of the other tvs in the house that are not directly connected to the PVR. These other TVs use wireless digital boxes. When I try to access the PVR recordings from these TVs, it says that the PVR is not accessible (or something to the effect that it is not visible on the network). I checked the T3200M settings, and the I see a bunch of OptikTV listings under the "Home Network" section that are "inactive", as well as the DVR_WIFI that is also inactive. I can indeed watch tv from all the tvs in the house, just not access the PVR contents. Any ideas? The technical support people I spoke to at Telus were not helpful. They didn't know you could get a second IP address, and had no idea what I was talking about. One guy told me adamantly that you could not do so.2.5KViews0likes1Comment