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I'm not much on networking, so looking for some advice. Our neighborhood recently gained access to AT&T fiber service and we are wanting to upgrade. With our current AT&T service we have their modem/router and then we have a separate Linksys router set to bridge mode that we use to handle all our devices. It has several nice features that allow me to map/identify all our devices, do port forwarding and it supports both 2G and 5G networks as well as a Guest network. The router is old so I'm sure it won't support the new fiber network speeds. Just wondering, do we even need a separate router behind the one provided with AT&T Fiber these days? Any advice/info from anyone using AT&T fiber is appreciated.?

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Beth, you can totally get away with just using AT&T’s modem/router/wifi access point. If you have a router that you really like, though, you can do the same thing you are already doing to take more control of your local network. The only thing your router would need is to be able to handle gigabit speeds on the WAN port. It wouldn’t hurt to give it a try and see if it throttled your speed or not. Then you can decide whether you want to get a new router or just the AT&T one.

I would highly recommend the AT&T gigabit service. It is awesome.

Jonathan



On Jul 12, 2023, at 2:43 PM, Beth Phillips <beth.phillips@...> wrote:

I'm not much on networking, so looking for some advice. Our neighborhood recently gained access to AT&T fiber service and we are wanting to upgrade. With our current AT&T service we have their modem/router and then we have a separate Linksys router set to bridge mode that we use to handle all our devices. It has several nice features that allow me to map/identify all our devices, do port forwarding and it supports both 2G and 5G networks as well as a Guest network. The router is old so I'm sure it won't support the new fiber network speeds. Just wondering, do we even need a separate router behind the one provided with AT&T Fiber these days? Any advice/info from anyone using AT&T fiber is appreciated. 

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On Jul 12, 2023, at 2:43 PM, Beth Phillips <beth.phillips@...> wrote:

I'm not much on networking, so looking for some advice. Our neighborhood recently gained access to AT&T fiber service and we are wanting to upgrade. With our current AT&T service we have their modem/router and then we have a separate Linksys router set to bridge mode that we use to handle all our devices. It has several nice features that allow me to map/identify all our devices, do port forwarding and it supports both 2G and 5G networks as well as a Guest network. The router is old so I'm sure it won't support the new fiber network speeds. Just wondering, do we even need a separate router behind the one provided with AT&T Fiber these days? Any advice/info from anyone using AT&T fiber is appreciated.?

I’ve had AT&T fiber for several years. They unfortunately require that you use their gateway/router, which is actually not a bad device. The one I have is really an Arris BGW210 stamped with the AT&T logo. AT&T doesn’t give you much information, but you can learn its fine points by downloading the manual from Arris.?

When I first got it, I used it as my router and WiFi source. It worked fine, but I found the WiFi was actually pretty weak, so I switched to a Synology DS220+ router downstream from the Arris, which is set in dumb pass through mode.

I consistently get up and down speeds exceeding 900 Mb/s over Ethernet with this combination. Here’s what I saw a couple of minutes ago. (It might actually be a little faster, but my wife is streaming a movie upstairs.)

L^2

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Thanks Jonathan and Lee!

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Based on your recommendations we may give the AT&T equipment a try first, then go from there if we feel it’s not giving us the signal strength or speed expected.

Our router is old enough that they no longer push out updates, so if we do end up needing one, it’s probably time to upgrade.

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On Jul 13, 2023, at 8:37 AM, Beth Phillips <beth.phillips@...> wrote:

Based on your recommendations we may give the AT&T equipment a try first, then go from there if we feel it’s not giving us the signal strength or speed expected.

That’s what I did. The only reason I changed was the WiFi didn’t give a good signal out on the deck and at the farthest side of the master bedroom where we have a TV+Roku.

AT&T gave me a rebranded Arris BGW210 router. The box is annoyingly large, probably because it supports both Ethernet and POTS. (We don’t have POTS.) ?My son got a different, smaller, nicer, POTS-less Arris when he signed up for AT&T fiber a couple of years ago.

Our router is old enough that they no longer push out updates, so if we do end up needing one, it’s probably time to upgrade.

That’s reason enough to get an upgrade. Old routers are a juicy target for malefactors setting up botnets, and many of the older ones had terribly insecure firmware.

L^2

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When I set up mine, I was able to google how to set the modem to passthrough and direct it to my non-wireless router. They don’t make it easy, and at one point an update to the modem broke its ability to do passthrough, so it is not without its issues. It works quiet reliably for me these days. I connected two access points in my attic to my router with ethernet. (They also require something to generate the power on the cable, which is easily done with a POE switch or adapters that put power on the cable somewhere in the vicinity of your modem/router.). 

If you simply want better wifi, you can also just turn the radios off in the AT&T device and attach your own wifi access point(s) via ethernet. 

You can also, like L^2, simply add a wifi router downstream from the pass-through enabled ATT device.

Lots of options.

Jonathan

On Jul 12, 2023, at 10:00 PM, Lee Larson via groups.io <leelarson@...> wrote:

On Jul 12, 2023, at 2:43 PM, Beth Phillips <beth.phillips@...> wrote:

I'm not much on networking, so looking for some advice. Our neighborhood recently gained access to AT&T fiber service and we are wanting to upgrade. With our current AT&T service we have their modem/router and then we have a separate Linksys router set to bridge mode that we use to handle all our devices. It has several nice features that allow me to map/identify all our devices, do port forwarding and it supports both 2G and 5G networks as well as a Guest network. The router is old so I'm sure it won't support the new fiber network speeds. Just wondering, do we even need a separate router behind the one provided with AT&T Fiber these days? Any advice/info from anyone using AT&T fiber is appreciated. 
I’ve had AT&T fiber for several years. They unfortunately require that you use their gateway/router, which is actually not a bad device. The one I have is really an Arris BGW210 stamped with the AT&T logo. AT&T doesn’t give you much information, but you can learn its fine points by downloading the manual from Arris. 

When I first got it, I used it as my router and WiFi source. It worked fine, but I found the WiFi was actually pretty weak, so I switched to a Synology DS220+ router downstream from the Arris, which is set in dumb pass through mode.

I consistently get up and down speeds exceeding 900 Mb/s over Ethernet with this combination. Here’s what I saw a couple of minutes ago. (It might actually be a little faster, but my wife is streaming a movie upstairs.)

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L^2

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Thanks for the additional info, Lee and Jonathan! This group is always a source of boundless knowledge.

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