Greetings. Signed up for the tek syndicate a while back after enjoying the videos and getting 'stuck' learning here :)
A little background:
- Moved from the local cable ISP (tv cable group) to a FTTH service with NetLife, supposedly 100Mbit up/down.
- Used to have a modem to take provider's fibre and convert to ethernet, which was plugged into WAN1 on my Zywall USG50. This was not officially supported, but I cloned the MAC, changed the port name, after which my router would work.
- Recent change:
NetLife has moved to GPON. They installed an optical device (based on my limited understanding this takes the main fibre and performs the appropriate multiplex stuff to provide the fibre that now runs to the replaced ONT)
NetLife removed the previous router and placed the Huwaei HG8045H. Without access of course.. The fibre runs directc into that device. After some basic research, I was able to get a password to get into the router and some settings were changed. I disabled wifi, set up my USG50 router to be on a dedicated IP and made that DMZ, so in theory the HG8045H is impacting as little as possible.
However - this setup means I have double NAT which I'm no fan of. There does not appear to be a bridge mode available.
After disabling wifi, the 8045 doesn't run scorching hot any longer, however I would love to get it to bridge the external IP from the ISP, to my USG50.
GPON and the related control protocol that the ISP has over the router and access, seems to imply that even if I bought my own ONT, this will be very challenging to get online unless the ISP helps out (which they are unlikely to do as this is not a business service).
Thanks for your suggestions and glad to be on the site :)
WW