dave006
join:1999-12-26
Boca Raton, FL | reply to ILpt4U
Re: AT&T U-verse-What kind of modem said by ILpt4U:I am still waiting to see pictures of this SMC RG. I have never seen it, never seen a link to any info on it, just seen it mentioned here. Until I have more info on the SMC RG, I have no info nor no data. I only know the 2Wire... At this point, until we get more details about it in the "wild", I would doubt that the SMC is a real option since the new iNID is also based on the 2Wire Platform.
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 ILpt4UPremium
join:2006-11-12
Lisle, IL
kudos:4 | I agree.
the only references I have seen to it are here at dslreports from unregistered users.
Makes me wonder just a little bit... |
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 scoobyPremium
join:2001-05-01
Schaumburg, IL
kudos:1 | reply to lageotakes
God I hope not. Comcast uses an SMC modem/router for their business service and it is complete junk. The 2-wire may not be perfect but at least it works reliably! |
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I'll give you the major reason for the 2wire being the only supported solution.
The 2wire solution allows ATT to manage everything themselves, remotely and zero-touch. This is great: no settings the user ever needs to configure. Full remote management from a central provisioning service. Full integration. The iNID is also a great product, very intersting, as is 2wire's new GEM platform.
I'm also assuming that the config server loads a bunch of QoS parameters into the device to dedicate bandwidth to the Voip ATA, STB's and Internet. It might even push these over the VDSL link on different VPI/VCI's or Vlans.
But I understand the OP's gripe. If Uverse wants to be a serious business contender, they need to offer a solution where an end user can plug in and get their public IP assigned by DHCP. |
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dave006
join:1999-12-26
Boca Raton, FL | Wow, I was right with you until your last sentence. The preferred U-verse 2Wire way to assign the public IP(s) is via DHCP from the 2Wire RG. It is pretty simple via the Admin GUI. You can assign from a pool or by specific host (sticky).
Could you expand on your comment?
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| Dave: I guess I haven't seen a 2wire deployment where the gateway doles out public IP's on the LAN interface. It's always been private IP's everywhere I've seen. Having said that, I do know that the 2wire CMS allows a carrier to do this. But I've never seen a business/SOHO service use the 2wire RG... they've always had a different device for these customers since the 2wire unit has features that are of little value to business clients: HPNA, ATA, freindly GUI, etc. A popular alternative I've seen in 2 overseas carriers is using a Cellpipe 22v or 61v for businesses, a straight bridged VDSL2 modem and modem/gateway.
The issue I was commenting on is that for users with their own devices, specifically VPN or other appliances, DMZ's aren't the optimal solution, nor are port forwards. I'm guessing many IT people and managed appliance providers might be a bit confused with having to setup the DMZplus. |
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dave006
join:1999-12-26
Boca Raton, FL | Here is a 2Wire Support Article that describes how easy it is to configure the RG for multiple public addresses. The U-verse 2Wire uses the 5.x firmware so review that section for the quick and easy GUI steps.
»support.2wire.com/?page=view&article=126
Actually the DMZplus configuration is almost perfect for that almost "bridged" VDSL modem type of function. I find that most IT groups just need to feel comfortable with the steps and the fact that they access the 2Wire. Most managed solutions don't allow premise access to any of the features of the delivered service. If they can't follow the simple steps to configure the 2Wire, maybe they should consider another line of work. 
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