[ale] isp questions

[SpaXpert, Inc.]

Good God, why is so much of what I call 'normal connectivity' so complex in
this forum?  Are all you folks still trying to resurrect dsl from 1995 and
shit.  What is the point of all of this.  At 60 years old should I be
offended?  This makes no sense.  To me y'all are tripping over paper clips
to save a few bucks.  Are we all that broke and can't afford real world
internet?

On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 9:22 PM Raj Wurttemberg via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> I think that I have the exact configuration you are looking for.
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> - AT&T fiber goes into a U-Verse "modem"
> - Enabled the DMZ feature on one port of the U-Verse modem
> - pfSense firewall plugged into the DMZ port
> - pfSense shows my true IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses
> - The DMZ passes _almost_ ALL traffic to the pfSense firewall
> - Inbound ssh and other high-ports work fine
> - I think inbound http/https, NetBIOS, and SMTP (tcp/25) are blocked by
> AT&T
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> /Raj
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ale <ale-bounces at ale.org> On Behalf Of Bob via Ale
> Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 5:18 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: [ale] isp questions
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> Hi All,
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> I currently have internet (adsl2+) and phone line (POTS) from att.  I
> like the old POTS line.  The latency and bandwidth of dsl seems fine for
> our purposes.  Behind the modem, I have a pfsense box, which handles
> routing, firewall rules, and so forth.  I like the pfsense box.
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> Since we're working from home more, I thought I would buy another adsl2+
> modem as a backup.  The last time the modem failed, I bought one at best
> buy (netgear DM111PSP v2), and it was inexpensive.  However, now it
> seems that adsl2+ modems are no longer being sold since att is phasing
> out dsl.
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> At dslreports, some are saying that att might discontinue dsl in some
> areas this year.  (I'm in the Northlake/Tucker area of Atlanta.)
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> It sounds like it is difficult to run a pfsense router/firewall behind a
> u-verse modem.  Is that correct?
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> If att eliminates dsl in my area, would u-verse or comcast be a better
> choice?  (I'd like to keep my POTS line and use my pfsense box as a
> router/firewall.  I have no interest in tv or other services from either
> company.)
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> Are there other choices than u-verse or comcast that I'm overlooking?
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> Any thoughts on getting an inexpensive backup adsl2+ modem?
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> If u-verse is better than comcast, could I purchase a u-verse modem that
> would be able to handle adsl2+ (until dsl is removed)?  (I guess that
> assumes that att allows purchasing u-verse modems.)
>
> Thoughts or suggestions?
>
> --Bob
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