<div dir="auto">What do you call normal internet ?</div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 15, 2020, 10:12 PM SpaXpert, Inc. via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">Alex I don't know why this has become a thing as of late. I gave up dsl 20 years ago. Some folks are just too damned cheap.<br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 10:08 PM Kamin Horvath via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"> <div>Hey all (first time replying here),</div><div><br></div><div>I’m going through a similar decision at our new place. We have a choice of xfinity or AT&T fiber and reading all this - I’m leaning more towards the former. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Kamin<u></u><u></u></div><div><br></div>On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 9:22 PM, Raj Wurttemberg via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<blockquote type="cite"> I think that I have the exact configuration you are looking for.<br><br>- AT&T fiber goes into a U-Verse "modem"<br>- Enabled the DMZ feature on one port of the U-Verse modem<br>- pfSense firewall plugged into the DMZ port<br>- pfSense shows my true IPv4 and IPv6 IP addresses<br>- The DMZ passes _almost_ ALL traffic to the pfSense firewall<br>- Inbound ssh and other high-ports work fine<br>- I think inbound http/https, NetBIOS, and SMTP (tcp/25) are blocked by AT&T<br><br>Hope this helps.<br><br>/Raj<br><br>-----Original Message-----<br>From: Ale <<a href="mailto:ale-bounces@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ale-bounces@ale.org</a>> On Behalf Of Bob via Ale<br>Sent: Monday, June 15, 2020 5:18 PM<br>To: <a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ale@ale.org</a><br>Subject: [ale] isp questions<br><br><br>Hi All,<br><br>I currently have internet (adsl2+) and phone line (POTS) from att. I<br>like the old POTS line. The latency and bandwidth of dsl seems fine for<br>our purposes. Behind the modem, I have a pfsense box, which handles<br>routing, firewall rules, and so forth. I like the pfsense box.<br><br>Since we're working from home more, I thought I would buy another adsl2+<br>modem as a backup. The last time the modem failed, I bought one at best<br>buy (netgear DM111PSP v2), and it was inexpensive. However, now it<br>seems that adsl2+ modems are no longer being sold since att is phasing<br>out dsl.<br><br>At dslreports, some are saying that att might discontinue dsl in some<br>areas this year. (I'm in the Northlake/Tucker area of Atlanta.)<br><br>It sounds like it is difficult to run a pfsense router/firewall behind a<br>u-verse modem. Is that correct?<br><br>If att eliminates dsl in my area, would u-verse or comcast be a better<br>choice? (I'd like to keep my POTS line and use my pfsense box as a<br>router/firewall. I have no interest in tv or other services from either<br>company.)<br><br>Are there other choices than u-verse or comcast that I'm overlooking?<br><br>Any thoughts on getting an inexpensive backup adsl2+ modem?<br><br>If u-verse is better than comcast, could I purchase a u-verse modem that<br>would be able to handle adsl2+ (until dsl is removed)? (I guess that<br>assumes that att allows purchasing u-verse modems.)<br><br>Thoughts or suggestions?<br><br>--Bob<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Ale mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Ale@ale.org</a><br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Ale mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Ale@ale.org" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Ale@ale.org</a><br><a href="https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo/ale</a><br>See JOBS, ANNOUNCE and SCHOOLS lists at<br><a href="http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://mail.ale.org/mailman/listinfo</a><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div>
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