Cybersmart Lightspeed Technical Info

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Hi all

To those that are already running on Cybersmart Lightspeed, if you have any of these answers it would be awesome.
If not I'll answer them myself time permitting.

Fiber is landed in my apartment but not yet live due to some technical issue with Dark Fiber Africa.
The fiber is a single mode LC fiber that terminates directly in my apartment.

My questions:
How is the connection established? (eg. PPPoE?)
Can I use my own router? (eg. I have a server motherboard running PFSense which I would actually prefer to use directly)
Can I use my own media converter? (eg: http://amzn.com/B003CFATYW and http://amzn.com/B003CFATL0)
 
Geez, not the best splicing I have ever seen, a bit untidy in there.

It really depends what cybersmart is using...either GPON, Active Ethernet or CWDM, all three are different, then you got the question of how you authenticate, PPPOE, etc.

Simple answer...ask cybersmart.

PS. Share the answer here for the benefit of other peeps
 
Ok so I have an update here.

Cybersmart supply this router: http://www.gk-tel.com/Product_View.aspx?id=44
They also supply their own MiniGBIC (40km range), they are using Gigabit Ethernet over Single Mode Fibre on a VLAN.
PPPoE is used to encapsulate

If you wanted to use your own router you would need a media converter that accepts MiniGBIC.

I'm going to be testing this converter: http://amzn.com/B003CFATL0 (Locally available also)
I'll report back if it works.

Plugged into the router directly, this is my speedtest result to Cybersmart: http://www.speedtest.net/result/5096118437.png
 
Are you trying to run PFsense? is that the reason for the above exercise ?

If so you do get PCI-E cards which accept SFP, you should be able to do away with the media converter then.

Are their SFP's accepting a single fibre or dual and are they active ethernet or CWDM?

PS. Thanks for the update!
 
eddief1 said:
Are you trying to run PFsense? is that the reason for the above exercise ?
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Not trying. I am and have been using PFSense for a very long time now.

eddief1 said:
If so you do get PCI-E cards which accept SFP, you should be able to do away with the media converter then.
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Rather not. Media converters have consistent and reliable performance.

Similarly my motherboard is the defacto recommended PFSense board and the Intel Server adapters are well supported.

I'd rather use two devices that have exact parameters than mess around with something potentially unreliable.

eddief1 said:
Are their SFP's accepting a single fibre or dual and are they active ethernet or CWDM?
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It is Single mode, duplex, CWDM, 1410nm, rated @ 1.25GB/s
They have specially branded GBICs.
Search on part numbers don't show anything.

Replacing it will likely not be cheap.

Additionally the ethernet connection is on a VLAN.
You also get a static IP.
 
Not trying. I am and have been using PFSense for a very long time now.

Rather not. Media converters have consistent and reliable performance.
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I am recommending an intel server adapter with SFP port as I have had two of those EXACT same TP-LINK media converters fail on me.

Similarly my motherboard is the defacto recommended PFSense board and the Intel Server adapters are well supported.

I'd rather use two devices that have exact parameters than mess around with something potentially unreliable.
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So are the SFP versions of the intel server adapters and they very reliable.

It is Single mode, duplex, CWDM, 1410nm, rated @ 1.25GB/s
They have specially branded GBICs.
Search on part numbers don't show anything.

Replacing it will likely not be cheap.
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The CWDM SFP's are about R600, they probably (like everyone else) get them from fs.com who will brand them for you.
 
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