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Our Telkom (dead) line comes in from the back where they have poles mounted. If this comes in from the street it would need to run along the entire width of the house. I have a wire sticking out behind me here that you could use to pull fibre though.Generally the fibre comes from the street, trenched into your property, and along a wall and into your house (similar to how telephone or security system cabling enters your house). It then connects to our network box which is mounted on whatever wall you like, in whatever room you like
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Thanks. Was just using random numbers, no specific router in mind when posting that. One more question... hows the recruiting going? Cant imagine there is a abundance of fibre technicians around Secunda =/I believe our network box has one gigabit-ethernet port, but I will have to confirm and get back to you.
To answer your question.. Yes, unfortunately on a router with a theoretical max throughput of 40mb/s all data would be limited to 40mb/s, even though the local data on our paid packages would able to transfer at a gigabit. It would be a bit of a waste to use that router, especially if you were on Gigabit 100 or Gigabit MySpeed (with international > 40mbit). If you were on our Gigabit 10 package it wouldn't be too bad, as international would run at 10mbit, and local would run at 40mbit.
What kind of router are you talking about though? When you say 40mbit, are you referring to a VDSL router? That is different. Your VDSL line may be limited to 40mbit, but that doesn't matter. The ethernet ports would be either 100mbit or even 1 gigabit. Still, if this were the case, you would be fine with your international speeds, and your local would run at 100mbit, worst case scenario. Telkom's Pace VDSL router would be perfect to use, because it has a gigabit EWAN port, 4 gigabit ethernet ports, and 300mbps wifi (don't worry about the VDSL part).
Our website is being updated as we speak. The Gigabit MySpeed feature will be live soon!
If you are taking the gigabit local option you might want to invest in an 802.11ac router (your devices have to support it though).Hello guys.
Now that we know what 123net gives us it makes it a bit easier. It seems there is still a bit of confusion. I'll try to explain for those who are not sure. I'm not going to go into technical details, this is an attempt to simplify.
To start, let's look at how one connects to the internet (3G/dialup/ADSL/fibre/whatever). You need:
- A Modem (To convert "internet signals" to "local signals")
- Something to "Dial" the modem (Think of 56k days) - Let's call this the "Dialer" further in this post
That's the most basic setup. Some devices integrate this. A typical ADSL "router" is actually a modem+router("dialer") in one.
Let's break it down for 123net fibre.
Modem: 123NET provides and installs their modem. So you are set on this front.
Dialer: You have some options here:
- PC: Connect your PC directly* to the modem with the Ethernet (LAN) cable. Your PC acts as the "dialer" which establishes the connection (similar to your 3G dongle or old dialup).
- Router: Connect the modem directly* to a compatible# router. The router acts as the dialer which establishes the connection This is similar to most ADSL setups (also think about ADSL routers which have a USB port for 3G - They "dial" the modem)
*Directly: This does NOT mean a single cable MUST go from the modem into the device. You can have an Ethernet switch in between. (The way a network works, this is acceptable)
#Compatible router: The router needs an ewan port. i.e. One of the "LAN" ports can be used as a "WAN" port so that the router can communicate with the modem (The router needs to know that you want to use an external modem and that it's connected to a certain port). You'll have to check your manual or website to see whether your router supports this.
&Note: An access point is not a router. Access points are used to create a wifi network. In typical "Wifi Routers" the access point is integrated in the router. Stand-alone access points only serve to build or extend the wifi network and do not provide "routing" (dialing) capabilities.
In summary, for most users the following will apply:
- If you have multiple devices you will need a router (Easiest is probably to get a 123net one)
- If you only have one PC, you don't need a router
There are other scenarios which involve ICS or proxy via a PC acting as a router or multiple sessions from different devices (Similar to using an ADSL modem only or using a router in "bridging/modem only" mode). I will not go into this, if you know how to use this or are currently using this then this guide is probably not for you or PM me
I hope this sheds some light on what you need. If you think I missed something post, then I will see if I can still edit my post.
Do you have an ac network? I read about the performance a while back, curious how a "real person" finds it.
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Do you have an ac network? I read about the performance a while back, curious how a "real person" finds it.
I'll probably stick with n (on 2.4GHz). Most of my stuff is wired and I use the wifi for phone/tablet and the occasional laptop with activity that will not saturate the network. (Also the time in the ceiling space pulling wires needs to be justified
I don't see how that can be. According to their facebook rep the eta is usually 6 months which is pretty much standard times.
