Vumatel CPE - LAN ports

[Sinbad]

@Saber, it would plug into the router as it doesnt need/use another public IP address to work.

So you dont use the voice vlan on the fibre? Rather contend with internet traffic?

 

[FLHEM]

So you dont use the voice vlan on the fibre? Rather contend with internet traffic?

Yep. For now all services go through the router. No more than one port wil be used on the CPE at this time. Vumatel just picked an 8 port one for when it wil be used in 10 years So they wont have to upgrade, thus futureproofing the network. (I think)

 

[PBCool]

Yep. For now all services go through the router. No more than one port wil be used on the CPE at this time. Vumatel just picked an 8 port one for when it wil be used in 10 years So they wont have to upgrade, thus futureproofing the network. (I think)

Yeap this is correct, also to use a voip "line" or vlan would incur and additional charge from Vumatel, we haven't had any issues running it this way. For a home service it works well.

 

[Saber]

Yeap this is correct, also to use a voip "line" or vlan would incur and additional charge from Vumatel, we haven't had any issues running it this way. For a home service it works well.

Thanks for the feedback, everyone.

 

[sajunky]

Yup
They note a mac address on the vlan (your router) and then do a DHCP lease to it directly.

Sort of.
Mweb customer connected all devices to the wall unit and complained that only two PC's got Internet. When I arrived customer was already told that he was allowed to use only one port and use supplied Zyxel NBG-418N-v2 router for internal LAN.

I plugged laptop directly to the wall unit (in addition to Zyxel) and got public IP which belongs to MWEB and Internet was working on the laptop as well. Default Gateway was assigned to MWEB IP address, but DHCP server was 41.193.178.61 (only one hop above) and this address belongs to AFRINIC. So it looks like it is a typical VLAN.

The wall unit is similar to this: http://www.google.co.za/url?url=http://www.raycore.se/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/RC-CP9-Rev-B.pdf

 

[Gnome]

Seems quite user friendly.

Seems unsafe...
arp -a

 

[eddief1]

Seems unsafe...
arp -a

+1 unless each customer is on a dedicated vlan

 

[PBCool]

+1 unless each customer is on a dedicated vlan

Nah it will be vlan per ISP generally, or ISP Service more so, but it's safer than most PON networks

 

[Cyon]

Can one get its own SPF router an don't use their CPE units>?

 

[johnw_]

Hi all, is there any way to get more than 1 address allocated? for my tests and things i currently get 4 IP's from my ADSL on PPPOE/A which i assign to the home units. This, using 2 ISP accounts and a hurricane electric IPV6 tunnel.

 

[websquadza]

Hi all, is there any way to get more than 1 address allocated? for my tests and things i currently get 4 IP's from my ADSL on PPPOE/A which i assign to the home units. This, using 2 ISP accounts and a hurricane electric IPV6 tunnel.

You can get more than 1 IP if you ask your ISP. You'll still need to run the IPV6 tunnel as there's no IPV6 support from Vumatel Active Ethernet yet.

 

[websquadza]

Can one get its own SPF router an don't use their CPE units>?

No, ISP config is pushed directly to the CPE. In addition, it's there for diagnostics and monitoring.

 

[Cyon]

I don't want them to monitor my network!

 

[websquadza]

I don't want them to monitor my network!

They're not monitoring your network, remember your router is issued a public IP by your ISP and your network sits behind that. You only use one of the LAN ports on the CPE. The system does however provide ISPs with information regarding link utilisation (a graph) as well as metrics like RX/TX, link status, port usage, connected routers, ISP VLAN assignment, uptime etc which is important in diagnosing your link. The ISP's VLAN is terminated on the CPE itself. No CPE = no access to your ISP, no DHCP assignment from the network, no internet.