Batfink Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 I want to replace my BT Home Hub 5 with the following: 1. A VDSL Modem 2. A PfSence Firewall 3. Internal network infrastructure. I have decided on how to do 2 and 3 but I cannot find a decent VDSL "modem" which does nothing but act as a "modem" transferring everything to the WAN port. Everything wants to be a switch, or a WAP, or both... I just want a rock solid modem... any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted August 25, 2016 MVC Share Posted August 25, 2016 DreyTek do some pretty good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337ish Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 You could get a BT Openreach VDSL modem from ebay (around £20-£30) as they just dump the net out to a WAN port where you do the heavy lifting on that device with dhcp etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biohead Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 8 minutes ago, ZeroHour said: You could get a BT Openreach VDSL modem from ebay (around £20-£30) as they just dump the net out to a WAN port where you do the heavy lifting on that device with dhcp etc. Seconded. They do exactly the job, pretty cheap and guaranteed to work with UK FTTC. If you can, grab a Huawei HG612 3B variant, none of the earlier ones (reliability issues) or the ECI model (nothing wrong in particular, but the Huawei makes it easier to get your line stats). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1337ish Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 5 hours ago, Biohead said: Seconded. They do exactly the job, pretty cheap and guaranteed to work with UK FTTC. If you can, grab a Huawei HG612 3B variant, none of the earlier ones (reliability issues) or the ECI model (nothing wrong in particular, but the Huawei makes it easier to get your line stats). Yeah I would get the Huawei (I actually have both) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batfink Posted August 26, 2016 Author Share Posted August 26, 2016 I'll get onto eBay and see if I can find a Huawei HG612 3B then. Cheers Guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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