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Anybody have a write up like this but for Fiber? Like FttH with calix 716ge-i? I'd love to get into it's interface and diagnose things but it's complicated. It

Anybody have a write up like this but for Fiber? Like FttH with calix 716ge-i? I'd love to get into it's interface and diagnose things but it's complicated. It's on a separate VLAN when I connect it to any router and I can never actually figure out if I can and if it's actually possible to get to any sort of diagnostics from my side of the connection. Even with my overkill pfsense 9900k router with 2 Intel 4 port cards and wifi... I had to do some weird shit to get that to work when instead when I had my ASUS router it just worked. But now I get way lower at times than my advertised speed and I really don't want to have a technician come down. I mean, I will eventually, but I want to tinker more first.

daveoc64 3y ago
> Anybody have a write up like this but for Fiber? Like FttH with calix 716ge-i? Most of the faults with Cable Broadband are caused by the unreliability of coaxial cabling - as the article shows, many of these can be solved (or at least diagnosed) in a DIY manner. By not using Coaxial cables, most of those issues should be eliminated with FTTP connections, and that's why FTTP is generally seen as the most reliable type of home internet connection.
- NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago
  Let me see if I'm understanding this correctly... You're saying that a cable and connector designed in the 1950s to send VHF NTSC signals a few hundred feet to houses in suburbia as a replacement for rabbit ear antennas isn't sufficient for broadband internet in the year 2023?
  - BearOso 3y ago
    It's funny, isn't it? Coaxial is so finicky. They have to adjust the signal levels year-round because temperatures affect attenuation. Then they keep coming up with new DOCSIS protocols to stay relevant and somehow manage. The latest can do full-duplex 10gb. I'm still gonna switch to local FTTP at the drop of a hat if it becomes available.

daveoc64 3y ago

> Anybody have a write up like this but for Fiber? Like FttH with calix 716ge-i? Most of the faults with Cable Broadband are caused by the unreliability of coaxial cabling - as the article shows, many of these can be solved (or at least diagnosed) in a DIY manner. By not using Coaxial cables, most of those issues should be eliminated with FTTP connections, and that's why FTTP is generally seen as the most reliable type of home internet connection.

NoMoreNicksLeft 3y ago
Let me see if I'm understanding this correctly... You're saying that a cable and connector designed in the 1950s to send VHF NTSC signals a few hundred feet to houses in suburbia as a replacement for rabbit ear antennas isn't sufficient for broadband internet in the year 2023?
- BearOso 3y ago
  It's funny, isn't it? Coaxial is so finicky. They have to adjust the signal levels year-round because temperatures affect attenuation. Then they keep coming up with new DOCSIS protocols to stay relevant and somehow manage. The latest can do full-duplex 10gb. I'm still gonna switch to local FTTP at the drop of a hat if it becomes available.