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> Not only am I unable to forward ports, I can't even change my own WiFi password! You can't BYOD? I got a lot of info out of the install techs when my home fi

> Not only am I unable to forward ports, I can't even change my own WiFi password! You can't BYOD? I got a lot of info out of the install techs when my home fiber was installed, including the router password, because they saw my setup and said "whoa... this is not a normal person setup". I said no, it isn't, you want me to walk you through what I've got? They did. I ended up putting their device to DMZ all traffic to my device and turning off its radios (I have multiple AP's with wired backend). Technically double NAT, but in the first step all ports were forwarded, so it didn't affect anything. It took me a while to have a weekend where my wife was gone and I could risk breaking things for a few hours, but after that I was able to remove their device entirely. Turns out it uses a VLAN on the outgoing connection, so I had to figure out how to set that up on my router.

thomastjeffery 2y ago
> when my home fiber was installed I live in an apartment. The router was here before me.
- devilbunny 2y ago
  Ah, haven’t lived in an apartment since the late dialup era (2005). No sticker on the bottom with login info? Could you exchange it with the ISP? I’m sure you have tried these, just spitballing about how I would try to deal with that…
  - thomastjeffery 2y ago
    Anything that's more effort than using tailscale isn't worth it to me. I just treat it like public Wi-Fi that no one but me uses. My frustration is that it's difficult in the first place. I shouldn't need to call someone (and hope they both comprehend and help) just to configure a device inside my home. It's absurd, and everything that led us to this point deserves criticism.
    - devilbunny 2y ago
      Sorry for the late reply, just wanted to say I have felt your pain starting a long time ago, and I agree it's absurd. I don't even do this as a job. I'm just out there trying to make sure that my wife and I have functional internet at our house and her parents' house as a layman with a modicum of experience.

thomastjeffery 2y ago

> when my home fiber was installed I live in an apartment. The router was here before me.

devilbunny 2y ago
Ah, haven’t lived in an apartment since the late dialup era (2005). No sticker on the bottom with login info? Could you exchange it with the ISP? I’m sure you have tried these, just spitballing about how I would try to deal with that…
- thomastjeffery 2y ago
  Anything that's more effort than using tailscale isn't worth it to me. I just treat it like public Wi-Fi that no one but me uses. My frustration is that it's difficult in the first place. I shouldn't need to call someone (and hope they both comprehend and help) just to configure a device inside my home. It's absurd, and everything that led us to this point deserves criticism.
  - devilbunny 2y ago
    Sorry for the late reply, just wanted to say I have felt your pain starting a long time ago, and I agree it's absurd. I don't even do this as a job. I'm just out there trying to make sure that my wife and I have functional internet at our house and her parents' house as a layman with a modicum of experience.