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Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use]

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On 20/08/2025 12:04, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> Yes, it is GPON. Now the ONT is integrated inside the router. So the 
> router has an optical input, has two phone connectors, 4 ethernet 
> connectors, and one WiFi access point.
> 
Sadly not Over Here it aint
...

> It is all standard protocols, but they have to be configured. The 
> optical interface needs some parameters, maybe there is a login and 
> password or client number somewhere. The channel in the GPON setup.
> The television service needs an VLAN, the VoIp phone service needs 
> another... there are a lot of details in the configuration of those many 
> standard services that have to be configured. There is not, to my 
> knowledge, an ISP provided document listing all that.
> 
> There might be in the market routers in which I simply click "Telefónica 
> Spain setup" and all is done, but I don't know about them. This did 
> exist with ADSL.
> 
Yes. insofar as parameters are common across all the carriers 
installations, this can be done.

UK ISDN was just different enough from US to make setting up a Cisco 
impossible without the right 'magic spell'.

Well we stumble on in different ways until one turns out to be 'best' or 
at least 'adequate cheap enough and what everyone uses'

It's a real lesson to apply to Darwin.

Never 'survival of the fittest', just elimination of the truly terrible, 
completely bonkers, marginally worse  and just plain unlucky...



-- 
“It is hard to imagine a more stupid decision or more dangerous way of 
making decisions than by putting those decisions in the hands of people 
who pay no price for being wrong.”

Thomas Sowell

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Re: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-19 12:41 +0200
  Re: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-20 01:07 +0000
    Re: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-20 09:48 +0100
      Re: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-20 11:13 +0100
        Re: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-20 22:40 +0000
        Re: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> - 2025-08-21 00:27 +0000
      ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-20 13:04 +0200
        Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-20 12:30 +0100
        Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-20 22:44 +0000
          Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-21 12:15 +0200
            Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-22 01:18 +0000
              Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-22 12:45 +0200
                Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-22 19:37 +0100
                Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-08-22 22:32 +0200
                Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-22 21:56 +0100
                Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-23 00:28 +0000
                Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-23 05:51 +0000
                Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-23 11:23 +0100
                Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-08-23 23:12 +0000
                Re: ISP router [Was: Yes, You Need A Firewall On Linux - Here’s Why And Which To Use] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-08-23 05:43 +0000

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