Comment on Do I need the ISPs home router?
Clusterfck@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
So everyone else has good points but there’s one other part I don’t think was mentioned.
Most ISPs use a PON based network. This lets them connect one fiber in their network and “split” that to up to 128 (or more, depends on the OEM) customers. You need a either GPON (Gigabit passive optical network) or XGS-PON (10 gigabit symmetrical passive optical network) SFP module and usually the ISP has to get a serial number off of that module to provision the proper data service.
This is contingent upon the ISP being willing to do that. The one I currently work for, we really don’t do that except for businesses.
JamBandFan1996@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Got it, thanks. I was thinking it can’t be as simple as plugging my firewall in and it just pulling an address