On 2023-03-23, Kaya Saman <kayasa...@gmail.com> wrote: > Unfortunately I haven't been well for a long time hence the delay in > upgrade and at first found it a little difficult but the way forward > after a bit of reading around was to go to 7.1-release then 7.2 and > finally jump back to Current which I believe is called Beta now? (unless > I missed something or am confusing)
The main release cycle is -current, -beta, <no suffix>, -current - this hasn't changed. (The "no suffix" includes a few snapshots prior to an actual finished release, and that's the stage we are at right now). > Unfortunately right now I'm a little panicked because my (new) ISP will > provide me with either a Huwei or Nokia device which seem to be very > basic in functionality and don't seem to support RFC 1483 bridging which > I'm using currently for my VDSL2 connection. I've read the manual for > the Nokia which I was suggested that they "thought" would be able to do > what I want it to do, but it doesn't seem possible. IIRC you're UK based aren't you? Which ISP? If the ISP is using Openreach's FTTP you will need to use their ONT which will act as a bridge, then you use your own or an ISP-provided router connected over ethernet. Typically it's PPPoE though the backhaul supports plain ethernet and some ISPs (notably Sky) use it, normally with DHCP. The ONT is not user-configurable and you have to use it. Non-Openreach-based vary. If you're lucky you might get pppoe out of the ONT and be able to connect your own router (likely with at least some of the ISPs selling CityFibre-based lines). Some others are often much more locked down - if you're lucky you might get to put their kit in bridge mode, if not you might be behind a NAT router and can't do anything about it. (Some don't even let you make changes to even things as simple as wifi SSID yourself and you need to get them to do it for you). I haven't seen any that will let you connect to the incoming fibre directly. > I'm wondering if anyone knows if one can get a PCIe card... possibly > Intel chipset will be best that can take an SFP or SFP+ module to > accommodate what I assume currently is an SC/APC LR connection which I > can feed directly to OpenBSD? - again I'm just basing this according to > the manual as I don't have any fiber experience at all..... You can get various cards that will take SFP/SFP+. You can get GPON SFPs. But you can't enrol a custom router in the provider's provisioning system that sets up crypto keys etc (GPON is a shared medium; other subscribers will get the same light carrying your connection and encryption is used so they can't see your packets). As far as your connection is concerned the demarc is pretty much always the ethernet port on either the provider's ONT or their supplied router.
