| Bypass ONT and plug fiber right into a Cisco? Wondering if it's possible to bypass the ONT and plug the incoming fiber directly into a Cisco router (or any router/switch) that has a fiber WAN port?
There is no TV and no Phone coming in on the fibre, just pure internet 
And I don't care if Verizon doesn't like it because they lose remote access over it and logs. They won't need to troubleshoot it because the junky ONT won't be dying if this is possible...
Anyone tested this before? |
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 jjoshuaPremium
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Scotch Plains, NJ
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said by BostonHost :There is no TV and no Phone coming in on the fibre Yes, there is. Although you may not subscribe to it, the way the PON network works is everything's broadcasted to everybody and your ONT pulls out only the data you're subscribed to. A normal switch/router cannot interface to this.
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LMFAO
Good luck with that buddy |
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 nycdavePremium,MVM
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Melville, NY
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said by BostonHost :Wondering if it's possible to bypass the ONT and plug the incoming fiber directly into a Cisco router (or any router/switch) that has a fiber WAN port?
There is no TV and no Phone coming in on the fibre, just pure internet
And I don't care if Verizon doesn't like it because they lose remote access over it and logs. They won't need to troubleshoot it because the junky ONT won't be dying if this is possible...
Anyone tested this before?
You obviously have no idea how FiOS works....
The junky ONT won't be dying? Wow... |
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 buckinghamBuckingham Pa
join:2005-07-17
Buckingham, PA | reply to BostonHost
The Cisco router can't do what the ONT does. It's not about the fiber interface...it's about what comes across that fiber.  |
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This one brought a good laugh! Sorry buddy, ONT is required on this one. Just because it's fiber doesn't mean that it can just plug into any device and just work. |
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 xdeadhead220, 221, Whatever It Takes.Premium
join:2000-11-08
Mechanicsburg, PA | reply to BostonHost
your post was a day late. |
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 birdfeedrPremium,MVM
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Warwick, RI
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1 edit | reply to BostonHost
Everybody else gave you the short answer, and Mackey's was more informative. Here's some more details.
ONT draws data from three different wavelengths. You can ignore the video wavelength but you'll have a problem with the other two, one is for transmit, the other is for receive. Your device would have to be tuned to the correct multiple wavelengths.
Additionally, the PON card in the CO uses timed slices to deliver to multiple ONTs on the same fiber. Your device would have to know what slice is the correct one, and it does that through authentication.
Unauthorized equipment wouldn't know what to do with all the light flashes.
[edit to add]I looked up a Cisco fiber-connected device. Fiber ethernet standards such as Cisco uses are not compatible with fiber passive optical network (PON) standards.[/edit]
Check out »Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »What is ONT: Optical Network Terminal?
and »Verizon Online FiOS FAQ »What is BPON or GPON?
Also »www.broadbandsoho.com/Verizon_FT···rial.htm |
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You could with one of these - but you won't be able to get Verizon to activate it on their network.
»www.infractive.fr/index.php?opti···t_id=449
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