> The only reliable solution appears to be running your own router behind AT&T's BWG router-modem-all-in-one.
This. I wish they had an ONT setup that allowed me to fully bypass everything of theirs.
This. I wish they had an ONT setup that allowed me to fully bypass everything of theirs.
I myself looked into it and realized as much as I'd like to have true bridge mode, it just wasn't worth the headache if AT&T made a change on their end. So I have BGW-320 configured for passthrough mode and an OPNSense box behind it. With Unbound recursive DNS resolver and Pihole - I fortunately don't have the problems as described in the github writeup
Annoyingly, I had these problems in California when network neutrality was in full force. One of the rules said that ISPs were not allowed to discriminate against customer-owned network devices. Clearly, it didn't apply to AT&T.
If you have the newer combined device you can put it in bridge mode which is probably sufficient for most needs though some have procured and installed their own ONT only setup (SFP modules are like $50).
The WAG-D20 is no longer supported/works if you're on AT&T. At least according to the discussion on dslreports and also 8311 discord server.
https://discord.com/invite/8311-886329492438671420
Also, even Baltic networks has a warning about using it with AT&T.
https://www.balticnetworks.com/products/azores-1x-10gbe-1x-2...
The new working ONT is the WAS-110.
The WAG-D20 is basically not recommended generally due to chipset bugs on newer revs and reduced speeds, nothing specifically with AT&T, though the VEIP issue is a specific sticking point.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13gucfDOf8X9ptkj5BOg12V0x...
The Baltic link you provided also is not limited to AT&T, and that is more a disclaimer because they are probably sick of return attempts by people with just enough to knowledge to find a cite for WAG-D20 but otherwise clueless. I doubt they want to encourage any residential customers for any model regardless if it works.
The WAG-D20 still works ok for existing setups.
> Either way you still need certs for 802.1x.
Actually for GPON the 802.1x is enforced on the ONT, so if you use an ONT SFP stick you do not need 802.1x. I already had pulled mine years ago and they’re good until 2038 or something so I haven’t bothered bypassing the ATT ONT.
I downshifted my ATT Fiber recently, I was getting a full gigabit when I was the first customer in the neighborhood but lately I couldn't do better than 700. So why pay for the full boat?