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#306907 2-Sep-2023 19:55
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I'm finally getting around to having fiber installed, but there's a small hitch - the offered ONT model doesn't seem to be appropriate for my somewhat unconventional requirements.

 

If I understood the fairly quiet Indian accent of the Chorus installer boss correctly, it seems that the ONT type that they usually install has only ONE activated LAN terminal, whereas my slightly unusual setup will need TWO active terminals.

 

I refer to the model depicted on the following link, under the heading "Check Your Connections".

 

https://www.chorus.co.nz/q/model-type-200

 

The number 2 section shows four terminals marked GE1, GE3, GE3, GE4 (Dunno if the first GE3 should be GE2?)

 

According to the guy, only GE1 is activated, but he seemed sure that I'd be able to obtain another model with two working terminals. 

 

Anyone able to comment on this?

 

 





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  #3123172 3-Sep-2023 02:47
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The ONT doesn't have any LAN ports. It doesn't act as a router at all. While it does have 4 Ethernet ports, only one port will be active, and this is what you plug your router into. So you'd plug your router's WAN port into the first port on the ONT, and then plug all the computers and switches into the LAN ports on the router.


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