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Greendrake

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#3279376 5-Sep-2024 20:17

Zeronet just confirmed this afternoon that they indeed do not provide IPv6.

michaelmurfy:

That's a bit of a worry... ONT RGW mode is getting decommissioned on the 31st of October. I'm surprised they have not migrated you yet.

You need to contact them and use your own router

It rings a bell, but I am hazy on what ONT RGW mode is, why it is phased out and what the alternative is. Do you somehow see from my screenshots above that I am using RGW mode? Or is this just the only mode ONT 300 can do?

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#3279387 5-Sep-2024 20:59

ONT RGW mode means you are using the ONT as a router (residential gateway). You need to obtain a router and use the ONT as a bridge/media convertor only.

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#3279391 5-Sep-2024 21:27

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ONT RGW mode means you are using the ONT as a router (residential gateway). You need to obtain a router and use the ONT as a bridge/media convertor only.

Yeah I now see here why Chorus is withdrawing it. Will it just stop working though? The mechanics of it is not clear. If I get it right, there is nothing on the other side of the fibre cable that needs to be configured specifically to support RGW mode: it's all inside the ONT device. I get they have full control of it, but if it is already set up, working and not requiring any maintenance, why break the setup?

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#3279392 5-Sep-2024 21:36

Greendrake:

Yeah I now see here why Chorus is withdrawing it. Will it just stop working though?

Yes. If your ONT is left in RGW until the deadline, it will convert back to Standard mode and leave you without service.

You need to obtain a router to connect to your ONT and continue service.

I'd recommend doing this sooner rather than later, giving you plenty of time to connect and configure your router, and contact your provider to arrange a window to convert your ONT to standard mode on your timeline.

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#3279394 5-Sep-2024 21:41

Greendrake:

I get they have full control of it, but if it is already set up, working and not requiring any maintenance, why break the setup?

Because the whole idea was simply about putting lipstick on a pig.

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#3279395 5-Sep-2024 21:48

saf:

You need to obtain a router to connect to your ONT and continue service.

I actually am using a custom router. It is a fancily configured Raspberry Pi device with VLANs. One of its interfaces is a DHCP client of the ONT. So, none of my home devices connect to the ONT directly except for the Raspberry Pi.

I presume the ONT will stop being a DHCP server and so I will just need to manually configure its IP as the default gateway for the Pi?

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#3279408 6-Sep-2024 00:52

@Greendrake outside of this topic but you’ll need to check with Zeronet. You’re also better to use a router.

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#3279631 7-Sep-2024 08:41

Greendrake:
I presume the ONT will stop being a DHCP server and so I will just need to manually configure its IP as the default gateway for the Pi?

The ONT will do nothing apart from convert fiber to ethernet.

The pi will need to have to be setup like a router.
The ONT will be a direct connection to the internet.
You will need to setup a wan port that provides a firewall, NAT, DHCP client or PPOE depending on ISP, VLAN depending on ISP, acquire ipv6 prefix and advertise to the lan.

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