My CenturyLink Technicolor C2000T modem/router is losing connectivity for a few minutes, several times each day, so I'm looking at replacing it, and I want to see if I can do better than buying one that CL sells. (A CL tech said they often fail after 4-5 years, and mine is that old--and of course, I don't know that they installed a new one.)
I have 40MBPS fiber/GPON service, with a Calix 711GE ONT on the side of the house that appears to be connected to the C2000T in the basement. (A blue Ethernet cable leaves the ONT from a connection labeled "ENET" and a similar cable enters the C2000T's WAN/LAN port.)
Initial research indicates that the ONT is a modem, so all I need is a router. The C2000T looks like a DSL modem/router, so since I'm not DSL, I'm just using its router function. Essentially, I could just plug a computer directly into the ONT if I didn't need wireless, right? Does this make sense?
Should I be able to buy just about any decent router and connect it to the ONT? Thanks!
I have 40MBPS fiber/GPON service, with a Calix 711GE ONT on the side of the house that appears to be connected to the C2000T in the basement. (A blue Ethernet cable leaves the ONT from a connection labeled "ENET" and a similar cable enters the C2000T's WAN/LAN port.)
Initial research indicates that the ONT is a modem, so all I need is a router. The C2000T looks like a DSL modem/router, so since I'm not DSL, I'm just using its router function. Essentially, I could just plug a computer directly into the ONT if I didn't need wireless, right? Does this make sense?
Should I be able to buy just about any decent router and connect it to the ONT? Thanks!