This is something that bewilders me. I am a new Telus Optik customer, and I noticed something very strange about the installation.
I actually noticed at first because a friend of mine had his modem on top of his modem/router combo, and the heat generated between the two units was probably around 60 deg C. I then noticed that the router was a Dlink BCM96358 (same unit I have) which is a modem/router combo, but the DSL line was not plugged into that but rather a separate modem, and then an ethernet cable from that modem into the Dlink combo unit. I thought to myself "that's stupid", turned off the modem, plugged the DSL line into the Dlink combo unit, unplugged the ethernet WAN port, and rebooted the router. I checked to make sure all services were functioning after (which of course they were) and now the modem/router combo unit functions as a modem/router combo, instead of just a router.
I assumed that the only reason his setup was like that was because he upgraded from regular high speed to Optik and so they changed the router at that point and kept the old modem, and just fed it into the router. But then when I checked at my house, I found that my setup was the exact same! I removed the modem, and allowed my own modem/router combo unit to act as a combo unit as well.
I haven't checked my mother-in-law's or Grandma's place to see if their [new] Optik setups have the same problem, but after googling "Wan DSL Optik" and seeing others report it as "down" (because Wan Ethernet is how the service is entering the router), I am guessing that all installations are done like this.
Anybody have any clue as to why?
I actually noticed at first because a friend of mine had his modem on top of his modem/router combo, and the heat generated between the two units was probably around 60 deg C. I then noticed that the router was a Dlink BCM96358 (same unit I have) which is a modem/router combo, but the DSL line was not plugged into that but rather a separate modem, and then an ethernet cable from that modem into the Dlink combo unit. I thought to myself "that's stupid", turned off the modem, plugged the DSL line into the Dlink combo unit, unplugged the ethernet WAN port, and rebooted the router. I checked to make sure all services were functioning after (which of course they were) and now the modem/router combo unit functions as a modem/router combo, instead of just a router.
I assumed that the only reason his setup was like that was because he upgraded from regular high speed to Optik and so they changed the router at that point and kept the old modem, and just fed it into the router. But then when I checked at my house, I found that my setup was the exact same! I removed the modem, and allowed my own modem/router combo unit to act as a combo unit as well.
I haven't checked my mother-in-law's or Grandma's place to see if their [new] Optik setups have the same problem, but after googling "Wan DSL Optik" and seeing others report it as "down" (because Wan Ethernet is how the service is entering the router), I am guessing that all installations are done like this.
Anybody have any clue as to why?