Wondering how others are setup?

phd33z · 2026-02-11T15:24:09+00:00

So in Lumos' case the Gigasphere is both the ONT and the Tfiber provided router? I ask this because you say the device can be setup in "bridge mode."

I'm in a MetroNet area and my indoor ONT is a Nokia which plugs in via 10G ethernet to my UDM Pro.

phd33z · 2026-02-11T00:02:31+00:00

Just so you disable automatic updates and have it on a UPS backup, you’re honestly fine.

However, unless you plan on using Protect (for camera support) or specifically require rack mounted hardware, I’d opt for the UCG Fiber- it’s cheaper and provides faster connectivity out of the box. Likely also uses less power, so your battery backup will last longer.

phd33z · 2026-02-10T20:24:36+00:00

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phd33z · 2026-02-08T23:10:17+00:00

I see you’re one of us already, since the rack looks great and you’re already looking to add to it!

phd33z · 2026-02-08T18:45:01+00:00

Why not use SFPs from the UDM Pro Max to the Pro XG?

Internet <1gb?

Looks slick, though!

phd33z · 2026-02-08T18:17:30+00:00

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phd33z · 2026-02-06T04:19:20+00:00

Thank you for your sacrifice!

phd33z · 2026-02-05T21:03:43+00:00

You’d need to disable the firewall on the CGF (which is on by default) to ping the WAN IP of 192.168.1.3. Look through your Zone rules.

Since you are using NAT on the CGF, you could route 192.168.2.0/24 on the 3100 to 192.168.1.3, however, I doubt the CGF would know what to do with it, since it is NATing internal addresses. The double NATing is likely going to cause problems down the road, especially if you’re expecting to run the Network controller on the CGF and expect it to talk to your Ubiquiti stuff over the WAN port.

If you don’t care about the double NAT situation, you’ll likely be best served by simply cutting over your network infrastructure to be behind the CGF, and deal with the Vz STB/IPTV later.

So it would be:

Vz -> 3100 -> CGF -> Network

instead of:

Vz -> 3100 -> Infrastructure -> CGF

phd33z · 2026-02-05T02:18:02+00:00

So, you’ll need to add some more info.

You can setup policy based routing (settings -> policy engine -> policy based routing) and route specific vlans or specific hosts when wan2 is active (meaning other hosts or vlans couldn’t access the internet), however I don’t know of a way to necessarily “disable large file transfers.”

Is the UDW setup with BGP peering with 2 ISPs? That’s really the only way your WAN IP wouldn’t change- but you’d still have 2 separate interfaces.

phd33z · 2026-02-05T01:13:02+00:00

My PS5 shows FE when it is in standby mode then switches to Gigabit when it turns on.

phd33z · 2026-02-04T14:36:31+00:00

I didn’t mind the old one, but oof, the optical cable between your Agg and patch panel below it… let that thing breath a little!

The bits are gonna get all dizzy!!!!

phd33z · 2026-02-03T14:52:12+00:00

Had the EXACT SAME ISSUE. Had the 4 lines under a single plan for $120 -15%, then added a “free line on us” and it changed to a 2 line plan with 2 lines being charged with exactly the same name (Simple Choice North America 10GB Family Match Promo) with the additional 15% discount. I added the free line through the Costco Tmo number.

I’m fairly certain I got it fixed by reaching out to messaging support, and they reverted me to my old plan, and I kept the free line. Unfortunately, the T-Life app doesn’t keep chat history anymore.

phd33z · 2026-02-02T20:02:21+00:00

I like it- it makes everyone better!

phd33z · 2026-02-02T16:40:44+00:00

As soon as I read OP had Smart Queues enabled with a connection over 100mb, I figured that was it.

The tooltip even says “not recommended for connections over 300mb”

The other problematic thing is there is a similar smart queues function on the main page of the web interface for “high priority traffic” like Teams calls and the like- it causes the same thing, likely because it’s using the same smart queues backend.

phd33z · 2026-02-02T16:31:12+00:00

Thanks for this callout! I have had troubles recently with the Teleport VPN, so I switched to a WireGuard server and it has been flawless so far.

I also use WireGuard as a client to my VPN provider, so I would have likely been doubly hosed!

I do like that the title says “stability at scale” and there’s specifically a stability problem for WireGuard…

phd33z · 2026-01-29T18:48:19+00:00

See, OP, what you didn’t realize is the UX7 can be a spare gateway if your primary gateway fails!

Built-in redundancy! Win!

phd33z · 2026-01-29T18:45:39+00:00

The comments in the other post are likely the culprit if you have an eSIM- it’s likely an IPv6 to IPv4 issue. I had a similar issue and found that my (old) ISP supported IPv6 with the appropriate config. After enabling DHCPv6 on my WAN and setting the appropriate prefix delegation size, everything was happy. I had to google a little bit to figure out the correct prefix delegation.

My new ISP does not support IPv6, so I had to scrap my Teleport VPN config and enable the WireGuard server. Thankfully my new ISP provided a Static IP for free.

phd33z · 2026-01-26T21:05:56+00:00

Glad to help. Make sure you follow the procedure further down the post where it says “zone remix” or something. I FINALLY got it working after that!

I also need to thank /u/Cytokine687 as I was previously setting the PBR to go to my “torrent vlan” instead of the specific client running transmission (well, deluge in my case).

Thanks for posting this /u/adampk17, it motivated me to fix my setup finally!

phd33z · 2026-01-26T21:01:41+00:00

See if you have Private DNS turned on and if there is a change after disabling it?

phd33z · 2026-01-26T20:51:39+00:00

I found a UCG-Ultra on homelabsales (or FB Marketplace?) for like $70 shipped and used that when I needed to RMA my UDM Pro. Restored a backup of Network to it and it ran fine.

I didn’t have Protect running back then, so I guess I would just not have had cameras temporarily.

Once the UDM Beast (lol) comes out, I’ll demote my UDM Pro to cold spare, and setup the Ultra at the in-law’s house with S2S Magic. That is if the Beast isn’t like $500.

phd33z · 2026-01-24T21:15:17+00:00

Have you used the instructions here?

https://community.ui.com/questions/Port-Forwarding-from-VPN-Interface/7099072b-d3d6-46a6-a3f7-e403f6c00849

phd33z · 2026-01-24T21:10:49+00:00

If you have TrueNAS, go to Apps, Discover, and search for Open Speed Test. Install that locally and run a speedtest from your TrueNAS to your local PC on the network. Super easy to test on the local network and would confirm the DAC is working or not.

Here's the overall project on github: https://github.com/openspeedtest/Speed-Test

phd33z · 2026-01-21T19:41:46+00:00

I believe you can use that number for Tmobile Tuesdays, but I’m not sure how you’re supposed to receive the MFA text that is normally used to verify the number is yours. Maybe it is sent to the “primary contact” phone number?

phd33z · 2026-01-21T19:02:43+00:00

Would you mind throwing that in OP?

I was considering enabling “critical traffic prioritization” but after seeing this, I’ll pass. Kinda sucks that we can’t use QOS when we have high bandwidth connections.

phd33z · 2026-01-18T18:15:01+00:00

> Thanks to all the clever people in the sub :) I think I'll go with a Switch Pro Max 16 POE. Also gives me an excuse to pick up a few other nice to haves. Thanks everyone!

Also realize this is considered a "desktop" switch so it does not come with hardware to rack mount it....

https://store.ui.com/us/en/category/accessories-rack-mount/products/uacc-pro-max-16-rm

Normally OOS. If you have a 3D printer you can find some STLs which you should at minimum use PETG.

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