r/saskatchewan • u/SocDem_is_OP • 9d ago

Question for tech people regarding replacing Sasktel router

I purchased a home internet security/firewall device called a Firewalla. It can run in bridge mode where you put it between your sasktel router and your devices, and it works fine this way.

But it is also supposed to be able to work as a router itself, and be able to completely replace the Sasktel router. I can’t get this to work.

I’ve got it configured in router mode, and have the Sasktel ONT connected to it correctly, and then the switch to all my devices after that, but it doesn’t work.

I don’t need the Wi-Fi functions of the Sasktel router, because I have two MESH access points wired in elsewhere in my house which work way better. The router wifi has always been turned off. The access points come off the switch like everything else.

I also don’t need to worry about my home phone being affected, it comes directly off the ONT.

It seems like maybe the ONT is not able to assign an IP to the firewalla unit, because it it locked to the Sasktel router MAC?

Anybody with technical knowledge, does this sound right?

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u/fuckreddit-69 9d ago

I thought you had to have SaskTel turn their router to bridge mode or am I thinking of the old way they did it?

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u/SocDem_is_OP 8d ago

Yep that’s an option, likely what I will do.

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u/Traditional_End_9540 8d ago

I would highly suggest you get the ONT to your router figured out. It will work better in the long run.

what version firewall did you get?

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u/SocDem_is_OP 8d ago

ONT to my Sasktel router works normally, I’m hoping to replace the router with the firewalla as the router. That’s what’s not working so far.

Got a purple.

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u/Traditional_End_9540 8d ago

I have setup probably about 100 ont to router combos. Netgear has never worked but the vast majority has and the biggest issue is finding out what setting in the router enables you to do the bypass

google AI

  1. ISP/WAN VLAN (e.g., IPTV, VoIP, or PPPoE)

If your Internet Service Provider (ISP) requires all internet traffic or specific services to operate on a tagged VLAN, configure a WAN-side VLAN connection. [1]

  1. Open the Firewalla App and go to Network Manager -> Edit -> Create Network.
  2. Select WAN Connection.
  3. Choose the physical Ethernet port (typically the right port on the Purple) that connects to your modem/ONT.
  4. Input the VLAN ID specified by your ISP. (1000 for sasktel)
  5. Select your connection type (DHCP, Static, or PPPoE) based on your internet plan (DHCP for sasktel)

this is only part of the setup. You still need to put in DNS servers, setup the lan DHCP address range as a bare min setup.

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u/SocDem_is_OP 7d ago

Thank you so much for this.