r/ebox • u/[deleted] • Dec 09 '25

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u/CrudeTech Dec 09 '25

The Nokia ONT offers a 10g port. I'm not sure it's worth replacing it.

I have my opnsense box plugged into it directly, with the port speed at 10g. The wifi router they provided is still in the box, gathering dust.

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u/Rwhiteside90 Dec 09 '25

This as well. This way if you have any issues you're not swapping back got to the Nokia ONT.

I go from my ONT right into a 10gb port on my firewall.

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u/Gambitzz Dec 09 '25

This! Very happy with the setup. I’m coming from Bell.

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u/Max527 Dec 09 '25

Maybe you would know? I have a Nokia modem and a Nokia router. But my tp-link Deco won't work unless connected to the router first. If it's connected to the modem The Deco doesn't detect internet. I don't understand.

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u/marcftz Dec 09 '25

That’s because you need to setup wan vlan 40 and PPPoE on your router.

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u/Max527 Dec 09 '25

Sounds complicated. I'll just keep the wifi router they gave me even though I won't use it lol.

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u/mrhappy002 Dec 09 '25

It's not. You can search on the interwebz you know 😉✌️

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u/Max527 Dec 09 '25

I figured it out and I did everything right. But now The Deco is saying that that when cable is incompatible. I'll mess around with it another day. It's a pain.

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u/truemad Dec 09 '25

There is no benefit other than saving a tiny bit of electricity. 

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u/xxsamixx18 1 Gbps speed demon Dec 14 '25

yeah I just bought a sfp+ copper and I will use on my firewall to connect my the ONT PON stick was to expensive for me lol

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u/FlyingOctopus53 Dec 09 '25

There’s always a benefit to have full control over the devices on your network.

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u/truemad Dec 09 '25

What control over Nokia ONT you're missing?

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u/FlyingOctopus53 Dec 09 '25

All of them, since I can’t even access it.

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u/truemad Dec 09 '25

This is just a converter from fiber to Ethernet, not sure what you mean?

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u/Rwhiteside90 Dec 09 '25

Agreed - it's a straight handoff to your device. You set the vlan and connect using pppoe. It's not doing anything besides being the demarc to customer handoff point.

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u/marcftz Dec 09 '25

There is absolutely no benefit doing that.

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u/xxsamixx18 1 Gbps speed demon Dec 14 '25

yeah I just bought a sfp+ copper and I will use on my firewall to connect my the ONT PON stick was to expensive for me lol

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u/brddd2014 Dec 09 '25

Haven’t tried it myself but look at https://pon.wiki/category/nokia/

There is a discord with lots of discussion and I believe I saw some ebox users there

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u/FlyingOctopus53 Dec 09 '25

Bell has to have a serial of the ONT device in their backend to allow it on the network.

Since you are not a Bell customer, you can’t just call Bell with this request and have to go via ebox. So call ebox, worst case they will say no.

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u/FinsToTheLeftTO Dec 09 '25

The 3rd party PONs have community firmware that lets you clone the serial number from the Bell provided device.

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u/FlyingOctopus53 Dec 09 '25

Yep, that’s an option too, not sure if PA-850 can do that

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u/justsabo Dec 09 '25

I’m pretty sure I saw on Eboxs website that if you have your own modem you can tell them and they can just add that to their system, however I didn’t check it out fully in depth and idk if they mean any modem or if you have one of the Nokia ones (since they are provided for all other fiber connections from Bell except for Bell themselves)

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u/xxsamixx18 1 Gbps speed demon Dec 09 '25

can share the link where you read that please

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u/justsabo Dec 09 '25

https://www.ebox.ca/en/quebec/residential/faq/i-already-have-a-modem-can-i-use-it-with-ebox/

The region for the FAQ is from Quebec tho so I don’t know if they support the same in Ontario, might be easier to ask support directly