Just got my hands on a TMRND router (black)..

Looks like bridge mode is possible on this :


Firmware handles better than the previous DIR-615, OS level VLAN config + bridging as opposed to switch chip VLAN management.

How's your VOIP and IPTV service? If those two are also down it sounds like a physical/PON issue. You need to call them so they can check your port status.

Extract the RAR, put the router back into emergency mode (same steps as dd-wrt guide) then select the firmware file from the extracted RAR and upload that into the router.

Between the VLAN and IP layer, you have a PPPoE layer running. Bandwidth limits are applied on a per PPPoE session basis in addition to VLAN caps. FTTH isn't necessarily uncapped at the physical layer, there is a unique encryption key in use to associate each fiber ONT with an OLT so it may also be possible for the OLTs to set rate limits on a per ONU basis. I'm pretty sure it has its own bandwidth allocation/control methods.

That's uh.. pretty much how it's been so far (except for the people who have disabled it or bought a new router), lol


It's easy to spoof the MAC. As for intentionally damaging a router with bad firmware, it would really depend on what the damage looks like. Some users had all the lights on their router not turn on at all so that looks more like a hardware issue. If you really wanted to find out I guess you could setup a honeypot and see how many hits you get.


Yeap :3


There are numerous management protocols running on the network.. it's possible to trace a user to the exact BTU regardless of MAC spoofing as long as it's associated to an OLT.

If you're in a high rise (serviced with VDSL2), you'll probably be patched over to the new MSANs sitting right in your building. That should provide improved DSL sync stability vs Streamyx.. but I've seen a few cases where even the copper wiring within the building is so crappy that Unifi loses DSL sync. It's different depending on your location.. you should ask your neighbours who have signed up for it regarding the stability of the service in your area.

My FTTH port under TTDI is pretty awesome :



This post has been edited by rizvanrp: Sep 8 2011, 01:14 AM

RB250GS and DIR-615 will have identical performance as a VLAN bridge. RB750G will be better than DIR-655 as a router.. it gives you full control over your network (layer 7 filtering, QoS, b/w limiting, etc.) but you need to learn how to use it properly. Only downside is that you need to pair it with a wifi AP since it doesn't have any onboard wifi. You could use the RB750G + DIR-655 as a wifi AP perhaps.