pfatt VS eap_proxy

See https://github.com/MonkWho/pfatt/blob/faa80d09f9c00e4a67bc3cacf2eab5a1631ec3f9/bin/pfatt.sh#L142-L151https://github.com/MonkWho/pfatt/blob/supplicant/bin/pfatt.sh .

I read through the PFATT Guide by MonkWho, but this setup was different. Setting up PFSense as a man in the middle to the gateway. I only have 2 Ethernet ports on my PFSense box, so this physical setup wouldn't work too well. I couldn't find mention of the supplicant method anywhere.

pfSense/OPNsense: https://github.com/MonkWho/pfatt

The bypass methods you are referring to were for prior models of the att router. My understanding is your model is not compatible. See the GitHub repo.

For ATT there is a wonky workaround for their gateway (used it for a while, not sure if it was me or pfatt but it reduced speeds): https://github.com/MonkWho/pfatt

I then used this pfatt.sh script and followed the instructions here: https://github.com/MonkWho/pfatt/tree/supplicant

Word of advice... Don't bother yourself with supplicant mode. It supposedly broke around 2.45. spent many of hours trying to get it to work again but it was a no go. Also ng_etf should be preloaded so you shouldn't have to bother with that. See the defacto replacement GitHub for this and other issues.

The inspiration is the EAP Proxy that I used to bypass the AT&T router and connect my router to the AT&T fiber, before I learned about the vulnerability that allowed me to copy the 802.1x certificate from the AT&T router to my router. https://github.com/jaysoffian/eap_proxy

I use an EAP proxy to put my router in front of theirs and got a %20 speed improvement.

With my wife, I built two kids both in college now. That's definitely the most impactful.

In the online world, I've contributed bits and pieces to open-source here and there as far back as the late 90s. I think my first contribution was to the shadow package, but I've contributed here and there to Apache, Radius, random packages that I use that I discover bugs in, etc.

A python script I wrote to allow folks to bypass AT&T's residential gateway was used by more people than I ever expected:

https://github.com/jaysoffian/eap_proxy

There are forum threads about people rooting these routers to try and extract the certificate/private keys from their provided router, which worked for a limited time with certain router models. For now, the most popular way to do it is with a tool like this: https://github.com/jaysoffian/eap_proxy

If you use a Ubiquiti router, then another method to bypass your ATT router is called EAP Proxy.

WEEELLLLLL, there is a way to get into a true bridge mode on some ATT fiber plans/service by using something like EAP-Proxy: https://github.com/jaysoffian/eap_proxy

If you're up for a more complex setup, it is possible to put your home network on AT&T Fiber without going through their boarder gateway. I've had luck using https://github.com/jaysoffian/eap_proxy to bypass the boarder gateway for traffic flows.