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Settings for Router/Modem combination

fby — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 18:45:01 GMT

Hello,

After upgrading from "Broadband Unlimited" to "Fibre 1" (FTTC), I'm happy with the speed,

however I don't trust the Smart Hub 2 regarding Wi-Fi: I opted out and I don't want it –

nevertheless it turned itself on after the upgrade, which I only noticed accidentally.

To avoid this in the future, I'm using my old wired (and very reliable) Billion BiPAC 7800 Router

(Gigabit Ethernet Switch, FTTH multi-service gateway, E-WAN port for VDSL or Fiber modems)

in conjunction with an old BT Openreach VDSL Fibre Modem (ECI) from eBay.

I changed the router settings to:

• EWAN

• PPPoE

• password = bt

Which other settings should I optimise?

Please see 2 screenshots below (WAN & Firewall), but there are also other settings...

Many thanks!

pippincp — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:16:47 GMT

VLAN ID 101

fby — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:18:41 GMT

Thanks for your answer "VLAN 101". Where/how should I use this?

pippincp — Fri, 05 Jun 2020 19:26:11 GMT

fby — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 15:29:23 GMT

Thanks, so that's it. What does this "101" do?

pippincp — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 16:20:27 GMT

It's the ID of the VLAN.

fby — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 18:07:47 GMT

Thank you. I'm not familiar with VLAN details. Without this setting (nothing entered) it seems to work –

so what could happen if I would let it as it is, resp. what would it improve if I would enter "101"?

pippincp — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 19:32:09 GMT

If it works don't try to fix it.