Another 3rd Party Router on FTTP Question

ChunkyTheCurmudgeon — Tue, 02 Feb 2021 10:23:07 GMT

I've finally got my 300Mb FTTP but don't want to use the SmartHub2.

I failed miserably to get my Asus DSL-N66U to work with the ONT, despite lots of good advice on the forum. I suspect it's because it is a combined modem/router and it all gets a bit complicated, so I'm just going to buy a new device which is router only plus AX WiFi and some gigabit ports. I might even buy a mesh device to cover the whole house - it should future proof me for quite a while. I'm leaning toward another Asus or a Netgear but TBH i'm not fussy.

So this question is for anyone who has a working 3rd party router on FTTP that they are happy with. It covers the settings that either I can't find on t'interweb or where there is some contradiction in the recommended settings I've found. I hope you can help me.

Please tell me:

What make/model you have?
Is Transfer Mode set to VDSL or Ethernet WAN?
Is 802.1Q enabled and if so is VLAN set as 101 or something else?
I know I need PPPoE but is PPP Authorisation set to CHAP, PAP or Auto?
Is NAT enabled?
Do I need to copy the Default Gateway, Primary DNS and Secondary DNS IP addresses from my SmatHub2 or do I leave these vaues blank?
Any other non-default settings that I need to change?
Anything else I forgot that you learned on the way?

Many thanks, Ian

Re: Another 3rd Party Router on FTTP Question

ChunkyTheCurmudgeon — Tue, 09 Feb 2021 09:55:55 GMT

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