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BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

231Bex — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:11:26 GMT

Sorry if this is in the wrong category. I am wondering if anyone could help me.

I currently have Fibre Broadband (VDSL) with the Homehub 6 (HH6). I am looking to use the TP-LINK ER605 Dual WAN router.

I can't use the HH6 as it can't go in Bridge mode, So I've replaced it with an EchoLife HG612 (3B) Modem and connected that to the WAN port on the ER605.

I've then gone to WAN settings and selected PPPoE
User: bthomehub@btbroadband.com

Pass: bt

vLan id: 101

However, I get PADI timeout error and it doesn't connect. (I've tried also entering in the Primary and Secondary DNS)

Am I doing something wrong? Is what I am trying to do even possible? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

licquorice — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:14:19 GMT

The settings are correct.

What leds are lit on the HG612 and which port have you connected the TP Link to?

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

231Bex — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:20:08 GMT

LEDS Lit are Power , DSL and LAN1

HG612 is connected to the TP-Link via the first WAN Port and then PC is connected to the LAN 5 port on TP-Link (So I can access to modify settings)

Thanks

Bex

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

licquorice — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:26:32 GMT

If the LAN1 LED is solid and not blinking, there is no data being transmitted from the TP Link. It sounds like a possible configuration problem with the TP Link. Do you have to specify which of the ports is actually being used as the WAN input? Might be worth asking on the TP Link forum.

Is the HG612 locked or is it unlocked so that you can access it to get a better idea of what is happening.

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

231Bex — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:39:49 GMT

It should be unlocked, however, saying that I can't seem to access it.

Yes, Each port I can select to be WAN or LAN - At the moment I am only using 1 as WAN and that's the one I am connecting to and configuring.

Thanks, I'll check out the TP-LINK forums. See if they can help me. At least I know the BT settings are correct. 🙂

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

licquorice — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:47:22 GMT

You access the HG612 on LAN port2 on 192.168.1.1

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

231Bex — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:57:20 GMT

Thats what I've been trying and its not finding anything. Even holding down reset button...still nothing

Does that mean its locked? Or Broken??

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

licquorice — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:04:59 GMT

Could be either, but possibly locked.

You could try creating a direct PPPoE connection with your laptop connected to LAN port 1 to rule out the TP Link and to possibly verify if the HG612 is actually working.

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

231Bex — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:23:13 GMT

~~Connection failed with error 651~~

~~Thats LAN Port 1 to a laptop - set up a new connection (PPPoE) - I only put in Username and password.~~

That worked! I didn't forget to plug in the RJ11 honest....

Looks like an issue with the TP-Link. Thanks for your help at least I know its not the BT side of things.

Thanks again

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

licquorice — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:26:58 GMT

Hmm, not looking promising for the HG612

You could try the 30-30-30 reset.

When router is powered on, press the reset button and hold for 30 seconds. (Use a paper clip or something sharp)

While holding the reset button pressed, unplug the power of the router and hold the reset button for 30 seconds

While still holding the reset button down, turn on the power to the unit again and hold for another 30 seconds.

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

licquorice — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:28:42 GMT

@231Bex wrote:

~~Connection failed with error 651~~

~~Thats LAN Port 1 to a laptop - set up a new connection (PPPoE) - I only put in Username and password.~~

That worked! I didn't forget to plug in the RJ11 honest....

😁😁

Ignore my last, posts crossed with your edit.

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

231Bex — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:31:57 GMT

Haha, Thanks for your help again.

At least I know it is possible and should work and I am using the correct settings. Just need to figure out whats up with the TP-LINK.

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

licquorice — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:37:38 GMT

Yeah, can't really help there I'm afraid, not a device I'm familiar with.

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

231Bex — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:41:41 GMT

No worries, finally managed to get it all working!

However, just one question, not sure if you would know.

Would this setup still work if I went from LAN1 on the HG612 --> Switch --> WAN Port on TP-LINK

I got it working without a switch, but it doesn't seem to like it when I introduce a switch...

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

licquorice — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 15:47:13 GMT

It should work, but why would you want to introduce a switch in the WAN, you wouldn't be able to connect anything else to the switch unless you wanted to mirror the port. It would need to be a managed switch to do that though.

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

231Bex — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:17:06 GMT

I have 3 buildings all with unmanaged switches and devices in each. (Building 1 and 3 have separate incoming Internet connections)

I was thinking of putting a modem (HG612) in Building 1 and 3 and plugging into the switch there which runs to all devices and more unmanaged switches - Building 1 and 3 each have just 1 cable going to Building 2.

Building 2 in the centre would have another switch with more devices and the Dual WAN TP-Link which would load balance the connections etc.

That was the plan anyway....

OK seems I need to keep WAN and LAN seperate right? I'll start looking at managed switches with VLAN options.

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

licquorice — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:23:10 GMT

Load balancing is on the WAN side, you would need multiple broadband connections to balance across. If you only have one broadband connection, you can only connect it to one modem and one WAN port. WAN and LAN need to be kept separate.

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

231Bex — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:39:14 GMT

Yes, I do have 2 broadband connections. This was the plan, have 2 modems going into the one load balancer.

The problem is I can't run any more cables between the buildings. There's just 1 in each building running to the middle one. So I guess that can only either be WAN or LAN. Can't do both.. 😞

So I think I might to just scrap the idea and cut my losses.

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

licquorice — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:57:13 GMT

@231Bex wrote:

Yes, I do have 2 broadband connections. This was the plan, have 2 modems going into the one load balancer.

Ah, missed that you had connections to buildings 1 & 3.

Bit of a bodge, but you could try splitting the cables into 2x4W and use 4 wires for the WAN and 4 for the LAN as long as you dont' want Gbit speeds within the LANs. Not 100% sure if GBe cards will work at 100M with 4 wires or if they still need all 8. Worth a try

Re: BT Fibre connection with HG612 and TP-LINK ER605

231Bex — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:53:58 GMT

Will give it a go tomorrow. Thanks for your advice, I've learnt a lot today!