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Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Jim333 — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:26:17 GMT

Hi I'm due to upgrade to fttp soon and I've got my homehub 2. I Currently have 7 linksys tri band mesh routers hardwired around the house through cat 6. Can I set my homehub 2 to bridge mode to my mesh set up or will I need another router with option 61?

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

licquorice — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 18:57:23 GMT

The homehub doesn't have a bridge mode, there would be no advantage if it did. If you don't require Digital Voice, you don't need the hub at all, just connect your router to the ONT . If it did have a bridge mode, by definition it wouldn't then be able to be used for DV as the IP layer wouldn't be accessible.

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Jim333 — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:02:40 GMT

Thanks for your reply the linksys mesh routers have rj45 but no wan for what I know

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Jim333 — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:07:40 GMT

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

licquorice — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:20:59 GMT

@Jim333 wrote:
Thanks for your reply the linksys mesh routers have rj45 but no wan for what I know

I have no idea about the linksys devices, but if they don't have a WAN port, there would be no point in a bridge mode for the SH2 in any case.

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

licquorice — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:28:26 GMT

Are you sure one of the devices is a router or are they just mesh wireless access points.

BT don't use option61 BTW, they use PPPoE

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Jim333 — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:45:11 GMT

Each node is both a router and an access point using the same ssid and one set as the parent

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

licquorice — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:52:44 GMT

You can't have more than 1 router.

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Jim333 — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 19:56:59 GMT

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Internetvic — Mon, 24 Oct 2022 15:35:12 GMT

Jim333 did you get your network sorted?

I am due to go live tomorrow on 900 Fibre.

Currently I have Asus Mesh in Access Point mode as they are connected to the VDSL modem router (which has it WiFi turned off).

While I should be able to connect the Asus Mesh directly to the ONT, I'm planning to keep them in AP mode.

I think I can afford the electric bill for the hub.

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Internetvic — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 08:43:31 GMT

By way of an update.... speeds are much faster using SH2 (wifi off) and Asus Mesh in AP mode.

I'm getting 830 down at the SH2 hub consistently. When I connect the Asus Mesh directly to the ONT (dispensing with SH2) I am only getting 500 down.

Don't know why, but no big deal using the SH2 and Asus together.

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Jim333 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 18:21:12 GMT

Thanks for the reply , I ended opting for the draytek 2927 ac which is now linked to my 7 linksys tri-band mesh system. The full fibre is being connected on Thursday. Do you still have it set to pppoe?

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Internetvic — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:00:40 GMT

I think only the Draytek needs to be set up with pppoe and the mesh can be in access point mode. At least that's how my set up is.
As an experiment I tested a couple of old Zyxel modem routers that I have. The oldest one which I got for a tenner on eBay some years ago, records speeds of just over 900 so I am using that now instead of the SH2 hub 🙂

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Jim333 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:04:58 GMT

Yeah well that's how mine is set up with fttc but is it the same with fttp ?

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

licquorice — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:07:09 GMT

With FTTC you need to provide a copper modem as well as router, with FTTP the ONT is the modem.

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Jim333 — Mon, 31 Oct 2022 22:25:28 GMT

All through pppoe?

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

licquorice — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:11:13 GMT

Yes

Re: Bt homehub 2 Bridge mode

Jim333 — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 08:22:30 GMT

Thanks