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
