topic Re: Third party router with FTTP in Broadband

topic Re: Third party router with FTTP in Broadband https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Third-party-router-with-FTTP/m-p/3550951#M219779 Hi All, So for our FTTx products (both FTTC and FTTP), we use IPoE instead of PPPoE. For DHCPv6, nothing special is required, if you setup your CPE router for DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation (PD).  About 80%~ of Openreach's network we can authenticate DHCPv6 natively, and then DHCPv4 can piggy back on that. The remaining 20%, will need to be authenticated based on DHCPv4 (and then DHCPv6 can piggy back on that).   For DHCPv4, we require Option 61 to be present, and this just allows us to identify that the DHCP message is coming from the Sky Hub rather than a laptop or client on your LAN. This isn't actually called "MER", that's a misconception that often causes confusion online.   Whilst there are some 3rd party devices that reference this in relation to Sky UK, the majority won't.   You're better off just searching for what it actually is, and that's simply the ability to support custom DHCPv4 Option 61 or "Client-ID" values. The good news is that with FTTP you're just looking for a regular router with ethernet ports, which opens up the market a lot more than those with VDSL2 interfaces.   Hope that helps get you online with your 3rd party router. Mon, 21 Dec 2020 18:11:54 GMT -rpnz- 2020-12-21T18:11:54Z