https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Third-party-router-with-FTTP/m-p/3551037#M219793 <P>Hi&nbsp;<a href="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2279021">@-rpnz-</a>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>This is not my experience at all. I had to set up my ASUS router with dynamic IP AND the option 61 values otherwise it wouldn't work at all.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I tried a d-link router 'normally' prior to this which wouldn't work at all.&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P><P>in addition to this on my stock sky router connected to FTTP then it states connection type 'MER'. Also on a wireshark of this router it was passing an option 61 string to authenticate&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Basically I have now got it working with ASUS and merlin firmware using option 61 to authenticate.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>If you don't require this anymore then why does this work and without doing it this way nothing will work?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>thanks!</P> Mon, 21 Dec 2020 17:41:19 GMT AHubbert 2020-12-21T17:41:19Z