https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528675#M371010 <P>Okay Thankyou for that. Could you advise on if I could use a standalone gaming router that replaces the sky router and one that supports VPN's such as nord, express and so on? If I can, have you got an options on which's ones to look at? Many thanks.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:24:49 GMT Hutchy25 2024-01-05T23:24:49Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528665#M371005 <P>Hello, we switched to gigafast internet last year and had all new lines installed. When looking at my network settings, it's saying MER? From what I have read, does MER mean I am on FTTC? I thought this should now be FTTP?&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P><P>I am wanting to buy a standalone gaming router that I can connect a vpn too and it seems it's not so simple and FTTC &amp; FTTP changes how it needs to be set up?&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P><P>any help is much appreciated.&nbsp;<BR /><BR /></P><P><a href="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2531579">@cookiemonsteruk</a>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 22:57:04 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528665#M371005 Hutchy25 2024-01-05T22:57:04Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528668#M371006 <P><a href="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3942881">@Hutchy25</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Could you post your hub stats</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/How-to-find-your-Sky-Broadband-router-stats/m-p/2855717#M101474" target="_blank">https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/How-to-find-your-Sky-Broadband-router-stats/m-p/2855717#M101474</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>It should be wanoe for all ultrafast fttp and mer for ultrafast 1 g.fast</P> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:11:59 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528668#M371006 cookiemonsteruk 2024-01-05T23:11:59Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528670#M371007 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="IMG_1620.jpeg" style="width: 1290px;"><img src="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/96321i055A63E49B2F250C/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="IMG_1620.jpeg" alt="IMG_1620.jpeg" /></span></P><P> </P> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:17:02 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528670#M371007 Hutchy25 2024-01-05T23:17:02Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528672#M371009 <P><a href="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3942881">@Hutchy25</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Everythings ok<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":thumbs_up:">👍</span> whilst wanoe shows on the hub stats mer is still used as the method of authentication</P> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:20:29 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528672#M371009 cookiemonsteruk 2024-01-05T23:20:29Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528675#M371010 <P>Okay Thankyou for that. Could you advise on if I could use a standalone gaming router that replaces the sky router and one that supports VPN's such as nord, express and so on? If I can, have you got an options on which's ones to look at? Many thanks.&nbsp;</P> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:24:49 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528675#M371010 Hutchy25 2024-01-05T23:24:49Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528676#M371011 <P><a href="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3942881">@Hutchy25</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Asus rt ax82u, asus rt ax86u and asus rt ax88u are all gaming routers that will work with sky and allow vpn at router level via openvpn.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>The mer authentication (asus call it client identifier (option 61)) is</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>anything@skydsl|anything</P> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:30:10 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528676#M371011 cookiemonsteruk 2024-01-05T23:30:10Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528677#M371012 <P>That's great, Thankyou for your time and information. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":thumbs_up:">👍🏻</span>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:32:14 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528677#M371012 Hutchy25 2024-01-05T23:32:14Z https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528678#M371013 <P><a href="https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3942881">@Hutchy25</a>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>No probs <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":thumbs_up:">👍</span> Any issues setting it up get back to us . A few folks on the forum have asus&nbsp;</P> Fri, 05 Jan 2024 23:34:36 GMT https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Why-does-my-network-say-MER-on-gigafast/m-p/4528678#M371013 cookiemonsteruk 2024-01-05T23:34:36Z