topic Re: Connect 3rd Party router to Sky Broadband in Broadband

Connect 3rd Party router to Sky Broadband

JackT97 — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 08:14:22 GMT

Hello,

I currently have Sky Broadband Superfast (with a NTE5C socket) and would like to connect it to a Zyxel NR5101 router.

I have had a look at other users issues trying to connect and seem to be getting very different responses.

I have enabled the below:

But struggling to understand what info the router needs to connect the broadband

I have seen some forums mention about using option 61 with IAID with the first 8 digits of the MAC address and DUID with "7c4ca5123456" but this does not seem to work

Can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong and if this is the correct way to do it?

Re: Connect 3rd Party router to Sky Broadband

cookiemonsteruk — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:29:21 GMT

@JackT97

That appears to be a 5g router for a mobile data sim

You would need a combined dsl modem router or a dsl modem plus a seperate router

Re: Connect 3rd Party router to Sky Broadband

JackT97 — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 09:54:25 GMT

Thanks for the reply.

So to confirm, I would either need a seperate DSL modem to conect the line, then connect to the router?

Or would I need a completely different router that is cable of connecting ADSL/VDSL/FTTC?

Re: Connect 3rd Party router to Sky Broadband

cookiemonsteruk — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:02:45 GMT

@JackT97

Could you firstly post you hub stats to verify your current connection

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/How-to-find-your-Sky-Broadband-router-stats/m-p/2855717#M101474

Ideally a wifi 6 asus rt ax or asus zenwifi model with a seperate modem bridge or , for example the asus dsl ax82u which combines the modem and router in the same box

Re: Connect 3rd Party router to Sky Broadband

cookiemonsteruk — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:09:25 GMT

@JackT97

"Ideally a wifi 6 asus rt ax or asus zenwifi model with a seperate modem bridge "

Apologies forgot the add the modem bridge to go for price wise would be the tp link td w9970

Re: Connect 3rd Party router to Sky Broadband

JackT97 — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:26:08 GMT

Sorry for the late reply.

So I've changed my router to a Draytek 2865Lac. The line seems to be sycned but looks like I'm missing authentication details.

Can someone let me know what authentication details I need?

Re: Connect 3rd Party router to Sky Broadband

GD1 — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 20:47:41 GMT

@JackT97 Are you in the UK? as Sky use MER. In which case you need to be using the tab MPoA / Static or Dynamic IP using the settings below:

You also need to populate Option 61 within DHCP Client option as per

My screen has additional WANS as i have a Draytek Vigor 3910, but you should see the DHCP client Option button under WAN --> Internet Access. Make sure you have the correct WAN selected