topic Using my own router in Broadband

Using my own router

Lukasz_Malec — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 11:53:06 GMT

I'm currently using BT 900 broadband and would like to switch to sky if I can use my UniFi router.

Re: Using my own router

TimmyBGood — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 11:58:19 GMT

@Lukasz_Malec

Exhaustively (and exhaustingly) discussed here:

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/Sky-Fibre-Broadband-FTTP-with-Ubiquity-USG-i-e-3rd-party-router/td-p/4052704

Re: Using my own router

Lukasz_Malec — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 12:10:55 GMT

So I found this thread and am trying to find out. Because it is written there that it is necessary to change pppoe to DHCPv4. and in further discussion that it is necessary to modify system files

Re: Using my own router

TimmyBGood — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 12:14:33 GMT

@Lukasz_Malec wrote:

Because it is written there that it is necessary to change pppoe to DHCPv4. and in further discussion that it is necessary to modify system files

That would appear to be correct, yes. Using non-Sky routers with Sky Broadband isn't entirely straightforward, and Ubiquiti as usual complicates things further.

Re: Using my own router

Lukasz_Malec — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 12:28:38 GMT

Thank you very much for your help