3rd party router tplink vr2100 connection issues

[PancakeBassPanda]

Hey guys

I'm looking to replace my sky hub with a tp link vr2100. I have gotten my username and password using wireshark however after inputing it its still not connecting to the Internet. Whats the format of the username and password when putting it in the Internet setup is it just username@skydsl and then password below?  Also should the cat cable coming from the openreach box be plugged into Lan 1?

[cookiemonsteruk · Accepted solution]

@PancakeBassPanda 

If this is a full fibre fttp connection then firstly you would have to set the tp link to wireless router mode in advanced settings in order to bypass its own dsl modem. 

Unfortunately this seems to lose the sky vdsl mer field and the only option left would be to authenticate thru dhcpv6 prefix delegation 

Something the tp link is not good at. Tp links use icmp to fetch the prefix delegation for authentication whilst sky relies on the router pushing the pd out to the wan for authentication

You could screen grab the wan and lan screens to see if it has this functionality

To enable dhcpv6 pd :-

Select the WAN interface section of router GUI, then select dual-stack option WAN interface for IPv4 & IPv6, for the address select DHCPv6 (dynamic option not static), enable prefix delegation (PD) on WAN and then select SLAAC for IPv6 creation method on LAN interface 

Failing this you may have to contact tp for beta software to enable it or consider a new router

[PancakeBassPanda]

Thanks @cookiemonsteruk 

Yes it is a full fibre connection and thanks for your great explanation. I'll give it a go today. If this fails what router would you recommend?

[cookiemonsteruk]

@PancakeBassPanda 

"If this fails what router would you recommend?"

Apologies i missed this post .  I am a big fan of asus especially wifi 6 ax models that consistantly work with sky mer/client identifier and dhcpv6 pd and broadcast a powerful wifi 6 signal

I will post a list of asus ax wifi 6 routers that work on either stock firmware or asus merlin

[cookiemonsteruk]

@PancakeBassPanda 

Asus ax wifi 6 routers i believe the asus ax68u is the only one needing asus merlin :-

RT-AX56U	386.3_2
RT-AX58U	386.3_2
RT-AX86U	386.3_2
RT-AX88U	386.3_2
GT-AX11000	386.3_2
RT-AX68U

[PancakeBassPanda]

Thanks @cookiemonsteruk , I've has no luck with the tplink router so will be returning it and picking up the ax86u. Does this also need to be configured in wireless router mode / is there any guide to configure this. Thanks for all your assistance with this matter as I really just want to get some stable WiFi signal as the sky hub drops connection alot.

[cookiemonsteruk]

@PancakeBassPanda 

That is a standalone router with no modem (the ont is the modem)

Set up as auto ip and client identifier (option 61) in the format :-

anything@skydsl|anything

[PancakeBassPanda]

Hi @cookiemonsteruk 

So I've got the asus router but still having issues. I've set the client identifier to option 62 and wan connection type to auto. Then under account setting I put my username and password for sky which I got using wireshark.. however I still get the error invalid account or password  please modify it.

[PancakeBassPanda]

Typo above, 61 not 62

[cookiemonsteruk]

@PancakeBassPanda 

Can you screen grab wan settings screen as filled

The client id is a combination of your username and password seperated by |

Ie 12345678abcd@skydsl|78abcd

The does your isp require a login is no

[cookiemonsteruk]

@PancakeBassPanda 

Other things :-

,mtu  is 1500

The is also  a drop down that reads either aggressive or normal should be set to normal

[cookiemonsteruk]

@PancakeBassPanda 

It also sounds like you've enabled uuid/duid on client id . These are not a valid format for client id. Untick uuid/duid so that it allows you to enter it in the correct format as above

[PancakeBassPanda]

@cookiemonsteruk you truly are the most awesomest at explaining stuff. I'm up and running and can't thank you enough. 🙂  

[cookiemonsteruk]

@PancakeBassPanda 

Rock and roll 👍

I do love the asus models even my dsl ac55u is the bees knees in comparison to the sr203. My next upgrade is likely ax56u or ax58u 😁