BT Openreach Connection

[Chrisee]

@keithrev if it worked why not just re-instate it? Sky dont support that kind of lash-up though probably because their diagnostics wont work they need to talk to the hub's modem stage you are by-passing. The Huawei unit is a museum piece and has not had a firmware upgrade for a good few years but unless someone knows better should not mean any huge security holes.

[keithrev]

Thanks all. I just tried it and all works fine. My Huawei is back in action and my Sky SR203 router is in a better place on the middle floor connected via Ethernet in to Wan port 4. I will see how this set up goes. 

[Eeeps]

Good to hear.

Also, if you ever get the option to go to FTTP you can have the ONT placed where your existing Huawei is and just simply plug the Ethernet cable into the ONT.

[keithrev]

Thanks @Eeeps I was thinking the same. Unfortunately no dates for FTTP for us yet but bizarrely they are building 700 new houses next to us and I think recent legislation says they must have FTTP supplied rather than FTTC.  Getting FTTP would be a small sweetener to them ripping green belt up.

[TimmyBGood]

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@keithrev wrote:

 I think recent legislation says they must have FTTP supplied rather than FTTC.

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Not 'legislation' as such: it just doesn't make sense for a developer (and Openreach) to put copper infrastructure into new-build sites if there's any availability of backbone optical connection.