12 Jun 2023 11:44 AM
That answers that question then!!
Thanks for the advice, looks like I'm staying as is then. It works fine for the most part, just a few little niggles that's all.
12 Jun 2023 12:20 PM
@mae-3 one other question then.
With my DECO, is it possible to have a pass through device which authenticates as a modem, plugged into my DECO which then runs as a router, or do the settings have to be compatible on both? I think i did something similar in a previous house when Virgin sent me their waste of space router, although that wasn't with DECO's then
And is there any benefit in this do you think? I think my DECO does much more than the Sky Router is capable of, if I could get it to work.
If not, I'll leave as is. Thanks
12 Jun 2023 12:23 PM - last edited: 12 Jun 2023 12:25 PM
There are no benefits in doing so, you could try authenticating with DHCPv6 PD on the Deco mesh but that isn't guaranteed to work as only 80% of broadband exchanges support it. See https://www.tp-link.com/uk/support/faq/2642/
12 Jun 2023 03:13 PM
@mae-3 @TimmyBGood @cookiemonsteruk
quick question guys, just been looking at the Draytek Vigor 166. I've seen it's not wireless. How will I access the interface on it to put into bridge mode? I don't own a pc or laptop, could probably get if needs be from a family member.
12 Jun 2023 03:17 PM - last edited: 12 Jun 2023 03:19 PM
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The setup guide says:
The Vigor 166 can be used either as a modem, bridging G.Fast or VDSl2 to its Ethernet ports, or as a router, connecting directly to the Internet and providing connectivity to any connected devices.
The Vigor 166 is pre-configured to work with most UK ISPs, with ideal settings for connecting to the Openreach G.Fast / VDSL2 network, adding VLAN tag 101 to any traffic passing through it.
Out of the box, the Vigor 166 operates in Modem/Bridge mode. To use the Vigor 166 as a modem for G.Fast or VDSL2 connections, connect it up to the DSL line and connect your router to one of the Vigor 166’s LAN ports.
It's been a while since I last used one, but from memory that's correct, and all configuration (if any) for a specific ISP is done on the router.
12 Jun 2023 03:19 PM
@TimmyBGood Thanks I'll report back when it arrives and I fail to sort things
20 Jun 2023 11:15 AM
@mae-3 hey me again haha. I haven't ordered the Draytek yet I am going to today. Just a quick question. Do I have a healthy line?
the whole reason I'm replacing my sky hub etc is I want more control over my internet. I live in a busy house most and I'm a gamer.
20 Jun 2023 11:26 AM
Yes, you have a healthy G.fast broadband line which is at maximum 150Mbps/30Mbps for the service subscribed with plenty of spare noise margin.
20 Jun 2023 11:30 AM
@mae-3 Thanks for the quick response.
is there any reason why the system up time is only 57 hours? I can't remember resetting the hub in the last 2 and a half days. Also are them collion pkts okay at 13?
20 Jun 2023 11:32 AM
Sky has been pushing out new firmware over the last week, and the collisions are very low and nothing to worry about.
20 Jun 2023 08:50 PM
Hi there,
We recently switched from Virgin to Sky in ROI. Our installation included the SIRO/ONT white box on the wall and we have a sky hub for the modem/router.
Previously with Virgin I just ran their modem in bridge mode and used my google nest for router/wifi. I've learned that this isn't possible with sky and instead I just have the wifi as a separate network (I think) and then the sky hub routes the rest of the traffic to my physical computer/NAS.
My question is, are there any modems that I can buy to replace the sky one and go back to using my google nest as my router/wifi.
Thanks!
20 Jun 2023 08:55 PM
It is possible to use the Google Nest setup connected to the ONT in ROI. Sky uses PPPoE for authentication and the username is 'anything@skydsl' and the password is 'anything' where anything is in its pure self meaning anything.
20 Jun 2023 09:09 PM
So I can just plug it directly into the google nest wifi pro and forego the sky hub entirely and it should in theory work?
As long as I set it to PPPoE and fill in the correct details and I think as you had said previously to turn everything off for 30 minutes before turning it all back on again?
I will give this a go tomorrow and report back.
20 Jun 2023 10:20 PM
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From memory fttp users in the ROI need to enable vlan id and enter 10 as the value
20 Jun 2023 11:01 PM
Posted by a Superuser, not a Sky employee. Find out more@cookiemonsteruk Was it not 101 for the vlan ID. Could be wrong also.
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