Why does my network say MER on gigafast?

[Hutchy25]

Hello, we switched to gigafast internet last year and had all new lines installed. When looking at my network settings, it's saying MER? From what I have read, does MER mean I am on FTTC? I thought this should now be FTTP? 

I am wanting to buy a standalone gaming router that I can connect a vpn too and it seems it's not so simple and FTTC & FTTP changes how it needs to be set up? 

any help is much appreciated. 

@cookiemonsteruk 

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Hutchy25 

Could you post your hub stats

https://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Broadband/How-to-find-your-Sky-Broadband-router-stats/m-p/2855717#M1014...

It should be wanoe for all ultrafast fttp and mer for ultrafast 1 g.fast

[Hutchy25]

 

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Hutchy25 

Everythings ok👍 whilst wanoe shows on the hub stats mer is still used as the method of authentication

[Hutchy25]

Okay Thankyou for that. Could you advise on if I could use a standalone gaming router that replaces the sky router and one that supports VPN's such as nord, express and so on? If I can, have you got an options on which's ones to look at? Many thanks. 

[cookiemonsteruk · Accepted solution]

@Hutchy25 

Asus rt ax82u, asus rt ax86u and asus rt ax88u are all gaming routers that will work with sky and allow vpn at router level via openvpn. 

The mer authentication (asus call it client identifier (option 61)) is

anything@skydsl|anything

[Hutchy25]

That's great, Thankyou for your time and information. 👍🏻 

[cookiemonsteruk]

@Hutchy25 

No probs 👍 Any issues setting it up get back to us . A few folks on the forum have asus