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ronaldsnexus
Aspirant
Apr 15, 2021

BR500 with can't connect PPoE behind CenturyLink's ISP Actiontec router

Hello All,   The BR500 can't be stand alone, becuase it doesn't have a DSL phone input, which means I need to connect to the CenturyLink Actiontec router.   I have two BR500's, site (A) and site ...
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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Apr 16, 2021

YeZ 

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bbl_1
Tutor
Apr 16, 2021

We are not aware of any known issue with PPPoE support. 

Recommendation would be to run ActionTec router in router mode, and connect BR500's Internet port to ActionTec's LAN port as a cascaded 2nd router behind it, BR500 will get DHCP IP from the ActionTec router.  

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    ronaldsnexus
    Aspirant
    Apr 16, 2021

    Hello,

    Thanks for the quickie reply!
    Do you have instructions on your site here, how to port forward a cascaded routers?

    -illustrations would be super helpful

     

    Thanks!

     

     

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