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userlee1983
Aspirant
May 03, 2023
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Netgear rax80 option 61

Hello I have sky which requires option 61. I have set this up before with asus routers but with this Netgear I just can't find the option 61 to use my username and password. It's updated to the ...
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    userlee1983
    May 03, 2023
    Sorry yes latest firmware and it was in advanced-setup internet- choose internet doesn't require login use dhcp then at the bottom of the same page there was option 61 used the anything@skydsl|anything as user string and it worked after rebooting sky's ont for twenty minutes
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michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
May 03, 2023
userlee1983 wrote:

I have sky which requires option 61.

For future reference:

 

Search - NETGEAR Communities – option 61 

 

It's a regular.

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    userlee1983
    Aspirant
    May 03, 2023
    Does this router actually output wifi6 or does it use the 5g channel for wifi6. As nothing shows as WiFi 6. Got my ps5 that doesn't show. I have ax enabled
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      FURRYe38
      Guru - Experienced User
      May 03, 2023

      WiFi6 = AX mode on 5Ghz

      WiFi6E = AX mode on 6Ghz

       

      Does the PS support AX modes on 5Ghz? Something to ask Sony about. 

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        userlee1983
        Aspirant
        May 04, 2023
        The only thing I can see that's not working is ipv6. As anyone got any ideas. I've got it set to dhcp but it won't get the ipv6 address