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Nighthawk XR500 & D6400
Evening Community, Firstly I would like to thank anyone in advance for any assistance that can provide, I will admit I don’t possess much knowledge in this area so please bear with me! I’m a uk ...
> [...] with the fibre connection connected into the bottom of a huweai
> echo life box on the wall.
Like this?:
https://support.huawei.com/enterprise/en/access-network/echolife-eg8040h-pid-22464449
That's an Optical Network Terminal (ONT), nothing to do with DSL.
> [...] Currently I have to run an Ethernet cable from the echo life box
> to the WAN connection on the BT smart hub 2
Again, nothing to do with DSL.
> Put the D6400 into modem only mode
And connect its DSL port to what?
You apparently (no longer?) have DSL service, so a D6400 would be a
poor choice for any purpose. It provides a DSL modem which would be
useless to you, and its router stuff should be inferior to anything in
an XR500.
What happens if you discard the Smart Hub 2, and simply connect the
XR500 (WAN/Internet port) to your ONT?
- Hi Antinode,
Firstly thanks for the feedback
The echolife is what is on the link you attached so yes it’s an ONT box
I have tried testing connecting the XR500 direct to the echo life but when I looked on the interface of the XR500 is stated that the internet was disconnected and the internet light on the XR500 was orange instead of white
Could it be that the echo life unit needs reconfiguring if the D6400 unit is not going to do anything
Thanks> I have tried testing connecting the XR500 direct to the echo life but
> when I looked on the interface of the XR500 is stated that the internet
> was disconnected and the internet light on the XR500 was orange instead
> of whiteI have no idea how your Smart Hub 2 was configured, or how you've
configured the XR500. Does the Smart Hub 2 use a PPPoE connection
(which you haven't mentioned to the XR5000)?Have you asked BT about how to configure a third-party router with
their service? Web search?> Could it be that the echo life unit needs reconfiguring [...]
I doubt it. Its whole purpose in life is to convert optical signals
in a fiber from/to electrical signals (Ethernet).- I will check for PPPoE on the xr500 and feedback to you
I’ve logged into the admin page of the smart hub but cannot find any PPPoE reference on any of the tabs but looking at BT forums people state it is PPoE
Are you thinking I should be able to connect direct from the ONT WAN port to the XR500, I thought the XR500 needed its own modem?