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IPV6 settings for BT + R8000
Hi
trying to set up this router with BT in UK. they've provided the following settings, but i do not have an option for PPPoA (or PPPoATM) on my router. using firmware V1.0.4.66_10.1.75.
BT's settings :
connection type: PPPoA (or PPPoATM).
VCI:=38, VPI:=0
Encapsulation:=VCMUX, ModulationZ=G.DMT, RFC:=2364
Available options on R8000 router:
Disabled, Auto Detect, 6to4 Tunnel, Pass Through, Fixed, DHCP, Auto Config, PPPoE, 6rd Tunnel
can anyone tell me what config i should use to get this working?
Thanks
6 Replies
You may want to check out this KB.
DarrenM
thanks everyone. nothing ive done from all the threads ive read here and elsewhere seems to resolve this. because im not using the homehub (i'm using their openreach modem + this router) BT are being less than helpful, with their links just providing generic info about ipv6.
the LAN is allocating addresses based on ipv6 , the WAN says ipv6 unavailable no matter what setting i change. think i'll give up and try again in a few months ;) thanks again
leejkennedy wrote:
(i'm using their openreach modem + this router) BT are being less than helpful, with their links just providing generic info about ipv6.
Netgear does not support BT's implementation of IPv6. At least, not in DSL:
Re: IPV6 with BT Infinity - NETGEAR Communities IPV6 with BT Infinity - NETGEAR
Communities IPV6 D7000 not working properly - NETGEAR Communities
D7000 Nighthawk no IPV6 support with BT Infinity? - NETGEAR Communities
DarrenM also noticed your subject header and provided his link.
In my case, I just let the router's wizard set up the connection. It worked as expected. But I am on DSL.
I'm not familiar with the openreach modem. There are lots of things that could fill the bill
there. As BT says:
There are five different types of Openreach modem.Is this it?
Openreach modem (ONT) explained: Ports and models available | BT Help
Have you asked for help in the BT community? Or is it one of the other four?
Welcome to BT’s official support community.
> IPV6 settings for BT + R8000
What brought IPv6 into the conversation?
> trying to set up this router with BT in UK. [...]
Replacing what, exactly? Which type of service are you getting from
"BT in UK"? Which device(s) did BT recommend? Why get the R8000
instead of (or in addition to) whatever BT might recommend?> [...] they've provided the following settings, [...]
To me, those look like DSL parameters, which would be consistent with
PPPoA. An R8000 is a router, with no DSL capability on its own. Also,
as the lonely "PPPoE" option on the R8000 might suggest, I believe that
PPPoA works only with a combined DSL modem+router combination unit.
Like, for example, a Netgear Dxxxx model (none of which I'd recommend).> can anyone tell me what config i should use to get this working?
If you have DSL service, then you might want to start with some kind
of DSL modem.If BT insists on PPPoA (rather than PPPoE), then a separate router
like an R8000 might be useful only as a wireless access point (used with
some DSL modem+router), not a as a full-function router itself. Which
could still be valuable if the wireless performance of the R8000 is
sufficiently better than that of any BT-recommended/compatible DSL
modem+router.As I understand it, if the ISP uses PPPoE, then a simple DSL modem
could be used with a separate router (which can do PPPoE), like, say, an
R8000. Someone at BT might be able to provide more details on what's
possible/required with their service.
leejkennedy wrote:
Hi
trying to set up this router with BT in UK. they've provided the following settings, but i do not have an option for PPPoA (or PPPoATM) on my router. using firmware V1.0.4.66_10.1.75.
BT uses PPPoE for DSL.
There is nothing fancy about its DSL settings.
But not knowing what your modem is, who knows where it is going wrong?
If you are using the dreaded HomeHub, then it is probably a modem/router. And one that you cannot put into modem only (bridge) mode.
> BT uses PPPoE for DSL.
That could be true. Does that mean that BT _never_ uses PPPoA?
Do you think that BT provided bad information to this fellow? Or
that he failed to convey correct information here? Or what?I can't speak for BT with the same authority as some of us claim to,
but I do know that CenturyLink uses both PPPoA and PPPoE in different
places, typically depending on the equipment (DSLAM, say) which is
available in different central offices and/or historical policy
decisions.
