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leejkennedy
Jan 23, 2021Aspirant
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...
antinode
Jan 29, 2021Guru
> 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.