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Jesse94
Guide
Jul 30, 2019

XR500 is not connecting with my NBN FTTC NCD

Hi Everyone, I just got today my XR500 NightHawk, I have a NBN FTTC connection so i have th NCD box to make me able to use it, before i bought the XR500 i informed my self by asking the seller if t...
Jesse94's avatar
Jesse94
Guide
Jul 30, 2019
Before I bought this I was told that I dont need a modem only the Nbn NCD box I'm hoping I havent been fooled.
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FURRYe38
Guru - Experienced User
Jul 31, 2019

You need a modem in front of the XR router. The router depends on a ethernet connection that uses DHCP or static IP addressing from the modem to get it's connection. 

Jesse94 wrote:
Before I bought this I was told that I dont need a modem only the Nbn NCD box I'm hoping I havent been fooled.