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Hi All
I have EE fibre optic broadband, and I am having issues with the BrightBox 2 which keeps dropping signal. I want to use my own router (Netgear r6300) as all LAN ports are Gigabit, but i have no idea what i need to do.
My aim is to use the brightbox as a modem, and using the WAN port on the back, plug my router in and make that my primary router for my home network.
What do i need to do to make this possible.
Thanks for any help
Michael
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If you have the username and password get an Openreach vdsl2 modem off ebay and use pppoe on the netgear
Kludging the brightbix win't be pretty
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Does your router keep dropping signal from WiFi?
If the answer is yes, why don't you trigger Intelligent wireless from GUI to pick up one clean channel?
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Kludging the brightbox won't be pretty Why is BrightBox any more difficult than other routers? You can disable the DHCP and reset its gateway addy.
1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC
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If the brightbox is handling the VDSL2 modem side then what does turning off DHCP achieve?
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I thought that was the way to replace the BB2's inbuilt router with an external router as the OP wants, but I could be wrong as I've never done it.
1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC
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Turning off DHCP does not disable NAT and turn the Brightbox 2 into a VDSL2 modem.
Not aware of a bridge mode in the brightbox 2
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OK, so you can disable NAT on BB2 if that's what's needed.
1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up => 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB => 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB => 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU => 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU => 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC
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You can?
What does it do in terms of IP addressing then? Bridge the external IP address?
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Hi thanks for all your reply, Just looking at the second comment about using a VDSL modem, and then using PPOE. I think this is a good idea, as i dont have to deal with the tangles that a double nat will cause with port forwarding.
I use to have BT infinity several years ago, and i had a VDSL modem which i have kept, but not sure if its VDSL2. Would this make a difference?
Thanks again for your help
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