In reply to a post by Jack_Hackett:

Once connected you should see the lights on the ethernet port on your device flash and you should be able to get back online.

i'm soooooooooo confused by this statement - is it by air, magic, should i hire penn and teller...

No you should read the post not read into it something that was not there or meant!
I don't think i could have made the explanation any clearer -

Except you really didn't. Starting off saying its a trick is really really bad .......... My only mistake was mentioning a pppoe connection, in reality it doesn't matter. My reason to comment on your post was mostly valid..

In reply to a post by Jack_Hackett:

https://avtech.com/articles/wp-content/uploads/2015/...

wooooooo flasshy lights .......


Many of us, myself included will say if you connection issues with fttp, (depending on isp) is to directly connect your pc to the ont to ascertain if your network kit is working.

So saying its a trick - its not a trick

So saying its a trick - its not a trick

Well you can bet the forum pedant of the year award 2025 is safely in your hands already this year.

If this is how you reply to people trying to help others i am not surprised the place is dead i was simply trying to give TT customers who may be stuck all weekend with no internet as they often are a means to get online and all you can do is pick me up for using the word "trick" i think the aforementioned pedant award will fit you well

Edited by Jack_Hackett (Wed 25-Jun-25 20:28:40)

To be fair Taras is a highly respected member of this forum and he regularly helps people regardless of the ISP. You have been a strong advocate of TT over the years and you should be commended for that.

Rather than you both continue digging each other out, why not move on and call it quits.

In reply to a post by PCJM40:

In reply to a post by candlerb:

These days, the main ways devices get infected are by clicking on dodgy links, and by clicking on dodgy attachments in E-mails. In both cases, these connections are originated in the outbound direction, which almost all firewalls will permit unconditionally. Furthermore, the traffic is encrypted, so the firewall can't inspect it.

Very interesting, I see the ports on my firewall get regularly rattled, what are they trying to achieve with this attempted connection if they are not trying to breach?

They're looking for badly configured *servers*: machines which accept and process inbound connections from the Internet - and if they're behind a firewall, the firewall is accepting the traffic. Things like unpatched versions of Wordpress, SQL injection vulnerabilities, SSH password brute-forcing, and a million other things.

But if your laptop isn't running any services (or the inbound connections are blocked) you are fine.

In reply to a post by Jack_Hackett:

My eero is still in it's box, I use a Fast 5364 of which TT have sent me several over the years.

The downside for some customers is the lack of Ethernet posts on the eero, some customers add a switch but if i needed more i would probably try a Fast 5364 instead.

That's why I use a Fast 5364

Do a search, it's not just for TT ONTs.

The words "trick" or "hack" are used too often nowadays.

In reply to a post by broadband66:

The words "trick" or "hack" are used too often nowadays.

Thanks for letting me know.

In reply to a post by broadband66:

The words "trick" or "hack" are used too often nowadays.

Should we refer to OP as Jack_ett from now on?

I want everyone to have a good internet experience.

Now, giving out a solution and to be fair it is a solution when the supplied TT router isn't working out of the box. You don't really describe why it works but instead wrap it up as a trick.

i deliberately walked away from replying to you so that things can cool down. Instead you are being rude to others.

As we move to full uk fttp coverage, forums like TBB will change and at times there will be lest posting. Forums are a headache to run, i've owned a 5k user forum back in the 00s ....... i know the deal ok.

Jack please take a step back and think about how you came across. if you are offering a solution - understand that solution and for the love strawberries don't call it a hack or trick - it sounds like a bad ad thats gone badly wrong.