Sky MER on HG612 bridge settings?

[kl1k]

I've just recently moved over from O2. I have a HG612 modem setup in bridge mode connected to IPcop.

I'm now trying to get the HG612 working on bridge mode with Sky.

When I connected the Sky Hub (SR101) up it connects using the MER network.

I've setup the HG612 using vpi/vci 0/40 and vcmux but I cant seem to get ipcop to get a IP.

Can anyone tell me if they have managed to get the hg612 working in bridge mode on Sky and how they did it.

I've read tons of threads from everything from spoofing the mac, to using pppoe and sending a username/password.

I tried to spoof the mac - didnt help.

[dragon2611]

Send the username and password in DHCP option 61

It might be possible to do it in the webUI if it has an option to set option61 or the DHCP hostname/client id otherwise you might be able to invoke it in the command line.



On my EdgeRouter Lite the command is as follows.

/sbin/dhclient -cf /config/dhclient.conf eth2


Where eth2 is the interface connected to the modem and /config/dhclient.conf is my config file i'm asking the dhcp client to use.

My Config file contains the following code

interface "eth2" {
send dhcp-client-identifier "myskyusername@myskypass";
}

If Ipcop also uses Dhclient it's probably something similar.

[Isitme]

If you have just recently moved you may find your connection changes to PPPoA. In fact many of the Sky lines have both MER and PPPoA available, so try connecting using PPPoA, it might work.

[dragon2611]

If you have just recently moved you may find your connection changes to PPPoA. In fact many of the Sky lines have both MER and PPPoA available, so try connecting using PPPoA, it might work.

That would require a PPPoE to PPPoA bridge which very few modems can do, either that or make the DSL modem be the router, which I'd be dubious of the routing capabilities of a HG612

[kl1k]

Thanks - managed to get the username/password, but it looks like ipcop if not playing along.

I dont think it supports dhcp-client-identifier.

I get unknown option dhcp-client-identifier

Look like its time to install pfsense

[dragon2611]

If you have just recently moved you may find your connection changes to PPPoA. In fact many of the Sky lines have both MER and PPPoA available, so try connecting using PPPoA, it might work.

That would require a PPPoE to PPPoA bridge which very few modems can do, either that or make the DSL modem be the router, which I'd be dubious of the routing capabilities of a HG612


Try dhclient --help

It might want it expressed as option61 and depending on how the client has been built it might want the username/password converted into hex

It is dhclient and not udhcpc?

[Isitme]

No personal experience but I thought that modem could also be used on ADSL? A member posted about it on the Kitz forum, here is his thread -
HG612 for ADSL on SKY...

[dragon2611]

No personal experience but I thought that modem could also be used on ADSL? A member posted about it on the Kitz forum, here is his thread -
HG612 for ADSL on SKY...

It Can but PPPoA (Point to point protocol over ATM) has to be done at the Modem, which means either the modem does the PPP and gets the IP and thus has to be the router or the modem uses some kind of tunneling protocol to then pass the IP onto the connected router.

Usually that's either PPPoE > PPPoA conversion or some of the technicolors try and do some weird thing were they attempt to forward the IP to the connected device (Often it doesn't work properly)

[kl1k]

If you have just recently moved you may find your connection changes to PPPoA. In fact many of the Sky lines have both MER and PPPoA available, so try connecting using PPPoA, it might work.

I'll try PPPoA and see if that works.

[kl1k]

I dont seem to be getting anywhere - tried PPPoA with vci 40 and also 38, cant get a IP.

Then tried pfSense - still no go, but it looks like some more fiddling is required to get pfsense working with the dhcp option 61

I think the first port of call is to make sure my HG612 bridge mode settings are correct.

Can someone please confirm if the below is correct:

ATM tab:

VPI/VCI: 0/40

DSL link type: EoA

Encapsulation: VCMUX


WAN tab:

Layter2 interface atm1/(0_0_40)
Service List: Internet
Port binding: Both unticked
Bridge type: ip bridged

I think with all the messing around I might have messed up the settings on the HG612!