Hi,
For those wanting to have both PPPoE Bridging (Internet Access), and Access to the HG612 (for line stats & admin interface), I've managed to make it work by making the following changes through the GUI to the ptm1.101 WAN profile.
Disable the Port Binding onto LAN port 1, and I've also changed the bridge mode from IP_Bridged to PPPoE Bridged (which is definitely correct, but may not be strictly neccessary).
See attached screenshot.
ADDENDUM:
Although this will allow simultaneous access to the routers LAN IP, and also PPPoE Bridging - you will also need to ensure ON YOUR ROUTER, that IP routing is enabled to your WAN interface to the modem, on OpenWRT that I use, I've just added a second IP routing interface to the WAN port with IP address 192.168.2.2, and changed the HG612 LAN IP address to 192.168.2.1 as my local network is on 192.168.1.xxx and therefore the HG612 default IP address of 192.168.1.1 would clash. There is another discussion on doing this for a Billion router here for reference, although I have not followed it in my setup:
http://forum.kitz.co.uk/index.php/topic,14621.0.htmlMODERATORS MAY WISH TO UPDATE ANY FAQ'S / INITIAL INSTRUCTIONS?