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Broadband Related => FTTC and FTTP Issues => Topic started by: sof006 on March 05, 2024, 08:26:35 PM

Title: Using own router with Gigabit Networks Ltd?
Post by: sof006 on March 05, 2024, 08:26:35 PM
Reaching out here for a friend (also long time since I posted here)

My friend has recently gotten CityFibre in his house with a connection with Gigabit Networks Ltd, we're having a bit of trouble getting his own router setup however.

ISP has supplied a FritzBox 5530 which leaves a little to be desired, so hes bought a Archer AX1500 from amazon. We've set it up the way the ISP advised us, using VLAN ID as 911 and made sure Dynamic IP is switched on.

No dice however, tried settings 802.1q with priority of 0, 1 etc but still no internet. Tried rebooting the ONT while the router is attached, nothing. As soon as you plug the FritzBox back in, everything works straight away.

Anyone have any ideas at all? Bit stumped, never had any issue like this before.
Title: Re: Using own router with Gigabit Networks Ltd?
Post by: j0hn on March 05, 2024, 08:37:00 PM
See if any the suggestions here work: https://forums.thinkbroadband.com/fibre/4740572-gigabit-networks-installing-3rd-party-router.html

Different model of tp-link but the same ISP.
Title: Re: Using own router with Gigabit Networks Ltd?
Post by: sof006 on March 05, 2024, 08:52:05 PM
Quote from: j0hn on March 05, 2024, 08:37:00 PM
See if any the suggestions here work: https://forums.thinkbroadband.com/fibre/4740572-gigabit-networks-installing-3rd-party-router.html

Different model of tp-link but the same ISP.

Hi John, we tried what was suggested in there and it has made no difference, has us really stumped.
Title: Re: Using own router with Gigabit Networks Ltd?
Post by: skyeci on March 05, 2024, 09:49:13 PM
Do they use the mac address of the router. You could try putting the fritz mac address into the new router.
You fibre use this method which caught me out at first.
Title: Re: Using own router with Gigabit Networks Ltd?
Post by: sof006 on March 05, 2024, 09:51:45 PM
Quote from: skyeci on March 05, 2024, 09:49:13 PM
Do they use the mac address of the router. You could try putting the fritz mac address into the new router.
You fibre use this method which caught me out at first.

We did intially try this with another router, but came to the conclusion the router was not compatible with the ONT.

However we have not tried it with this new router, i'll make this a suggestion
Title: Re: Using own router with Gigabit Networks Ltd?
Post by: sof006 on March 06, 2024, 08:01:47 AM
Morning everyone, so something strange happened.

He gave up last night and left the router plugged in and went to bed, this morning hes woken up and its just suddenly started to work. About 4 hours ago according to the router logs.

What on earth would have caused it to suddenly start working?
Title: Re: Using own router with Gigabit Networks Ltd?
Post by: meritez on March 06, 2024, 11:55:45 AM
Quote from: sof006 on March 06, 2024, 08:01:47 AM
Morning everyone, so something strange happened.

He gave up last night and left the router plugged in and went to bed, this morning hes woken up and its just suddenly started to work. About 4 hours ago according to the router logs.

What on earth would have caused it to suddenly start working?

DHCP at the ISP dropping the lease on the old Router.