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    Connecting via PPPoE modem on WAN to TalkTalk (UK ISP)

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      marl_scot
      last edited by

      Thanks guys.
      Just wanted to update this for anyone in the future. I gave up using the old PC for the firewall and ended up getting a nice little SG1100.
      Plugged it in, configured LAN via console, logged into the web frontend and followed the setup wizard.
      Simply entered the PPPoE username and password and it all worked.
      Not sure why it didn't like connecting on the PC, I suspect that some previous attempt had changed something that was causing the issue.

      Thanks again
      Marl

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        AdmiralBTech
        last edited by

        @marl_scot
        Out of curiosity can you explain the physical setup? I've got an SG1100 as well and TalkTalk
        Was the connection something on the lines of:
        Talktalk wall socket - [RJ11 into] Draytek 130 Modem - [RJ45 into] Wan port of SG1100?
        Did you have to do any configs on the modem if you used it?
        And where did you get the username and login for the SG1100?
        Cheers!

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          That should be all you need for a standard FTTC connection in the UK.

          Just configure the WAN as PPPoE and add your login.

          Steve

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            marl_scot
            last edited by

            @AdmiralBTech , The system is setup as you described it.
            Only thing I had to do to get it up and running was to go through the inital howto on setting up the SG1100 (as I was replacing an existing system so had to match previous settings, if you dont need to worry about this, then its a bit easier).
            Once I could connect my laptop to the LAN port on the SG1100, I logged in with the default username and password (I believe it is admin/pfsense for the user/pass).
            Then I went followed the setup wizard to configure a PPPoE for connecting to the internet and entered the TalkTalk broadband username and password (I think the talktalk username is normally something like PHONE-NUMBER@talktalk.net but I would need to double check this to be certain).
            Once I completed the setup wizard I was up and running.
            The original problem I had was because I installed the Pfsense software on a PC (to save time and money) but messed something up while trying to test things. If I reinstalled the old PC and ran the setup wizard then most likely it would have worked without any issues.
            Marl

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              AdmiralBTech
              last edited by

              @stephenw10
              Hi Stephen.
              Unfortunately according to TalkTalks "Set up a non TalkTalk router"

              Authentication DHCP/IPoE
              Vlan ID 101
              DNS Automatic
              Username and Password:

              @marl_scot I found my username but can't find what my password would be. Where did you find this or did you ask TalkTalk directly?
              Cheers

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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                So...not PPPoE then. Is that specific to their FTTP implementation? Their FTTC stuff is standard PPPoE when I've seen it.

                You have a link to that?

                Steve

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  This?: https://community.talktalk.co.uk/t5/Articles/Set-up-a-non-TalkTalk-router/ta-p/2205383

                  Looks like it's DHCP, no username/password required. Just have to set the WAN to be VLAN 101 if the modem/ONT doesn't do that already.

                  Steve

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                    marl_scot
                    last edited by

                    Seem to remember getting the password from TalkTalk, pretty sure it was setup as PPPoE, would have to get onsite to confirm which isn't likely to happen any time soon! sorry.

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      For FTTP specifically? Or FTTC, which is like most other UK providers AFAIK?

                      Steve

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                        AdmiralBTech
                        last edited by

                        Hey everyone.
                        So.
                        I've managed to get everything working.
                        I am using TalkTalk Faster Fiber
                        This is my setup now:

                        TalkTalk ISP wall box
                        -> RJ11
                        Draytek Vigor 130 Modem

                        Had to log onto it and manually configue it to be in Bridge mode)

                        -> RJ45
                        pfSense SG1100

                        IPv4 and IPv6 configured as DHCP

                        I hope in the future this will help people who had the same questions I did!
                        Cheers

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