FTTC connections require two boxes - a VDSL modem and a WAP/switch/router much like the early days of ADSL before ISPs started supplying all-in-one boxes.
Although the Sky supplied router allows you to set a DMZ up so you can continue to use the B2/B3 as your main network router, the issue with this is that it requires three boxes to be continuously powered on due to Sky using a DHCP authentication method called MAC Encapsulation Routing (MER). Most DHCP clients don't use it but the one in Sky's own router does. It seemed crazy to me that I would need this box switched on 24/7 just to get an IP address for my connection. I'd read that Open WRT supports MER and can act as a replacement for the Sky router so it should be possible to get the Bubba to do the same, and off to the interwebs I went...
The solution is surprisingly simple after thinking I was maybe going to have to build my own DHCP client from source.
First you need to get the default wi-fi key and the MAC address from Sky's router - both are printed on a sticker on the unit and are also available on the router's web interface.
Go to this site and input this information, selecting Sagem F@ST as the router model and It will give you the PPP username and password.
On the Bubba, as root, edit the file /etc/dhcp/dhclient.conf and add the following after the line that says "send host-name "<hostname>;":
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send dhcp-client-identifier "<username>|<password>";Code: Select all
send dhcp-client-identifier "8c4ca622fra4@skydsl|QZTt6H8ia8OKfJ9";/fin
