Useing Home Hub 3 as a modem?

Hey guys i have just purchased a Belkin AC1000 DB, and was wondering if there was anyway to use my currency Home Hub 3 as just a modem? Or is there any simple way to connect the Belkin and have the Home hub not transmit a signal?

Hi JacobUnsworth,
Thanks for posting. There are a few threads about this. Take a look here or here , you might find what you're after. Let us know if that helps.
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How to use Home Hub 3 as a 2nd router(access point...

Hi guys hope you can help; I am trying to add my Home Hub 3 as a 2nd router (ie an access point) to my home network and struggling.
What am I trying to achieve.
I have a fully functioning home network which is working great but the wireless range does not extend to the room above my garage, some distance away from the main house. I currently service it with an Ethernet link from my E4200 router, via the mains wiring, to link to a PS3 there. But I want to extend this to have a wireless network in the remote room so I can link multiple devices - rather than spend more money, deploying a 2nd router which I already have is preferable.
What have I got.
I have a Linksys E4200 router (nice piece of kit) attached to my ADSL line via a Belkin N1 wireless modem-router set to “modem only” mode (I was using a DSL modem until yesterday but that went AWOL and digging out the Belkin router I saw that it had a modem only function – and it/they worked first time )
All of my gear in the house is attached wirelessly to the E4200 which is delivering circa 11.5mbps from a maximum of 12.5mbps for the line measured by BT onsite. So all is fine there.
What have I done to try and use the HH3
Linked an Ethernet cable between one of the Ethernet ports on the E4200 to a mains plug.
Linked an Ethernet cable from a mains plug to one of the Ethernet ports on the HH3 router.
Ie as the PS3 was linked.
3. Switched on the HH3 router: the power light is solid blue, the wireless light is solid blue, the broadband light is off
4. Connected my laptop to the HH3 network and loading up a web page on IE9 displays a web page from bthomehub.home/etc etc with title BT Home Hub and a message “Can’t connect to Broadband”. It is the start of a self- diagnostic routine. Answering all the questions I eventually get a Home Hub Administrative Home Page displayed.
Is there a quicker way of getting to this admin page??
5. I switched off DHCP
I changed the IP address from 192.168.1.254 to 192.168.1.200 as this seems to be what the other threads on this subject did.
When I went to apply the change a message came up telling me that I might not be able to access the HH3. I ploughed on disregarding this and needless to say I could not then access the HH3 via the web interface and trying to access a web site nothing happened.
6. I did a hardware reset on the HH3
7. Going through the motions again, when I got to the admin pages again, I switched off DHCP and this time left the IP address alone, ie 192.168.1.254.
When I went to apply this I got the message
“After changing these settings you will need to renew the IP address of all devices connecting to your BT Home Hub. Please follow the instructions provided with your devices.”
I applied the change – but have not yet done any fooling around with IP addresses on my laptop because I don’t want to start mucking around with my laptop
I then tried to access a website, and failed, but on this occasion rather than nothing happening, the Home Hub website came up again displaying the error message page.
And that is where I stand. All looks so easy when reading other threads on this and other forums but it is not working for me.
Any help greatly appreciated.
The IP settings on the E4200 are
IP 192.168.1.1
Range 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.149
Also connection type on the E4200 is POE not POA – as far as I recall that is what it needed to be to connect to the DSL modem and work.

Thanks for the speedy reply!
I have actually came across this page before - I seem to hit a snag when I connect the repeater hub (my HH3). As outlined, I have at all times kept the repeater hub connected via ehternet into one of the regular LAN ports to my main HH5.
But when I connect my laptop to the repeat hub (HH3), I am actually connected to the internet somehow (I assuem using the HH5 network) but under my network connections it says I am connected to the HH3. As a result, when I go to the homehub settings page 192.168.1.254, it brings me to the main HH5 settings page and not the repeater HH3.
According to the instructions it says I should "Ignore the not connected page", but I am connected and I cant seem to alter any of the settings on my HH3 while it is connected to the HH5.
Any other pointers?
Thanks!

Home Hub 3/Openreach Modem

Hi guys
I've recently placed my Infinity order and am currently awaiting for my equipment to be delivered on Tuesday.
I'm wondering if everything's correct as I'm reading on here that I need both the Home Hub AND the Openreach modem? Is this right? The reason I ask is because my account's dispatch note just mentions that the Home Hub has been dispatched with no mention of an Openreach Modem?
If somebody could please clarify then that would be great.
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Well my brother use to work for B.T ( 40 years service ) but retired now ,he work on Open Reach for the last year up till December 2011 and he told me the Engineer carrys the Modems on his Vans and as stated they bring the modem with them .Its just the Home Hub they post to you
JamJar62

Configure Home Hub 5 as modem only?

Yesterday I received my BT Home Hub 5, plugged it in and it worked on my existing 4mb ADSL broadband connection. On Monday I will be switched to 76mb Infinity 2, so what's the problem?
I have a lot of IT kit as I run an IT business and often work from home. Before Chistmas I purchased a Netgear DGN4000-100UKS N750 Dual Band Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router to accompany my existing Netgear R7000 Nighthawk. The Nighthawk is setup downstairs and acts as a wireless router only, with the new DGN4000 being my modem + wireless router upstairs. Both share the same SSID's so that when wandering around the house, there is full wifi coverage with devices seemlessly switching between them. There are lots of useful features on both routers, many of which I use to control access, including IP address reservation as I need to ensure some of my kit ALWAYS gets the same IP address.
Needless to say I've invested a lot of time and effort getting my home network setup and it works very well.
Enter the BT Home Hub 5. This is clearly aimed at the general public and is a simple "plug and play" device, with barely any additional features. It was my hope to continue using the Netgear DGN4000 as my modem router when I got BT Infinity, but I only realised yesterday (after finally performing some research) that BT Infinity uses VDSL and the DGN4000 is ADSL2+ compatible, so the modem will not work from Monday!
Never mind, I thought, I will simply configure the BT Home Hub 5 to be a modem only and continue to use the powerful routing features of the DGN4000, however, this doesn't seem to be possible.
Has anyone any experience of using the BT Home Hub 5 as a "modem only" despite not being able to switch off the router functionality? I can obviously switch off the wifi, but what about the cabled connections? I'm aware I can connect my DGN4000 to the Home Hub and my suspicion is that I could setup the IP addresses such that the DGN4000 is the gateway for all devices (as it is at the moment) and so will continue to issue IP addresses using DHCP.
If anyone has already done this or tried to do this I would appreciate a heads up. Is it possible? Does it work well? Am I wasting my time even trying and I should just purchase a decent VDSL compatible modem router that provides more than basic settings?

Having spent most of today researching and "playing", I've now managed to get the HH5 to work alongside all my existing kit. Hopefully this should continue to be the case tomorrow when BT Infinity 2 is switched on at the cabinet.
To summerise, my existing setup includes two Netgear modem routers configured as follows:
- DGND4000 - This is used as the modem and a wireless router (dual band). It is also the DHCP server and has the IP address reservation table setup.
- Nighthawk R7000 - Configured as a dual band wireless access point, so NO modem or DHCP functionality. As part of the AP config, the Gateway IP address is set to that of the DGND4000, so any devices connecting to this router will be routed through to the DGND4000. The purpose of this second modem router is simply to give a greater range as a single wireless router will not cover the whole house.
For information, the IP range on the DGN4000 DHCP is set to use the 192.168.0.* subnet.
I tried various configurations, but any time both the DGND4000 and HH5 were included on the network none of the clients could get internet access. Even when the HH5 showed a blue light, indicating a successful internet connection, it appeared that the DGND4000 was still trying to get its own internet connection, probably because none of the config told the DGND4000 not to do this! Even connecting the HH5 into the WAN port of the DGND4000 didn't prevent the DHGND4000 from trying to get an internet connection, which surprised me (not sure why it should!). Whenever the DGND4000 couldn't get an internet connection, none of the clients connected to it could reach the internet - to be expected really! Of course, I also had to ensure the HH5 was on the same subnet (this was my thinking at the time). This wasn't too onerous, but required a direct connection to a laptop that wasn't on the network and that had a static IP address set to the default subnet provided on the HH5 (192.168.1.*). This was also required due to DHCP being turned off on the HH5.
Anyway, enough about the problems I encountered, what was the solution?
It's simple really and is thanks to the following article:
Setup a Second Wireles Router on Your Home Network
The title is a little misleading as in my network setup I already have two wireless routers and this is achieved by configuring one of them as an Access Point.
The trick to getting the HH5 to act as a modem is to put it in its own subnet and to then bridge between the two subnets identifying the HH5 as the WAN!
Here's some detail behind the configuration I performed:
HH5
Turn off both wifi bands
Turn off DHCP (probably not necessary, but I feel it is a cleaner solution)
Leave the IP range at the default (192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.256). This is the first of the three options.
Leave the IP address as 192.168.1.254
Plug the HH5 into the mains and into the telephone point. The blue light should eventually be shown indicating it has an internet connection.
DGND4000
This Netgear modem router has "everything" switched on i.e. DHCP, modem, wifi.
Set the IP address to 192.168.0.1 Note: this is a differnet subnet to the HH5 i.e. it is 192.168.0 rather than 192.168.1
The IP range for DHCP is set to 192.168.0.3 to 192.168.0.256. This is how it has always been set for my network. Note: the start IP address of 192.168.0.3 allows for 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.0.2 to be used for my two Netgear modem routers.
Now the clever bit:
Within the Internet settings, change the "Does your internet connection require a login?" to No. This had always been set to Yes on the DGND4000 along with the required account name and password. Setting it to No, removes the password field and provides additional fields to allow LAN details to be entered:
Set the Internet IP Addres as follows:
Use Static IP address
IP Address: 192.168.1.253 (this can be any IP address in the 192.168.1.* subnet as long as it isn't the same as the HH5! I chose a high address, not that it matters as none of my clients are on this subnet anyway). This essentially assigns a local IP address to your Internet connection, which will be used by the LAN to access the internet. Usually, the Internet IP address would be assigned by your ISP (either static or dynamic).
Gateway IP Address: 192.168.1.254 (this MUST be the IP address of the HH5)
Domain Name Server (DNS) Address
Use These DNS Servers
Primary DNS: 192.168.1.254 (again, this MUST be the IP address of the HH5)
Now use a network cable to connect the HH5 to the DGND4000. On the DGND4000 plug the cable into the WAN socket (NOT one of the 4 LAN sockets). Plug the other end of the cable into the LAN socket on the HH5 (NOT the WAN socket!).
Turn on the DGND4000 and hey presto internet access without a telephone cable being connected to it! In terms of lights on the front panel of the DGND4000 the only difference is that the DSL light is no longer on. The internet light should be green (it is getting internet access through the HH5 via the WAN socket) and all other lights are unafected by the config.
I hope this information proves to be useful to someone trying to incorporate the HH5 into an existing network and using it as a "modem only".

Using Home Hub 4 with TalkTalk after contract

Hi all,
Sorry if this is an FAQ, couldn't find clarification elsewhere on the forum. Basically I've relocated to my parents' home after living away for work for a while. My housemates and I were in a contract with BT for over a year at my old place, but I now wish to use the supplied Home Hub 4 on my parents' TalkTalk connection; it's simply a better piece of kit than TalkTalk's given router. Will I be able to do this without the BT police knocking on my door or dead contracts being revived etc? Many thanks in advance

if you have bought the hub from Bt and it is a HH4r then that is unlocked and will work with any ISP otherwise the hubs are locked to BT
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Using Home Hub 3 on another ISP

Hi
Does anyone know if the home hub 3 can be used with another ethernet connection
Specifically ,I am away on business next week and the hotel has ethernet ports [DHCP]
Can I plug the HH3 into here ?
I know I can use a buffalo cable router in this scenario but will the HH3 work ?

Of course it is
I guess even adding bits to the HH3 is possible
(now where did that post go....?)
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Faxing using home hub 3

Not sure if this is possible. My set up is Home hub 3 running BT Infinity, computer wirelessly connected. (excellent service managing 35M average).
Can I use the computer to send an occassional fax using the home hub. If so how do I set it up?
Regards
Gerry D
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I got on to BT and told them of the problem, the lady I spoke to kept saying that it was my Printer/Fax Machine that was at fault. I was talking to her for over an hour trying to explain that a fax machine is basically a phone that sends data over the phone line. I was eventually past on to someone else and had to explain it all over again. He was quite helpful and tested the line while I was doing a fax test and told me to do several tests with the fax machine and to do speed tests as well to see if the broadband speed drops and that he would ring back in the morning. When he rang back I told him that I had the same problem of the DSL light on the router going off then flickering when I pluged in a corded phone. He passed me on to someone else to book an engineer to check the wiring, but the person I then spoke to wouldn't have it that the installition of infinity could have been wired incorrectly and said that if they sent an engineer that I would be charged £90. I told her to forget it. I have had enough of BT broadband and the messing around I've had over the past year so when my contract comes to an end in March I will be switching to a cable company for my broadband so then I will be able to use my fax machine without affecting the broadband connection.
Thanks for all your help, it's just a shame that I couldn't get any from BT.

Replacing Home Hub, Keeping OpenReach Modem

I would like to swap out the HH3 for my Draytek 2820.
Yesterday I set it up, using it's WAN2 configuration.
When I finished setting it up when I opened any page I got this message, which was at address: http://62.6.38.125/index.html:
You have been connected to this page due to one of the following reasons. You must now shut down your browser and Internet applications before attempting to reconnect.
The BTWholesale access circuit to your Service Provider is currently down.
Your service should be resumed soon.Or
You are testing your local connection to BT using
'bt_test_user@startup_domain'Or
You are testing your connection to your Service Provider using 'bt_test_user@domain' where domain is your Service Provider domain name.Or
Your Service Provider is currently unable to accept your connection request please wait until service is restored or contact your Service Provider for further information.Or
You have attempted to access an invalid Service Provider domain.
So, I assume my Draytek is talking to the OpenReach modem, and I am being apssed through to the BT network, but I am authenticating incorrectly.
Can anyone guide me? On WAN2 I attempted to use PPPoE and entered my @btinternet.com username and password supplied when I started my order, with an MTU setting of 1400.
Many thanks.

Nothing wrong with posting on every thread,.....but
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That is a lot of posts in approx 7 months.
But I quess I don`t own this page either.

Using BT HH3 as adsl2+ modem with ASUS rt-ac68u as...

I have bought an ASUS RT-AC68u router to replace my BT HH3. Unfortunately I only realised when I unboxed it that it did not support ADSL2+ connection, which is what I have in the house. Currently my connection is phone line > Filter > HH3. I would like to use the HH3 as an ADSL modem and have Phone line > Filter > HH3 > ASUS router.
My hardware is set up as follows:
ADSL cable into ADSL port on HH3
Ethernet cable from HH3 gigabit port to ASUS WAN port
I have seen other posts suggesting switching off wireless and DHCP on the HH and setting up the new router with a static IP and DNS to the HH3’s address. I have tried this and unfortunately the asus router cannot receive an internet connection.
Is there anything I am doing wrong or could try?
The posts i got the above information from are:
https://community.bt.com/t5/Other-Broadband-Queries/Home-Hub-3-as-Modem-Only-Additional-Router-Asus-...
https://community.bt.com/t5/Other-Broadband-Queries/BT-HomeHub-2-as-a-modem/td-p/220889
Please help.

drlmorice wrote:
but I will try this anyway for now, So should i chose my ISP as static IP on the asus router?
Skip any quick setup wizard, as its not applicable.
Use manual settings and simply disable DHCP, and change the LAN IP address to 192.168.1.15.
You will then need to access its interface at the new IP address.
I am not familiar with the ASUS, so you are going to have to read the full manual, and work out how to change the LAN settings.
Personally, I would just put it away until you get Infinity, and simply use the HH3, as you are not going to gain very much, unless you are using it as a wired wireless extender to another location in the house.
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

I have a BT home Hub 3 with standard BT broadband(no infinity), how do I set up an Apple AirPort Extreme without a stand alone modem? Can I use my current Home Hub

I want to use an Apple AirPort Extreme as my home router but at present I have standard BT broadband using the BT Home hub 3. Can I connect them in some way so I don't need to buy a stand alone modem.
IS THIS POSSIBLE???
1. Would Apple AirPort Express be better and easier?
2. What modem would be suitable if I can't do it any other way?
I AM CURRENTLY USING MY INTERNET WITH PS3,WINDOWS 7 LAPTOP, IPAD AND IPHONE!!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
John smith

You said that you wanted the layout to look like this:
AT&T 2WIRE Router (wireless off) ---> AirPort Extreme ---> NetGear 16-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch ---> ethernet cabling to ports in most rooms --->
So, we took that at face value....,.but it could look like this if things are more convenient this way, if you prefer:
AT&T 2WIRE > Ethernet Switch > AirPort Extreme and other devices.
- If we include an AirPort Extreme in the overall network setup, are there any potential issues with the 2WIRE router and the AirPort Extreme router "competing" with one another?
No, if you leave the wireless function off on the 2WIRE. If you do want the utilize the wireless on the 2WIRE and the AirPort Extreme, then you want to keep them physically separated by 6-8 feet, or a few meters.
- Do I really need an AirPort Extreme in the final setup?
No, if the AirPort Express will provide enough range for the network.
Or if I just want an extra WAP, can I operate two AirPort Express units (with the same SSID) downstream of a 2WIRE router?
Yes, if both of them are configured to operate in Bridge Mode. If you are using the "wizard" setup utility in AirPort Utility 6.x, the wizard will do this for you automatically.
That is to say, could we have a setup that looks just like the image above, but with an extra AirPort Express tacked on to one of the unused ethernet ports?
You can have as many AirPort Express devices (or AirPort Extreme devices) as you want, as long as each has an Ethernet connection back to the switch.

Binned BT and want to use Time Capsule instead of BT Home Hub

This is my first question so please be gentle with me and forgive any errors!
After a truly horrendous experience with BT (22 calls to them in two weeks to resolve broadband speed of 0.4 mbps and no that's not a typo) I've changed ISP.
I already had a Time Capsule which previously I've used only as back up facility. Now I have a separate cable modem and want to use the Time Capsule as a router. The cable modem is plugged in to the phone line (with a filter) and there's an ethernet cable connecting it to the Time Capsule.
I thought I could bin my hated BT Home Hub, but the minute I unplug it, the set up doesn't work.
So it would seem that my Mac is talking to the Home Hub, that's talking to the TC and that's how I'm getting onto the net. I'm at a loss what I need to do to be able to throw the Home Hub in a skip.
Would greatly appreciate any advice as this is frying my tiny brain!
Thanks in advance.
Macbook Pro, iPad 2, iPhone 4, Time Capsule

There are some issues here.. if your modem is plugged into the phone line it is adsl not cable modem..
The TC is not a modem.. it is a router.. you still need a modem to provide connection. Ask your new ISP for what their preferred modem is.. In the UK most ISP use PPPoA method of authenticaiton.. The TC cannot handle that.. they only offer dhcp to an existing router or PPPoE. That means the TC needs to be bridged. If the BT home hub is now running fast though, a new modem is not going to make the connection go faster.

Do Not Wish To Use BT's Home Hub 4 After Infinity ...

Hi
I am due to have BT Infinity 2 installed next Thursday 1st August and want to prepare as fully as I can in readiness for the visit.
Right now I am with Sky Unlimited Broadband getting 13.5 down and 0.7 up. I am promised at least 58 down and 17 up - we will see My Sky Router currently operates in "Modem only mode" and feeds my own router, a Netgear WNR3500 which serves my house well for both ethernet and wifi.
What I require from the Engineer's visit is for him to do whatever he has to with the "Master Socket", and swap the BT Modem for the Sky one and continue to utilise the WNR3500. i.e. I'd rather not use the Home Hub 4 router if at all possible. The Home Hub only has 1 gigabit ethernet outlet whereas my Netgear router has all 4 sockets enabled for gigabit lan. Indeed I have a further 4-port gigabit switch linked into the Netgear for other device useage.
So can a simple swap of the modems suffice?
Will the engineer need to tinker with the Netgear's settings - if so what will he need to do please?
I don't want the Netgear router's settings disturbed if it can be helped as they have been set up with many devices (ethernet and wifi) in mind and I seriously do not want to have to mess with them post Infinity 2.
Can anyone shed some light please on whether this will be possible (I believe it can) with some details as to the settings that need to be made to the Netgear router for it to operate alongside the Infinity 2 modem please.
Many thanks in anticipation of advice
roz

Hi all - thanks for your replies.
Yes I am fully aware that it is a 2-box installation and that the BT Engineer will fetch an Openreach modem with him this Thursday to swap with the Sky one.
I am just concerned that with 2 x media players, 1 TV, 2 Blu ray players, a PS3, 2 x servers, 3 x mobile phones as well as 2 x desktops, 1 x Sky box and 4 laptops in our household, all networked either by ethernet or wireless, that any tinkering with my existing router or network settings, could knock one or some of these devices out.
I agree that maybe it could be best for the engineer to install the HH4 in the first instance - indeed I would like to see if the wireless coverage is better than my Netgear Router's. To be fair to the HH4, the only thing making me want to stick with the Netgear is that the HH4, like most modems supplied by internet providers, is not fully equipped with 4 x Gigabit Ethernet ports. My Netgear provides Gigabit Ethernet to 3 separate rooms, all Cat-6 cabled and when Streaming High Definition - lets say a Blu ray image 3D with DTS HD Master Audio it is imperitive that I have Gigabit Lan ports. There is a debate as to whether T/100 ports will suffice - the maximum bandwidth I have noticed playing anything is around 85mbps, which in theory, should work with T/100 ports but I think I will feel easier with Gigabit ones.
It will be cool to try out the HH4 though as I have heard good things regarding it's wireless coverage. Our house is large and in one upstairs room wifi is "hit and miss" - if for example you get a connection that is good but it can easily disconnect - extremly frustrating when watching catchup TV! I have tried with a "Wireless Extender" but this cuts down the speed. That said with a possible 58mbps on tap with Infinity, the Extender's ovehead will still leave a sizable speed.
So in summary as long as the Engineer doesn't tinker with my PC's settings - but I believe BT state I must make my PC available (what for?) - then I am cool with the initial installation of the HH4.
Problem is I cannot make the visit this Thursday as I am working, so my daughter needs to be taught a few things so she can understand the Engineer and relay back to me. I have to tidy things up too lol! The floor of my study where everything will be, including the existing and new master socket, is a right mess so I will start tidying up later.
So finally please assure me that my network will not be affected in any way and when I disconnect the HH4 and substitute the Netgear Router, all I need to do is amend my router's Basic Settings to provide a Username/password login as mentioned above and to switch to "OTHER" (Internet Type), which will place the Netgear in a position to accept a PPPoE signal from the modem.
If I have missed anything please let me know.
Thanks again for taking the time and interest in reading this thread.
roz

Can I replace a home hub with a decent adsl modem?

I have several PCs, laptops, an internet TV, a couple of apple TVs, ipads, phones etc in my house and am fed up with them not communicating properly.
So after reading how reliable they were, and given the fact I have somehow become an apple fanboi without meaning to, I opted for an airport extreme.
The intention is to use this to create my wireless network & have the homehub just deal with the broadband... sadly it seems this is not possible. I can't disable the wireless on the homehub and supposedly I need to have it to deal with assigning IPs.
I could live with this if it works, but it still causes issues - computer to computer communication is flawless, as I hoped, but the internet is patchy.
I am sooo fed up with this it is not true - not including the time wasted with homeplug networking & airport express too - I want to bin the POS that is the home hub and have complete control over my setup. I don't need a stupid broadband phone and I don't use FON!
Can I buy an adsl modem that does nothing except get my broadband into my airport extreme network?
Alternatively is it worth me hassling BT until they give me a homehub 3 - is this any better?
Cheers.
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I did take a quick glance at the manual and it seemed to do what you need, but it may be worth taking a closer look yourself, its on the TP-Link website.
The only issue I can possibly see, is the PPP authentication.
Normally the home hub will authenticate internally using PPPoA, this will bring up the Internet connection.
If you are using the TP Link as purely an ADSL modem, then your Airport Extreme will be authenticating using PPPoE.
I am not 100% sure whether that will bring up the PPP session. It would certainly do on an Infinity connection, but I have never tried it on an ADSL only modem.
I would imagine that is should work, as the modem will be bridging the connection from the ATM side.
You can use a PPPoE user name of [email protected] and a password of bt
There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

Cable length between modem and Home Hub 3

Hi can anyone tell me if there is a maximum length for the red RJ45 cable running between the engineer installed modem and the Home Hub 3 unit. I would like to move it to a more convenient location using a RJ45 cable run.

You can run an ethernet cable for up to 100m before you have any problems.

Problem using static IPs on PCs with BT Home Hub 2

Hi
Have today just been upgraded to BT Infinity using the new VDSL modem and BT Home Hub.
I have a server running Ubuntu and several PCs and laptops, mostly connected via ethernet.
Prior to the upgrade I was using the 10.x.x.x range for the network with most of the devices using static IPs. However, it seems that the 10.* range is not acceptable when configuring the IP address and Subnet mask on the Home Hub. Great! .... Not.
Anyway, so decided to switch to using the 192.168.x.x range (subnet 255.255.0.0). Have configured the router as .1.1 and my server as .3.1. However, the server is unable to ping virtually all sites on the Internet (I say all as some times www.google.com works ok.)
Also all PCs will not work with static IP configurations (using IPs like .4.1, .5.1, etc.). The only way I can get the PCs and laptops to work is to use the DHCP setting (Obtain IP from server). This is configured on the home hub as .100.1 - .100.254
I really need the PCs and laptops to work with static IPs.
Am I missing something or is this a known problem with the Home Hub? It seems that the Home Hub will only connect to the Internet if it is configured to grab an IP from DHCP on the Home Hub.
Thanks for any help in advance.
Sarah

Ok. I think I have found a work-around for this, which shows that the problem is the BT home hub.
Delete all the devices showing on the hub (in the Advnaced Settings).
Configure each PC with a static IP address with the required IP. Reboot the PC. After logging in, go to the router and enter the device showing in the home hub and set the device so that it always uses the IP address (as it will have registered the IP - even though it is outside the DHCP range). Save this. Go back to the PC and reconfigure the network settings to use DHCP and reboot the PC. The PC will then continue to re-use the original IP address, which allows this to be used as a static IP address, thus allowing it to be used for apps that need to have a fixed IP.
Repeat for each PC.
Although this works I have a feeling that the IPs used may only be retained as long as the home hub is not rebooted.
It shows that it is possible to use "static" IPs outside the 192.168.1.* range and outside the DHCP range (I was using 192.168.100.* and it worked ok). Therefore there is no reason why this should not work as static IPs, other than that the firmware on the home hub does not allow it. What rubbish.
I cannot wait until some of the other manufacturers (like Linksys, Netgear, Belkin) jump on the VDSL bandwagon and produce compatiable routers.
Regards
Sarah

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