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- October 21, 2024 at 12:58 pm #34585
Hey guy’s does anyone know if the connection setup is the same ? Am changing providers next week to cuckoo internet and am wondering if anyone has set up a connection ? Cheers Kris.
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October 21, 2024 at 1:59 pm #34587Cuckoo is not owned by Sky so settings will be slightly different and easier to configure.
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I will assume you are just looking for router settings and the below should work for any third party router.
Connection details
Connection Type: 1Gb/s Ethernet WAN connection to the ONT/Modem (CAT5e/6 cable required)
Authentication Type:Â PPPoE
PPPoE Encryption:Â PAP [sometimes not needed]
PPPoE service name:Â [leave blank]
PPPoE username: get by emailing ISP
PPPoE password: get by emailing ISP
MTU 1500 Bytes:Â [sometimes not needed] (although you may need 1492 Bytes.)Connections installed prior to 1/11/22 VLAN ID: 911. All other services VLAN is untagged / not applicable.
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October 21, 2024 at 2:23 pm #34588Hey cheers pal… yeah Asus xt8s on merlin firmware 3.0.0.04388.5.0on the main even though sure this is a update just working brilliantly so I haven’t changed it and 3.0.0.0.388_23285 Which is the standand firmware isn’t for mesh.
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October 21, 2024 at 2:39 pm #34589Nice, let us know how the transfer to Cuckoo ISP goes

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