Moved: DSL-N16 Packet Loss Hi guys. I’ve been having packet loss issues on the upstream part of my FTTC (VDSL2) line, in the UK. I can test this by looking at the amount of...

[Betatester548]

That’s interesting, I didn’t realise that’s how it’s supposed to work. My ISP is Cuckoo Broadband, who use Talktalk’s business backbone network.

So, with another ISP, it would probably be able to get different PPPoE details?

Either way, bridge mode works on Cuckoo’s modem router and the TP-Link VR200.

I’m tempted to swap the AX56U for an Eero 6, which is costs about £100, and is powerful enough to handle 1gbps FTTP.

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[UK Sentinel]

Interesting, alas I am not familiar with the Eero 6 but as you say, they have added SQM, so should be fun setting up ?

Let us know how it goes

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[Betatester548]

Oddly, only the latest Eero 6 supports PPPoE connections

Talktalk is using it as their FTTP router it seems.

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Is FTTP enabled in your area ?

I would love a FTTP/H connection but have a couple more years yet to wait

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Same for me, where I live we *should* get FTTP at some point in 2024, as the area is classified as white by Project Gigabit, meaning eligible for public subsidy. Or, maybe not until 2026, which is when Openreach is scheduled to upgrade the area.

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So the Eero 6 (1.2ghz quad core) and 6 Pro can do SQM at 1gbps according to the official subreddit:

reddit.com/r/eero/comments/sbp19c/eero_pro_6_sqm_speeds/

This makes sense, as I heard 1ghz CPUs (at least dual core) are required for 1gbps with SQM enabled.

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Defo, reading about the Eero 6, Parental controls and security features require subscription Only one Ethernet port for wired connections,  a basic system with no frills hence great price.

DSL-AX82U also supports SQM (with GNUton build) and is a great all round modem/router combo  ;-)

 

 

 

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Thanks, looks very good. Bit out of our price range though :)

Also if for any reason I still have problems with PPPoE on the Eero, should be able to send it back to Amazon.

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So, my dad doesn’t like the design of the Eero…

He has a Raspberry Pi Model 4B which we could flash with OpenWRT. I think I’d need to install the  ‘kmod-usb-net-rtl8152’ package to use it with a USB to ethernet adapter, as the 4B only has 1 LAN port.

Not got much experience of what I’d need to do after that though.

In theory, the Raspberry Pi 4B should be a slightly better as a router than the Eero, as it supports OpenWRT’s SQM (Cake).

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What CPU is the Raspberry Pi Model 4B ?

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It has a quad core 1.5ghz CPU.

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Betatester548 wrote:

It has a quad core 1.5ghz CPU.

Broadcom ?

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Yes, it uses a Broadcom (BCM2711) chipset.

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BCM2711

Nice, and option for 2, 4 or 8GB RAM

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