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Sky FTTP and MER authentication

rjwill10

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So my street has just been dug up for FTTP (cannot wait). My property is one of the furthest away from the exchange, so my speeds are truly dreadful with FTTC.

My ISP is Sky...it actually works well with a VPN for certain services and my own mesh system. When I upgrade, I'm going to have to upgrade to the Sky FTTP as my contract is quite new.

Does anyone know if the FTTP sky service will still use the MER authentication? When I get FTTP, I'm going to want to set up my own home network, so will want to buy a cable modem to connect to the BT equipment and build my LAN from that. I haven't yet found a specific MER compatible cable modem, so I'm hoping FTTP doesn't support MER.
 
Sadly they are still, I believe, using Option 61 (MER) for FTTP connections. However, I don't have any direct experience of this myself (nobody I know on Sky is covered by FTTP yet), so I couldn't say if it's as fiddly as it was on FTTC and ADSL2+.
 
Why on earth would you need a 'cable modem' on FTTP? Pretty sure Sky would still be using MER authentication on FTTP, however the easy solution is to use a router such as any Asus router with Merlin firmware which supports DHCP Option 60/61.
 
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I am using a mesh wifi system, so I don't need a bells and whistles router, I just need something to bring the WAN from the FTTP equipment and allow me to set up the LAN from there. I think the TP-LINK TL-R600VPN will do the job for a reasonable price.

If all else fails, then an Asus router will do the job as you suggest.
 
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