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Options for FTTP IPv4 via Openreach without PPPoE?
Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2024 10:10 pm
by Impossible
Happy customer of +2 years.
Looking to dabble with alternative routers such as pfSense/ OPNsense and belive that PPoE is limited by CPU speed and may impact bandwidth.
Due to this, is there a way of bringing up my connection without it?
Re: Options for FTTP IPv4 via Openreach without PPPoE?
Posted: Mon Nov 18, 2024 6:40 pm
by Martin
We only support PPPoE. This is mainly because it allows us to mirror the same experience across different networks (2 live and 3 more incoming).
Re: Options for FTTP IPv4 via Openreach without PPPoE?
Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2024 6:50 pm
by tehwolf
PPPoE is cpu hungry, but honestly most modern routers should be fine dealing with a gig PPPoE connection - I had no issues getting full speeds with pfsense and an N100 for e.g.
Re: Options for FTTP IPv4 via Openreach without PPPoE?
Posted: Tue Dec 24, 2024 8:45 am
by Bawlk
Martin wrote: ↑Mon Nov 18, 2024 6:40 pm (2 live and 3 more incoming).
Assuming Freedom Fibre, MS3 and FullFibre
Re: Options for FTTP IPv4 via Openreach without PPPoE?
Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2024 3:59 pm
by ramzez
there are a few settings you need to adjust for PPPoE on pfsense and then it works properly, there is a thread on Reddit about it, one is ```net.isr.dispatch=deferred``` and another one I can't quite remember.
I have started using ubiquity ultra it's a bit faster in my experience then pfsense I had (ahtough pfsense box had 8gb memory and better cpu) but since I have all Unifi Wifi APs just easier to manage.