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philgr

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#272516 29-Jun-2020 10:27
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My Question:

 

Does anybody know if it's possible to make multiple concurrent PPPOE connections (from two parallel routers) to Spark UFB via a single NTU?

 

Background detail:

 

1. I have a Linksys 1900ACS router running DD-WRT. It is happily connected to Spark using PPOE via the Chorus provided UFB NTU.

 

2. I'm tinkering with (learning about) OPNSense on a multi NIC PC which I currently have connected downstream from the Linksys router.  ie.

 

Internet --> Spark (PPPOE) --> Linksys (10.x.x.x) --> OPNsense (192.168.x.x)

 

3. My wife is working from home and I can't afford to impact the Internet connection while I'm tinkering so I need to leave the Linksys in place until I can confirm that my implementation of OPNsense is solid. To achieve this I want to temporarily run both routers in parallel: i.e. 

 

Internet --> Spark (PPPOE) --> Linksys (10.x.x.x)

 

                                        --> OPNsense (192.168.x.x)

 

4. To avoid the complications of attempting to use multiple ports on the Chorus NTU I've introduced an unmanaged switch between the NTU and the Linksys router. This is to allow me to plug in the OPNsense box in parallel to the Linksys router. I've tested and confirmed that the Linksys router is continuing to connect to the internet with the switch in place. So far so good!

 

5. I've had a first attempt at connecting OPNSense in parallel to the Linksys router without success. I'm unclear is this is because Spark does not allow multiple PPOE connections through a single NTU or if it's just that I haven't got my OPNsense WAN config quite right yet.

 

6. I'm hoping that other people on the forum may have experience with what I'm attempting to do.


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  #2514286 29-Jun-2020 10:45
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Nope Nope, if you want to tinker like this you will need a secondary offer on the second ONT port and pay for it

 

 





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  #2514290 29-Jun-2020 10:50
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I suspected that might be the case. Thanks for the prompt response.

 

Cheers

 

Phil


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  #2514291 29-Jun-2020 10:52
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philgr:

 

I suspected that might be the case. Thanks for the prompt response.

 

Cheers

 

Phil

 

 

what you can do.... is buy the cheapest mikrotik router you can find ($50ish bucks) which can act as a PPPoE server so you can test and play with firewalls that way

 

I know what its like to want to try out toys without touching your production network





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  #2514296 29-Jun-2020 10:57
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Thanks, the Linksys is effectively acting in that capacity already so I've got that angle covered.

 

I think I'll just need to tell the family that there'll be no streaming this coming weekend and take the plunge putting OPNsense directly into production. After all, what's a life lived without courage?


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