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Eir FTTH - Connecting using a Fritzbox 7530

  • 14-09-2020 08:38PM
    #1
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,976 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I bought a Fritzbox 7530 to replace the terrible F2000 from Eir. Received it today and thought I’d be up and running within minutes, here I am 3 hours later using my mobile as a hotspot because nothing is working.
    When I log into the modem there is no connection found. I have FTTH but there is no sign of it on this modem.
    I click on ‘internet’ and ‘account information’ and I am presented with a few options and none of them work.
    Connection to a DSL line does not work because it is FTTH I have.
    I have tried both ‘connecting to a cable modem’ and ‘connection to an external router or connection’.

    Ive tried calling it Eir and put in admin as username and a password, everything fails.

    On the modem the DSL and power light is on.
    On the wall the power and PON light is green.

    I’m all out of ideas.


Comments

  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 17,976 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gonzo


    got it working eventually, it only worked once I applied these settings:

    username:eir@eir.net
    password:broadband1
    Vlan = enabled
    VlanID = 10


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 738 ✭✭✭z0oT


    I had my own self built router (running IPFire) set up just fine with Eir FTTH before we moved. For me it was simply a case of tagging the WAN port with a VLAN ID of 10, setting the WAN connection method to DHCP, and it connected up to Eir's network no problem getting a public IP instantly.

    You seem to be using PPPoE on the WAN port (given the username & password). Does the Fritz Box router you have let you use DHCP on the WAN port with the VLAN ID of 10?


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