Cannot get WAN IP

Installing and Using OpenWrt Network and Wireless Configuration
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Hi team,

Just chasing some advice: I have FTTP with Telstra and thought I would try this router. I have installed the latest stable version of Open-WRT/LEDE.

I cannot get it to assign a WAN IP address from the NTD

If I plug my laptop in it will obtain the IP address from the NTD but it will not do the same with the router. Can someone tell me what settings I need to put in to allow it to have the WAN address signed upstream? I flashed this from DD-WRT because the VPN client was not working well with Nord VPN and i was getting DNS leaks.

Thanks

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The ISP may be locking to MAC addresses.

3

Thanks for the reply. I believe that this may be true upstream of the NTD but I have previously used the same Linksys AC1900 router with DD-WRT on it and I am currently using a Apple Time Capsule without issue. I am not sure if the WAN setting should be getting an IP via DHCP or if it is PPoE. I believe that the provisioning is done by my ISP before the NTD and there shouldn't be any requirement for me to input a username and password.

Are there are any other Telstra FTTP users that can confirm for me?

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If you can plug an ordinarily configured laptop direct to the modem and it works, that's DHCP.

5

any inclination as to what needs to be in the "hostname" field?

6

You can (and probably should) keep it empty. This is mainly useful if the DHCP server side is under your own control, in this case providing a DHCP client hostname helps to keep an overview over your client devices.

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If you're using a Client ID, you should also keep this empty as well. On Verizon FTTP, this setting causes the MAC of the previous device to be hard-locked to the ONT for two hours.