Hi, I am using an ASUS RT-AC1200 router with a Netgear DM200 modem.
Model - ASUS RT-AC1200 V2
Architecture - MediaTek MT7628AN ver:1 eco:2
Target Platform - ramips/mt76x8
Firmware Version OpenWrt 22.03.0 r19685 / LuCI openwrt-22.03 branch git-22.245.77528
The DHCP WAN did not work for me as I would want my OpenWRT router to be able to retrieve the public IP of the internet, also some site I VPN to is not working under this setup, "error 806 at least one device not configured to allow GRE protocol packets".
My ISP is Plusnet in UK, it recommands using PPPoA while on ADSL, I have followed the setup instruction, /etc/config/network looks like this
`config dsl 'dsl'
option annex 'a'
option tone 'a'
option xfer_mode 'atm'
option line_mode 'adsl'
config device
option name 'dsl0'
option macaddr 'XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:50'
config interface 'wan'
option proto 'pppoa'
option username 'usrname@plusdsl.net'
option password '*******
option vpi '0'
option vci '38'
option encaps 'vc'
option ipv6 'auto'
`
however I am getting error in logread as follow
daemon.err insmod: module is already loaded - slhc
daemon.err insmod: module is already loaded - ppp_generic
daemon.err insmod: module is already loaded - pppox
daemon.err insmod: module is already loaded - pppoatm
daemon.info pppd[14310]: Plugin pppoatm.so loaded.
daemon.notice pppd[14310]: pppd 2.4.9 started by root, uid 0
daemon.err pppd[14310]: connect(0.38): No such device
daemon.info pppd[14310]: Exit.
daemon.err netifd[5051]: proto_shell_handler(231): run teardown for interface 'wan'
daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wan' is now down
daemon.err netifd[5051]: interface_queue_event(122): Queue hotplug handler for interface 'wan', event 'ifup-failed'
daemon.err netifd[5051]: call_hotplug(98): Call hotplug handler for interface 'wan', event 'ifup-failed' (none)
daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wan' is setting up now
daemon.err netifd[5051]: proto_shell_handler(231): run setup for interface 'wan'
daemon.err netifd[5051]: task_complete(107): Complete hotplug handler for interface 'wan'
The error daemon.err pppd[14310]: connect(0.38): No such device
seems to come from the option vci 38
setup, I tried change it to vci 1 error will change to connect(0.1): No such device. The VCI 38 is also in the ISP recommendation.
I have also read the ISP configuration and tried something, but none worked.
I am not fulling understanding the situation, is the pppd complaining about a missing dsl device? I am starting to think it has nothing to do with the configuration but be because my router does not have this capability. I tried to "configure" a eth0.38 device, I also tried some PPPoe setup, but every other methods I tried failed.
Does any know how I should achieve what I want? or do I need other hardware?
Back in some other country its much simpler, I simply used DHCP WAN and the ISP modem / device gave my router the public IP.