Hi everyone;
So i have recently installed OpenWRT onto my BT Home Hub 5a and wish to use the internal VDSL modem to connect to my (Plusnet) FTTC/VDSL internet connection.
First of all, this is my config;
config vdsl 'dsl'
option annex 'b'
option firmware '/lib/firmware/vdsl.bin'
option tone 'av'
option xfer_mode 'ptm'
config interface 'wan'
option proto 'pppoa'
option username 'username@plusdsl.net'
option password '********'
option encaps 'vc'
option payload 'bridged'
option atmdev '0'
option vci '38'
option vpi '0'
option ipv6 '0'
A log read on this basically cycles the following;
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.info pppd[22389]: Plugin pppoatm.so loaded.
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.info pppd[22389]: PPPoATM plugin_init
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.info pppd[22389]: PPPoATM setdevname_pppoatm - SUCCESS:0.0.38
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.notice pppd[22389]: pppd 2.4.7 started by root, uid 0
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.err pppd[22389]: connect(0.0.38): No such device
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.info pppd[22389]: Exit.
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wan' is now down
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wan' is setting up now
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.info pppd[22409]: Plugin pppoatm.so loaded.
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.info pppd[22409]: PPPoATM plugin_init
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.info pppd[22409]: PPPoATM setdevname_pppoatm - SUCCESS:0.0.38
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.notice pppd[22409]: pppd 2.4.7 started by root, uid 0
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.err pppd[22409]: connect(0.0.38): No such device
Tue Mar 8 09:16:15 2016 daemon.info pppd[22409]: Exit.
And my line sync looks good;
ATU-C Vendor ID:
ATU-C System Vendor ID:
Chipset: Lantiq-VRX200 Unknown
Firmware Version: 5.7.4.3.0.6
API Version: 4.16.6.3
XTSE Capabilities: 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, 0x2
Annex: B
Line Mode: G.993.2 (VDSL2)
Profile: 17a
Line State: UP [0x801: showtime_tc_sync]
Forward Error Correction Seconds (FECS): Near: 137 / Far: 0
Errored seconds (ES): Near: 0 / Far: 0
Severely Errored Seconds (SES): Near: 0 / Far: 0
Loss of Signal Seconds (LOSS): Near: 0 / Far: 0
Unavailable Seconds (UAS): Near: 34 / Far: 34
Header Error Code Errors (HEC): Near: 0 / Far: 0
Non Pre-emtive CRC errors (CRC_P): Near: 0 / Far: 0
Pre-emtive CRC errors (CRCP_P): Near: 0 / Far: 0
Power Management Mode: L0 - Synchronized
Latency / Interleave Delay: Down: Interleave (8.0 ms) / Up: Fast ( 0.0 ms)
Data Rate: Down: 57.658 Mb/s / Up: 10.988 Mb/s
Line Attenuation (LATN): Down: 20.5dB / Up: 29.2dB
Signal Attenuation (SATN): Down: 19.7dB / Up: 29.0dB
Noise Margin (SNR): Down: 6.1dB / Up: 6.1dB
Aggregate Transmit Power(ACTATP): Down: 6.9dB / Up: 13.6dB
Max. Attainable Data Rate (ATTNDR): Down: 66.795 Mb/s / Up: 11.064 Mb/s
Line Uptime Seconds: 4
Line Uptime: 4s
Out of interest, If I change 'option xfer_mode' to atm from ptm (which i assume is for ADSL lines?) I get the following;
Tue Mar 8 09:20:21 2016 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wan' is now down
Tue Mar 8 09:20:21 2016 daemon.notice netifd: Interface 'wan' is setting up now
Tue Mar 8 09:20:21 2016 daemon.info pppd[1336]: Plugin pppoatm.so loaded.
Tue Mar 8 09:20:21 2016 daemon.info pppd[1336]: PPPoATM plugin_init
Tue Mar 8 09:20:21 2016 daemon.info pppd[1336]: PPPoATM setdevname_pppoatm - SUCCESS:0.0.38
Tue Mar 8 09:20:21 2016 daemon.notice pppd[1336]: pppd 2.4.7 started by root, uid 0
Tue Mar 8 09:20:21 2016 kern.info kernel: [ 55.144277] pppoa-wan: renamed from ppp0
Tue Mar 8 09:20:21 2016 daemon.info pppd[1336]: Using interface pppoa-wan
Tue Mar 8 09:20:21 2016 daemon.notice pppd[1336]: Connect: pppoa-wan <--> 0.0.38
Tue Mar 8 09:20:51 2016 daemon.warn pppd[1336]: LCP: timeout sending Config-Requests
Tue Mar 8 09:20:51 2016 daemon.notice pppd[1336]: Connection terminated.
Tue Mar 8 09:20:51 2016 daemon.notice pppd[1336]: Modem hangup
However with xfer_mode set to atm, the line doesn't seem to sync;
Annex:
Line Mode:
Profile:
Line State: DOWN [0xff: idle request]
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Please please someone help, I am ready to throw this router in the bin
Thanks.
(Last edited by core2lee on 9 Mar 2016, 10:28)