ADSL Modem Router options

I've had a quick look. The HG612 as a device for routing only supports IPv4 however in your setup this should only mean you can't access the LAN2 part of the HG612. The modem pass through functionality should still work regardless and you should get your IPv6 address through your PPPoE/DHCP client on the WAN interface of the 'Tik.
 
installed ipvfoo extension to chrome, handy for checking site your on for ipv6 support, Elite seems to have connected fine with it as well test some more later.
 
Would be interested to hear about your findings with reference to Elite and IPv6. Let us know how you get on.
 
Set the HG612 ip under basic-lan to a local ip one number above my Mikrotic local router ip and connected lan port 2 on the modem to the Mikrotic Router.

So now i can connect to the router from my pc without having to connect via a cable direct to lan 1 on the modem from my pc, and re-configuring the pc to a static ip address each time.

In its default configuration, the HG612 has the IP address 192.168.1.1 on its LAN2 port. To allow access to the HG612 over its LAN2 port from any device on your network, you need to do the following:

Change the HG612's IP address (under "Basic -> LAN" in the web interface) to be an unused address on your LAN. e.g. if your LAN is 192.168.1.0/24, with your router using 192.168.1.1 you could change the HG612 to use 192.168.1.2.
Connect a cable between the LAN2 port on the HG612 and your LAN switch (or an unused LAN port on your router).
You should now be able to access the HG612 from any device on your LAN by visiting http://192.168.1.2
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It can be setup to access the modem via its lan 1 port connected to the Mikrotic via ppoe but im a bit lost on this and so did the above, means im using an extra port on the router but it works. Other solution is below

A more elegant solution is to enable access to the HG612 over the existing connection between LAN1 and the WAN port on your router.

This is done as follows:

  • In your router, configure the WAN interface with a private (RFC1918) address in a different subnet to your main LAN. e.g. if your main LAN is 192.168.1.0/24 then configure the WAN interface with the address 192.168.2.1/24
  • Change the HG612's IP address (under "Basic -> "LAN" in the web interface) to be any address in that second subnet - e.g. 192.168.2.2/24
  • Under "Basic -> WAN" on the HG612, ensure both "Port binding:" checkboxes are unticked and press the Submit button to save the change. This step enables LAN access via LAN1.
At this point, your router knows where to send packets from devices on your main LAN to the HG612, but the HG612 doesn't know where to route responses (it can't be configured to have a default route via your router). To fix this, do the following:

  • Add a static route ("Advanced -> Routing" in the HG612's web interface) from the HG612 back to your main LAN. e.g. if your LAN is 192.168.1.0/24 and the router's WAN interface is 192.168.2.1 then you would create the following route:
Destination network address: 192.168.1.0
Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
Default gateway: 192.168.2.1 (remember to also tick the checkbox)
Interface: LAN/br0

You should now be able to access the HG612's web and telnet interfaces from any device on your LAN, over the WAN/LAN1 cable. Note that access (with the new IP address) remains possible over LAN2.
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https://support.aa.net.uk/Router_-_EchoLife_HG612
 
atomic7431 said:
Set the HG612 ip under basic-lan to a local ip one number above my Mikrotic local router ip and connected lan port 2 on the modem to the Mikrotic Router.

So now i can connect to the router from my pc without having to connect via a cable direct to lan 1 on the modem from my pc, and re-configuring the pc to a static ip address each time.



It can be setup to access the modem via its lan 1 port connected to the Mikrotic via ppoe but im a bit lost on this and so did the above, means im using an extra port on the router but it works. Other solution is below



https://support.aa.net.uk/Router_-_EchoLife_HG612
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I've done something very similar to this for another purpose.

If you're accessing form your LAN you'll need 2 masquerade NAT rules, one that specifies anything dst-address 192.168.88.0/24 through the WAN port as out-in etherX, the other is anything not (!) 192.168.88.0/24 out-in pppoe-out1
 
Found the copy of my .rsc file so this is what I used in my NAT rules. Obviously update the IP addresses and interfaces to suit your setup (guess you use ether1 as WAN?)
Code: 
/ip firewall nat
add action=masquerade chain=srcnat comment=internet-nat dst-address=!192.168.88.0/24 out-interface=pppoe-out1 src-address=192.168.1.0/24
add action=masquerade chain=srcnat comment=modem-nat dst-address=192.168.88.0/24 out-interface=ether5_WAN src-address=192.168.1.0/24
 
Ok seems something has gone wrong.
For 29 days the setup ran without high latency etc, then one friday night all went astray.
The connection dropped out and i started having various internet issues from dropped connection to high latency and spiking pings.
Setup ping graph on the mikrotic and zen monitored, this showed packet loss of a steady 30% and high latency issues. They sent me a technicolor modem router to test with and over this weekend the ping graph has been vastly better.

So is it the Mikrotic at fault or the modem? i may put the Technicolor into bridge mode over night to test what if its my modem or the Mikrotic at fault.

I still need to shape the traffic say for kids, gaming and other on my Mikrotic as well so it doesnt effect my gaming once this issue is resolved.

Whats peoples opinions will it be modem or Mikrotic at fault, Mikrotic under warranty but the modem wont be?
 
Just an added thought, i have an old bt home hub 5 type A, if i used this in bridge mode, is the modem on the bt hub any good? if my HG612 proves to be at fault?
 
That still sounds quite high for my liking. I take it you've done the "normal" ISP checks like microfilter swaps etc? I can be a bit fanboy of MikroTik stuff but I'm really confident the router won't be causing this for you (unless you'd left DNS open to the world and your were getting hammered by it). Probably DSL level or the HG612 having a mare. I had a similar thing happen last year with my then VDSL service, I'd got brilliant everything until 1 day I was getting 3Mb and drops, turned out to be a faulty master socket. BT swapped it out and I cancelled the next month anyway.
 
Just been on phone with Zen internet again, the results they say over night have been good the same as when i was just using the technicolor modem router alone, so not the Mikrotik playing up but the Bt modem.

I have some graph results i will add in a second, be interested to here peoples thoughts.

Wondering what to buy next, decisions.
 
Graphs from zen

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First part is showing with Bt modem and the better part is with Technicolor loan modem router
 
I'd be tempted to check firmware on the HG612 as to what it has and what's available. See if a re-flash helps? Failing that I'd be tempted to buy another as the alternatives aren't too pleasing.
 
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