BT Infinity & FTTx Discussion
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Be exactly the same most likely.
Had FTTC since 2016.. always had an external Bridge Tap that has been a nightmare to get removed by Openreach, check this out for a result!
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Lightning Protection Joint just outside the cabinet was tee pieced into the line causing issues for lots and lots of users on our line, I've checked and the lines of three of my neighbours have all improved too!
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Lightning Protection Joint just outside the cabinet was tee pieced into the line causing issues for lots and lots of users on our line, I've checked and the lines of three of my neighbours have all improved too!
This is a strong possibility, we often run in new poles to support FTTP infrastructure.
Extremely rare for OR to request that an end user runs in their own duct, a permission to work would be obtained and then work carried out. It is common however for the EU to offer themselves, we would then work in conjunction.
18 years would also raise potential for armoured cable and no duct. Largely dependant on area, strong possibility duct would be in place though.
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Hi @RSR - finally had time to have a look at this, and thought I'd report back. All sorted - a simple ifconfig told the story. When I did an ifconfig to compare all the interfaces, I noticed the physical interface (igb0) was still at 1500MTU.
For some reason, on a physical appliance when you set up OPNSense with a PPPoE connection, in the assignments page it leaves the Physical interface unassigned/hanging (e.g. green at the bottom). The WAN is linked to PPPoE and Igb0. What I had to do is create a new nonsense assignment for the igb0 interface (I called it dummy), not configure it at all - except set the MTU to 1508. Interfaces then as per the link. Of course then the physical port is at 1508, and all springs into life. I think something must have changed with the way OPNSense configures the interfaces with PPPoE.
Thanks for your help
Nice one!Hi @RSR - finally had time to have a look at this, and thought I'd report back. All sorted - a simple ifconfig told the story. When I did an ifconfig to compare all the interfaces, I noticed the physical interface (igb0) was still at 1500MTU.
For some reason, on a physical appliance when you set up OPNSense with a PPPoE connection, in the assignments page it leaves the Physical interface unassigned/hanging (e.g. green at the bottom). The WAN is linked to PPPoE and Igb0. What I had to do is create a new nonsense assignment for the igb0 interface (I called it dummy), not configure it at all - except set the MTU to 1508. Interfaces then as per the link. Of course then the physical port is at 1508, and all springs into life. I think something must have changed with the way OPNSense configures the interfaces with PPPoE.
Thanks for your help
How are those speed tests looking?
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God knows what the rest of the house are up to on the internet (could be nothing, or could be downloading the world 
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Anyone know what this saw-like pattern is?
Haven't seen it on any other graphs
Haven't seen it on any other graphs
Is bidb.uk the only way to see FTTP plans? Openreach say they're "planning" it but it feels like they say that about every postcode.
I saw 4 openreach vans down our way feeding cables through access points in the road (I don't know jargon) and wondered if that was fttp related or some other maintenance.
I'd love to get off this 60mb.
I saw 4 openreach vans down our way feeding cables through access points in the road (I don't know jargon) and wondered if that was fttp related or some other maintenance.
I'd love to get off this 60mb.
I can assure you that not everywhere is getting FTTP. Far from it. My house isn’t even on the plans up to 2025!
We don't put every postcode under planning, if it states planning then it's definitely being worked on in some aspect. If you happen to notice a lot of OR tonner vans knocking about, chances are things are getting under way.
I would take public plans with a pinch of salt, there is a lot of movement in terms of dates and rollouts on a weekly basis.
How do you know what the timeline is? I'd love to check.
They were only there for a day. They were spread down the estate shouting at eachother feeding things through under the road (no footpaths). In hindsight probably too quick to be anything major.
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Sounds as if they were doing a copper cable change over or pulling through fibre.
https://www.openreach.com/fibre-broadband/where-when-building-ultrafast-full-fibre-broadband will tell you if it's in scope and when for. My area is like a giant donut around me at the moment.