Have been given public IP but no netmask or gateway ...

philip2009 · 20 Jul 2023 at 20:38

Have been given public IP but no netmask or gateway ... by Jurassic Fibre. Support has closed for the day so anyone know what netmask or gateway I should be using?

andy_mk3 · 20 Jul 2023 at 20:52

I don't recall ever needing a netmask or gateway to be set on WAN ever. What is your setup?

philip2009 · 20 Jul 2023 at 20:59

Mikrotik router ... first time I've attempted to configure a static IP, also have PPPoE auth details.

ChrisD. · 20 Jul 2023 at 21:12

Just put in your PPPoE creds and the ISP should provide the IP via DHCP, there shouldn't be anything else for you to do.

andy_mk3 · 20 Jul 2023 at 21:23

Yeah, as above.

WAN-side netmask and gateway aren't a concern for the end user.

philip2009 · 20 Jul 2023 at 21:26

ChrisD. said:
Just put in your PPPoE creds and the ISP should provide the IP via DHCP, there shouldn't be anything else for you to do.

PPPoE was working earlier in the day and seems to have stopped working after they supplied a static IP this afternoon. When I enter my PPPoE credentials the router goes into a endless loop of connecting OK before terminating("hangup") - assumed it was something I'd done(?).