British Telecom Infinity VDSL Lines require specific settings in order to operate properly with a Digi TransPort WR44 Router.
You can find more details about BT Infinity on their web site :
www.bt.com/broadband
Web Interface Configuration:
VDSL can run in bridged Ethernet mode or PPPoE. It is likely that PPPoE mode will be the most common. In this article, PPPoE mode will be described.
Please note: Digi TransPort Routers with DSL comes pre-configured for standard DSL lines. This article describes the changes needed to use a BT Infinity VDSL line.
Chose an un-used Ethernet interface as the WAN interface to link with VDSL, so preferably a logical interface, e.g. ETH 12 and set it to DHCP.
Configuration - Network > Interfaces > Ethernet > Logical Ethernet Interfaces > ETH 12

- Get an IP Address automatically using DHCP
Click Apply
Link the DSL interface with Ethernet 12
Configuration - Network > Interfaces > DSL

- Check Enable DSL
- Chose 12 in the "Link VDSL interface with Ethernet"
- Make sure "Enable this PVC" is UNCHECKED.
- Click Apply
Configure PPP 3 to use PPPoE and Ethernet 12Configuration - Network > Interfaces > Advanced > PPP 0-0 > PPP 3
- Select PPPoE under "This interface will use"
- enter the MAC number and Interface number in the next field. To confirm this information :
NOTE, THE CORRECT MAC ADDRESS MUST BE DETERMINED AND DEFINED.
Assuming Eth 12 was selected earlier, check the MAC address in use by Eth 12 via the command line which is accessible from the web interface under Administration - Execute a command
eth 12 status
Activation Status: Inactive
Connection Status: Connected
Physical Port: VDSL
MAC: 00 04 2D E3 AE B4
IP Address: 0.0.0.0
Mask: 0.0.0.0
Gateway: 0.0.0.0
OK
Note the MAC address in use (above) and cross reference this with the 'hw' output (below) to determine which MAC address Eth 12 is using:
hw
Serial Number: 241332
HW Rev: 5203a
MAC 0: 00042d03aeb4
MAC 1: 00042df3aeb4
MAC 2: 00042de3aeb4
MAC 3: 00042dd3aeb4
MAC 4: 00042dc3aeb4
MAC 5: 000000000000
MAC 6: 000000000000
Model: TransPort WR44v2
Part#: WR44v2-U800-DE2-XX
RAM: 64 MB
FPGA Rev: 1.0
MSP430 Rev: 1.1
WWAN supply: 1.931 V
OK
It can be seen above that Eth 12 is using MAC 2. The field should now be populated with 212.
In this test, the following username/password is used. Please note that these might changed based on the contract or per customers. Please check with BT for the correct username/password to use.
- username: bthomehub@btbroadband.com
- password: btConfiguration - Network > Interfaces > Advanced > PPP 0-0 > PPP 3 > PPP Negotiation
- Desired local ACCM: 0xffffffff- Desired local MRU:
1492- Uncheck ALL Request options.- Desired remote ACCM: 0xffffffff- Desired remote MRU: 1492- Remote ACFC: Deny- Remote PFC: Deny- Click ApplyConfigure Ethernet 12 VLANBT Infinity requires a VLAN ID on the PPPoE packets to be set to 101.
Configuration - Network > Interfaces > Ethernet > VLANs

- Check
ETH 12Scroll down to the VLANs configuration

- Set VLAN ID to:
101- Set Ethernet Interface to:
12- Click Add
It should now look like this:

- Click
ApplySave configuration.
View DSL line status
Management - Network Status > Interfaces > DSL

View PPP Status
Command Line Interface Configuration:The following lines are required to apply this configuration via command line:
eth 12 vlan ONeth 12 vdsl ONeth 12 dhcpcli ONvlan 0 vlanid 101vlan 0 ethctx 12addp 0 enable ONapvc 0 enabled OFFdef_route 0 ll_ent "PPP"def_route 0 ll_add 3ppp 3 name "DSL"ppp 3 l1iface "ETH"ppp 3 l1nb 212ppp 3 username "bthomehub@btbroadband.com"ppp 3 epassword "Ois="ppp 3 r_addr OFFppp 3 IPaddr "0.0.0.0"ppp 3 l_addr ONppp 3 timeout 0ppp 3 do_nat 2ppp 3 natip "0"ppp 3 aodion 1ppp 3 autoassert 1ppp 3 immoos ONppp 3 echo 10ppp 3 echodropcnt 5ppp 3 l_accm "0xffffffff"ppp 3 l_mru 1492ppp 3 r_mru 1492ppp 3 l_acfc OFFppp 3 r_acfc 2ppp 3 l_pap OFFppp 3 l_chap OFFppp 3 l_comp OFFppp 3 l_pfc OFFppp 3 r_pfc 2ppp 3 defpak 16Eventlog showing DSL and PPP going up :
type eventlog
14:51:24, 01 Apr 2015,Default Route 0 Available,Activation
14:51:24, 01 Apr 2015,PPP 3 Available,Activation
14:51:24, 01 Apr 2015,PPP 3 up
14:51:24, 01 Apr 2015,PPP 3 Start IPCP
14:51:23, 01 Apr 2015,PPP 3 Start AUTHENTICATE
14:51:23, 01 Apr 2015,PPP 3 Start LCP
14:51:23, 01 Apr 2015,PPP 3 Start
14:51:23, 01 Apr 2015,PPPOE 3 PPP Session Established with acc-aln1.nao
14:51:11, 01 Apr 2015,PPPOE 3 Discovery Started
14:51:03, 01 Apr 2015,DSL 0 up
14:51:03, 01 Apr 2015,DSL line: Showtime (39976 kbps down | 10000 kbps up)
14:51:03, 01 Apr 2015,PPP 3 down,LL disconnect
14:50:56, 01 Apr 2015,DSL line: Chan Analysis
14:50:55, 01 Apr 2015,PPP 3 down,LL disconnect
14:50:51, 01 Apr 2015,DSL line: Training
14:50:47, 01 Apr 2015,PPP 3 down,LL disconnect
14:50:46, 01 Apr 2015,DSL line: Chan Discovery
14:50:39, 01 Apr 2015,PPP 3 down,LL disconnect
14:50:38, 01 Apr 2015,DSL line: Activating
14:50:37, 01 Apr 2015,DSL line: Idle
Last updated:
Feb 27, 2019