NTT FLETS HIKARI etc.. ipoe, pppoe

I’ve seen a lot of past threads on using linux routers with NTT. I am attempting to do so. I am a technical person. But, I am stuck.

Does anyone have a working example?

Configuration – Linux ProtectLI router connected to an NTT fiber “modem”. I’ve signed up for both IPoE and PPPoE services w/ bb.excite and it worked previously on an ASUS router.

What I’m experiencing – basically no network traffic at all coming “downstream” from NTT. I’m sending IPv6 ra packets and DHCP packets. Nothing gets a response. I’m not getting any kind of a IPv6 address.

I don’t see any traffic at all until I turn on pppd. and even then it’s v4 only (as expected).

Any advice? I’ve researched and troubleshooted extensively. I don’t think having a v4 pppd connection up would be a pre-requisite to getting an IPv6 address.

I’ve also got a 5G modem from UQ and that is getting a v6 address and routes. Packets are forwarding over that interface, but I’m not getting any response back. So, I’m trying to figure that out too.

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2 comments
  1. I am not familiar with bb.excite..do they typically put their own router in after the fiber modem? They might be performing some sort of authentication. Run a pcap and you can check any frames/packets received from your provider.

    Were you ever able to get internet working on your router before? Just a guess based on the info you provided, but it seems your firewall rules might need to be tweaked.

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