We have a vr1600v v1 7 years old Lately I have been experiencing some intermittent disnonnections and wasn't too sure if it was TPG or the modem is finally wearing out. Could someone recommend a new modem or am I able to purchase a new one through TPG ... View more

Good Afternoon   We currently have Cable internet where we use a NBN Cable modem which is connected to the wall outlet then has a Black RJ45 Cable which runs from the back of the modem and plugs into the WAN port on the back of the TPG Supplied TPLink Router .   My Question is has anyonehad success in getting a  Asus GT-AC5300 Router to work ?   Seems Straight forward in i add my username and password under the WAN settings on the router then plug the RJ45 Cable that comes from the back of the cable modem into the WAN port on the AC5300.   Problem is does not want to connect .   any feedback would be great are there any ip settings / dns settings etc i need to add ? ... View more

Morning ,   I am in the process of dipping my toes in PFsense/Opensense world   What i am a little confused about is the setup when you have Hybrid Cable - Hybrid cable being  supplied a NBN Cable modem which connects directly into the wall socket and then has a RJ45 cable which plugs into the Wan port on the back of the Archer VR1600 Modem .   It appears the Archer connects via Ewan and uses a connection type of PPPoE set to connection type Auto and connection mode auto .   My Question is   Do i swap out the Archer modem with my Dual NIC PFsense box conneting the RJ45 cable from the Cable Modem to the Wan Designated port on the PFsense Box ?   Then setup the PFsense box to connect via PPPoE using the ISP Supplied Username and Passwords ?         ... View more