Asus RT-AC88U - pppoe?

[bmouthboyo]

I fear that I may not be able to do this with my current router but thought I would ask to be sure.

I am in the UK with an ISP called Vodafone. They have provided a modem/router which does not have a bridge mode as such. I can turn off all the DNS and Wifi settings etc but not turn it fully bridged.

When I contacted their support they provided me with PPPOE details to log in. As I have no ADSL socket on my ASUS router I assume this is useless to me?

 

[Alabalcho]

There is no requirement that PPPoE works only over ADSL - this is a protocol most VPN services use as well.

So, if Vodafone have provided you with ADSL combo modem/router, check on their support for compatible ADSL modems you can buy, and connect to your AC88 router.

 

[bmouthboyo]

So I need a modem which is compatible and has a bridge mode? Would my pppoe details then be entered on this modem or my Asus router?

 

[Alabalcho]

A "modem" is by definition "bridge", so your router must support PPPoE, and this is where you will enter your username/password.
With a modem, if you want to connect it directly to a (Windows) PC, you must also install PPPoE client.