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Bypassing BT HomeHub

11th March 2015
So you have BT Infinity, the white Openreach modem is up and running and you have broadband via wired or wifi through the fancy BT HomeHub; but you are a geek or a freak and you want to run your own router.
You want to use your local linux box, custom dd-wrt router or who knows, perhaps a Raspberry PI. Fair enough. Here's how to do it:
1 - disconnect the BT HomeHub router from the white modem
2 - connect your linux machine to the modem (LAN1 port usually)
3 - run pppoe-setup on the linux machine and answer the questions accordingly. Interestingly the user/password I used seem to be sort of gibberish, but do work: "Internet@btbroadband.com" and the password "broadband".
I chose not to let pppoe-setup set the DNS or firewall for me, ymmv. Start the connection with /sbin/ifup ppp0.

That's it, enjoy your broadband!

Links: https://community.bt.com/t5/BT-Infinity-Speed-Connection/Openreach-How-I-can-connect-my-PC-directly-into-Openreach-white/td-p/716632
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