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When something is wrong with your fibre connection, there are several places the fault can be. These include your modem / router, the ONT (an ONT, or optical network terminal, is the device in your home installed by your local fibre provider that connects your modem / router to the fibre network) or with our own equipment.

The test on this page is called a PPPoE session. There’s one for Windows, and another for Mac. This test tells us if you have a faulty modem, or if the problem is with the ONT, or with our own equipment. If you are able to connect to the Internet and browse successfully from doing this test, it suggests that the problem is a faulty router, which you may need to replace.

To start this test, you need to find the ONT in your home and plug your modem in to it using Ethernet cable.

An ONT can look like any of these examples:

Ethernet cable (also called Cat 5 cable) looks like this:

This little blue ga

 

Starting a PPPoE Session (Windows)

Step 1

Click the Start button and go to Control Panel. Then click on Network and Internet->View network status and tasks.

Step 2

Click on Set up a new connection or network.

Step 3

Select Connect to the Internet and click the Next button.

 Step 4

Click on Broadband (PPPoE).

Step 5

Type in the information given to you from your ISP, then click the Connect button.
If you’ve put all this information in correctly, you should see the window below and be able to connect to the Internet.

Step 6

If you’ve followed all these steps you should have created the PPPoE dial up connection successfully.
Starting A PPPoE Session (Mac)

Your broadband Internet service providers may require you to connect via PPPoE (Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet). This article explains how to set up PPPoE in Mac OS X 10.6 or later.

Follow these steps if you connect your computer directly to a DSL or cable modem and your ISP requires you to use PPPoE. If you have an AirPort Extreme, Express, or Time Capsule, follow these steps to set the computer up first, without the base station connected to the network, then see the AirPort section at the end of the article.Before continuing, please note that many DSL or cable modems also function as a router, and handle any necessary PPPoE settings on their own. You should only follow these instructions if your ISP confirms you’ll need to set up PPPoE directly on your computer or router.Note: If configuring PPPoE in Mac OS X v10.5 or earlier, please refer to this article.Steps to connect

  1. Get this information from your Internet service provider (ISP):
    • Username and password
    • Domain Name Server (DNS) address(es) if needed

    Note: In many cases, DNS servers are automatically assigned by the ISP when the PPPoE connection is established, and do not need to be entered ahead of time.

  2. Make sure that the DSL or cable modem is on and connected to the Internet (based on its status lights), and that the Ethernet cable is connected to the computer. Some modems have separate status lights for each connection.
  3. From the Apple () menu, choose System Preferences.
  4. From the View menu, choose Network.
  5. Unlock the pane (if needed).
  6. Click the “+” button in the bottom left corner to add a new interface.
  7. Choose “PPPoE” as the Interface, and make sure “Ethernet” is selected in the “Ethernet” menu.
  8. Click Create.
  9. Type your username in the Account Name field.
  10. Type your password in the Password field. If you want all users of this computer to use the same connection method, select the checkbox for “Save password.”Tip: To have the computer automatically connect whenever you open a network application (web browser, email, and so forth), click the Advanced button, select the PPP tab, and select the “Connect automatically when needed” checkbox.
  11. Click the TCP/IP tab.
  12. Choose either Using PPP or Manually from the Configure IPv4 pop-up menu, as instructed by your Internet service provider. Choose Manually if your ISP gave you a static IP address. Enter the static IP address in the IP address field.
  13. Click the DNS tab.
  14. Under DNS Servers, click the “+” button, then type in the first DNS server your ISP has provided (if any). Repeat the same steps for each additional DNS server.
  15. Click Apply Now.
  16. Open a web browser or other Internet (TCP/IP) application to verify your connection.

    Tip:     If you did not check the option in step 10 to automatically connect when needed, there are two other alternatives. You can either manually click on “Connect” from the Network System Preference screen while PPPoE is selected when you want to access the Internet, or you can check the “Show PPPoE Status in menu bar” checkbox on the same screen, and then use the PPPoE menu icon to connect when needed.

Additional steps for AirPort

  1. After the computer successfully connects to the Internet, physically connect the base station to the network.
  2. Disconnect the DSL or cable modem’s power cord for a few seconds, then plug it back in.
  3. Use AirPort Utility (located in /Applications/Utilities/) to copy the computer’s settings to the base station.
  4. If you selected the option “Connect automatically when needed” (step 10 above), open Network preferences after using the AirPort Setup Assistant and deselect this setting for your computer’s Built-in Ethernet port. This prevents the issue described in AirPort: Can connect to base station but not to Internet when using PPPoE.