Home Assistant User Jumping to fibre keeping Hub1 as dhcp server with unused Hub2 as gateway NeedUD

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@bobpullen. Is there a chance Plusnet could update firmware from 6.0 to 10 please.
I’m keeping my hib1 with all its settings as main dhcp router while a hub 2 that I’ve never used from 2 years ago sent for my upgrade is about to be plugged in when the fiber is activated on Monday 12 May 2025. There’s no setting to change it over to full fiber from Adsl in the advanced settings. I’ve got an awful lot setup on my lan with my own subnet range and I just want the hub2 to gateway until I’m ready to change over. It’s not even gateway I need just as a router in my ip range which I’m happy do sort out. Just need to update the firmware on hub 2. If that’s possible please. Thanks

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As long as the Hub Two is doing the PPP negotiation i.e. its WAN port is connected to the Openreach Fibre ONT, then I would expect it to update within 48 hours of being connected. If this doesn't happen then let me know and I'll take a look. If you can't wait that long then you can give me a nudge on Monday but I can't guarantee I'll be about.

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This topic has been moved from Broadband to My Router

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Thanks il see how I get on. I’ll make hub2 the Adsl router for a couple of days and switch the hub 1 as secondary doing my dhcp/mac allocations. It may update this weekend. If it doesn’t and it routes ok on EthWan interface on v 06.00.12134-PN at cutover without an update then that’s a happy end state for me. Otherwise I just have to wait a bit or ask for an intervention I guess. BT video said I have to change over from Adsl to Fibre but maybe I don’t.

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The Plusnet Hub Two is always configured with its 4th LAN port as a WAN port so you needn’t make any configuration changes. Just cable the 4th port to the Openreach ONT. 

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That’s great news thanks for being online and immensely helpful. Been with Plusnet since I think you were helping from the outside and there were two paper cups and a piece of string connecting the show. It has always been very much appreciated.😁🙏.

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@Johnoline 

If I understand correctly you intend to use the Hub One as a DHCP server with the Hub Two connected to the ONT/modem?

What considerations have you made for setting the default gateway on the Hub One to use the Hub two as the gateway for your network?

For both the Hub One and Two the DHCP server sets the default gateway to be the IP address of the Hub, for the default setting it will be 192.168.1.254, the setting is hard coded, there is no field in the DHCP setting to change this. 

For me I use 192.168.10.1 for the Hub so the DHCP issues that IP for the default gateway.

There is a WAN port on the Hub One I would suggest using in the first instances