Aussie Broadband

Connected to the NBN today via Aussie Broadband.
Still feels like an era away from SG broadband speeds but at least now I'm close to 100Mbps.
Previously had  been on Optus's mobile broadband and had been getting a third of the speed I'm now getting on AussieBB's NBN offering.

Anyway, I had purchased a router from SG, specifically the Asus ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 so I did not want to rely on the provided modem to function as a router. AussieBB support was polite about it but they did NOT support bridging (using their equipment as a modem only and handing off router tasks to the users' own equipment)

They referred me to some links and after a couple of hours of reading and tinkering around, I got it to work. What you're seeing below is the condensed version after all the trial and errors.

Also if someone reads this and I'm still doing it wrong, shine a light for me on how to improve this :)

So basically, I put my modem (Netcomm NF18ACV) into bridge mode.
1) Basic Setup
2) select VDSL
3) select WAN
4) select No VLAN Tag
5) select Obtain an IP address automatically
6) click on Apply/Save

Connected the router directly to my laptop for configuration purposes (PRIOR to connecting it up to the modem)

***Next, run an ethernet cable from the modems' LAN port to the routers' WAN port.***
Turn on the router.

And it should work. It did for me.

If it doesn't though, don't give up, apparently, either ASUS or AussieBB (I think it's the ISP) handles DHCP differently. The setup is correct but if you've messed up one of the steps above like turning on the router and connecting it up before setup, AussieBB might recognise another device from your address requesting for a connection and it'll lock up the port. General recommendation on the web is to power both devices down, wait 30 mins for the DHCP lease to lapse before trying again.

Of if you're impatient, call up AussieBB, speak to tech support and get them to clear/renew your DHCP lease.

Hope this helps someone, somewhere.

3 years 2 months 8 days 1 hour 23 minutes 32 seconds

As of right now it's been 3 years, 2 months, 8 days, 1 hour, 23 minutes and 32 seconds since I've migrated from Singapore to Perth.

There have been so many things happening that I've barely updated this blog at all. Not that it's greatly followed or anything haha. Will see if I can find the determination to get writing a little bit more. I do find it therapeutic.

I am still jobless yet making enough off casual work to live comfortably.
I am still in love with the endless space that Western Australia offers.
I am still in love with the fresh air.
I am still grateful for the easy-going lifestyle around here.
I am happy that my kids are being educated away from the pressure cooker system in Singapore.
I am thankful that my car doesn't expire after 10 years.
I am very very pleased that we've moved into our own home in Perth. (bye to 99 year lease nonsense)
I am excited that some friends whom I met as colleagues over a decade ago are starting on their own SG to OZ journeys.

That said,
I still miss my family
I still miss my friends
I miss the familiarity of Singapore
I definitely miss the food
At festive times such as CNY, the feeling is absolutely different.

I remember starting on my own migration journey, reading the blogs of people whom had made the same flight across the Indian Ocean and marveling at their success and wondering how mine would turn out.
Some successes, some failures, turns out its still a work in progress but I'm loving each and every day of it.

#TimeFlies