What kind of authentication does Excitel use for ONTs?

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here is a bit of the leg still outside though so I might the able to get a wire soldered to it
if you have steady hand , then worth a try :) , always use leaded solder for hobby projects as it's easier to work with.
 
Ok so I found this Spanish article on replacing regular ONUs with GPON SFP sticks


It mentions:

Now that we have the connection data entered, we have to trick the OLT into believing that our GPON module is the one provided by our ISP. To do this, we will connect through SSH and start by editing the /etc/init.d/sys.sh file , where we will specify the manufacturer of the ONT, the Hardware Version and again, the Serial Number.

So it looks like there are ISPs which do check things other than SN like Manufacturer, hardware version, model. It looks like on my Huawei ont, these details can be edited by changing hw_boardinfo file in /mnt/jffs2 folder.

Can anyone on Excitel dumb ONU provide pic of the info page? I want to see if changing model number and stuff works. Hide the SN and MAC of course.

I also found this DASAN training presentation:


During the initial connection between OLT and ONU, the ONU uploads the MIB information. On the OLT side, the OLT checks the ONU validation using ONU model name, firmware version and serial number.

If the RADIUS authentication is required when the OLT and ONU are connected each other, the OLT sends Access-Request message with the authentication attributes (user name, user password, OLT-ID, ONU-ID, ONT model name, serial number, firmware version) to the RADIUS server.

Probably how Excitel controls the WiFi version of the ONUs.
 
I found a very interesting page on this:



Some Fiber Vendor/Wholesale/ISP have explicit LAN Port Number provisioning or proprietary OMCI that ONT Stick cant not understand, this will make ONT Stick reply OK whatever OMCI OLT throw at!

Must be why certain ONTs refuse to work with OLTs (I think some BSNL OLTs have something like this)
 
only if isp played nice or not be ASS , we could run own router just using GPON/EPON sfp transceiver module.

SN is not there idk why, i have just blurred PON Mac address.
I have a doubt my lco doesn't do device registration.
Sadly don't have extra ONU to confirm this theory.
And regarding your BSNL hunch it is correct.
 
@JB701 have you tried cloning mac address of Huawei ont? My ONT shows config success with excitel OLT but no internet because of different mac address.
 
are you still looking for the solution? I have managed to use it on HG8145V5.
 
I think OP @JB701 you need correct VLAN address and TP-Link XZ000-G3 V1 onu scans it for you once you change GPON SN and PLOAM password.

TataPlay Fiber needs:
  1. GPON SN
  2. PLOAM/SLID (It's 1234567890)
  3. VLAN
  4. PPPoE username and password
Jio Fiber needs:
  1. GPON SN
  2. PLOAM/SLID which is blank
  3. VLAN (It's 1015 in most cases)
  4. Automatic IP settings in Router
  5. MAC cloning in Router (MAC address is printed on back of Jio Fiber Home Gateway - JFHG)
Airtel Fiber needs:
  1. GPON SN
  2. PLOAM/SLID (Some say it is not needed or left blank like Jio)
  3. VLAN
  4. PPPoE username and password
 
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@phattunit How do we get the PLOAM/SLID in case of Airtel? 🤔 The reason I am asking is, I currently use Huawei HG8120C, and all I did was clone the serial and its working great.

Now I have a SFP GPON, I cloned the serial, it goes to O5 state, but nothing works. It seems like some Fake O5. Is there any other parameter that I need to set?
 
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