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There are a few things that could cause a FTTP circuit to be slower than expected.
#A fault somewhere causing packetloss (this could be local to the customer's home network, or something further afield)
#Some miss-configuration or fault in the fibre provider's network (eg broken links causing congestion)
 
Here is some steps to take if you have problems with your FTTP service.
 
== I may have packetloss ==
Packetloss can be seen in a number of ways, check the following to see if the location can be narrowed down to something specific:
#Ping your router's LAN IP - this will be the 'default gateway' your computers use - eg, could be something like 192.168.1.1 - if you have loss pinging your local router, check with a wired connection direct in to the router...
#Check the CQM Graphs on the A&A Control pages
#Ping the A&A endpoint IP: <SyntaxHighlight> ping 81.187.81.187</SyntaxHighlight>
#ping somewhere on the internet, eg <SyntaxHighlight> ping 8.8.8.8</SyntaxHighlight> or <SyntaxHighlight> ping bbc.co.uk</SyntaxHighlight>
 
Get in touch with us about what you find.
 
 
== I have a slow FTTP connection ==
# Try a different computer/device
# Ensure the router is capable of the speed of the circuit - eg, maybe you have a 1G service but an older router?
# Check/swap the cable between the ONT (The Openreach/CityFibre unit that the fibre connects to) and your router - ensure it's a 8-wire CAT5 or CAT6 cable - not one with 4 wires as these will run at 100M and not 1G.
# Try a power cycle of the Openreach/CityFibre ONT
# Check the CQM Graphs, via the Control Pages, to see if it is slow due to lots of traffic.
# Try a laptop/PC plugged in to the Openreach ONT instead of your router - set up a new network connection of type PPPoE and use your xxx@a login and password to connect, and run a speed test.
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