From: robin_listas@es.invalid   
      
   On 2026-01-19 21:51, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:   
   > On Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:21:39 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> The router is not only an internet router: it also converts VoIP to   
   >> a standard copper pair connection where I connect my house landline.   
   >   
   > In our case, the “ONT” box that terminates the fibre has separate   
   > connections for phone landline versus Internet. The former goes   
   > straight into a handset or handsets, while the latter is a standard   
   > Ethernet connector that goes straight into my store-bought router.   
      
   Yes, but here the ONT has been integrated inside the router.   
      
   >   
   > The router says the Internet connection type is “Dynamic IP”, which I   
   > gather just means regular DHCP. So I could set up a Linux box, with a   
   > suitable accoutrement of Ethernet interfaces, in its stead, to operate   
   > my own homebrew Internet router.   
      
      
   --   
   Cheers, Carlos.   
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