Orange France FTTH IPv4 & IPv6
Authors: Kev Willers, David Néel
Introduction
This guide is for Orange France FTTP using DHCP to connect (this method currently excludes the users of the PRO package).
The guide deals with just the internet connection. Setting up of TV or Phone is not covered here.
Getting ready to make the connection
Orange requires that the WAN is configured over VLAN 832. So the first step is to set up the VLAN on the intended WAN nic as shown below
and the WAN interface assignment should hence look something like this.
Finally, set the DUID for IPv6 WAN interface
Note
You can use the mac address of the WAN interface (not necessarily the Livebox MAC address) - 00:03:00:01:01:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX where XX is the MAC address
Configuring the WAN Interface
Go to and edit WAN. In order to establish the IPv4 and IPv6 connection, Orange requires that the correct parameters are passed for the DHCP and DHCP6 requests respectively.
Select DHCP and DHCPv6 as the IPv4 and IPv6 configuration types.
On the DHCP request it is a requirement to pass the following:
dhcp-class-identifier “sagem”
user-class “+FSVDSL_livebox.Internet.softathome.Livebox6”
option-90 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:66:74:69:2f:65:77:74:FF:AB:XX:XX (hex conversion of the userid supplied by Orange which looks like fti/xxxxxxx)
dhcp-client-identifier 01:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX (you MUST use the same MAC address for the XX:XX as the one use for the DUID above)
Note
You can use this tool to generate the option-90 chain : https://jsfiddle.net/kgersen/3mnsc6wy/
Enable advanced mode and enter these parameters in Send Options, one per line.
Note
It is necessary to specify the following ‘Request Options’
subnet-mask
broadcast-address
dhcp-lease-time
dhcp-renewal-time
dhcp-rebinding-time
domain-search
routers
domain-name-servers
option-90
domain-name
option-120
option-125
Enter these parameters in Request Options, one per line.
Orange require that the DHCP and DHCP6 requests are made with a VLAN-PCP of 6. This can be done via ‘Use VLAN priority’ interface settings. Make sure to set this for both DHCP and DHCP6 at the same time.
On the DHCP6 request we need to use raw options
Select Request prefix only and set Prefix delegation size to 56.
Set Use VLAN priority to Internetwork Control (6).
then add the following options in the ‘Send Options’ field
raw-option 6 00:0b:00:11:00:17:00:18
raw-option 15 00:2b:46:53:56:44:53:4c:5f:6c:69:76:65:62:6f:78:2e:49:6e:74:65:72:6e:65:74:2e:73:6f:66:74:61:74:68:6f:6d:65:2e:4c:69:76:65:62:6f:78:36
raw-option 16 00:00:04:0e:00:05:73:61:67:65:6d
raw-option 11 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00:66:74:69:2f:65:77:74:FF:AB:XX:XX (hex conversion of the userid supplied by Orange which looks like fti/xxxxxxx)
Note
Use the exact same chain for IPv6 raw-option 11 and IPv4 option-90
Finally, set Optional prefix IAID to 0. Prefix delegation and the matching prefix-interface statement are
generated from this value, Prefix delegation size, and the tracked LAN interface.
Click ‘Save’ and then ‘Apply’.
Update IPv6 Gateway
Select and edit IPv6 gateway to add ‘fe80::ba0:bab’ as IP address
LAN Interface
Go to , edit LAN and set IPv4 to “Static IPv4” and IPv6 Configuration Type to “Track Interface (legacy)”.
Finally, choose WAN as the Parent interface, set Assign prefix ID to 0x0 and set the IPv4 address to your chosen address.
Select Manual configuration.
Click ‘Save’ and then ‘Apply’.
Select On the Lan interface and set as below (use any IPv6 DNS)
Click ‘Save’
It is advisable at this point to reboot the system.
Troubleshooting
getting the option-90 chain from the Livebox
Rarely, the authentication option from the generator doesn’t work, you can instead use the one from the Livebox
Plug the WAN interface of the Livebox in your network (green port) Use Wireshark on any other computer in the network and look for DHCP Discover packets
decode DHCP packets
In this packet, look for Option: (90) Authentication
You can copy paste the full option without the first 2 bytes (5a 46) in your WAN configuration