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7800N Sky FTTC test firmware now working (UPDATED 16/5)

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 10:06 am
by admin
Hi all!

Just want to update you all on the Sky fibre status on 7800N. We are expecting a test firmware sometime this week so please stay tuned!


Updated 16/5/2012

We have released a test firmware with DHCP option 61 on EWAN interface for Sky FTTC and we have already got confirmation from several users that it is working. Thanks for the speedy response!

Please update if you find any problems. I will update this thread again later.

Re: Regarding 7800N for Sky Fibe test firmware

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 11:49 am
by Bitbrit
Staying tuned with all ears (well, eyes) open! Thank you & the team for working to get this out so quickly - I cannot wait!

Re: Regarding 7800N for Sky Fibe test firmware

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:36 pm
by johnsonp
Fantastic news - great job guys

Re: Regarding 7800N for Sky Fibe test firmware

Posted: Thu May 10, 2012 2:59 pm
by tadams84
Great news, can't wait to get rid of the Sky router!

Thanks

Re: Regarding 7800N for Sky Fibe test firmware

Posted: Sat May 12, 2012 9:55 pm
by dersam
Me too, the fact that media sharing (using WHS11) doesn't work between wired and wireless when you connect the openreach modem is well shoddy. Slight layer 2 switching/port isolation issues seems the most likely cause.

Will def buy a Billion router if you can crack this!

Re: Regarding 7800N for Sky Fibe test firmware

Posted: Tue May 15, 2012 11:02 am
by admin
The EWAN DHCP option 61 test firmware got delayed slightly. Latest update from engineer today is ETA this Friday 18th May.

Re: Regarding 7800N for Sky Fibe test firmware

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 12:15 pm
by admin
Need some help with Sky FTTC.

Can anyone with Sky FTTC confirm what protocol the Sky router is using to dial into the BT Openreach modem? I need to get engineers to add the DHCP option 61 for the right protocol. A screen shot will be useful if possible.

Anyway, I have a test firmware (Note it is for testing only) already with DHCP option 61 for EWAN under protocol "Obtain IP address automatically" so please give it a test and let us know if it works or not.

We have added the client ID under EWAN obtain IP address automatically for testing. So the same format as previous DHCP option 61 format. You will need to extract your username and password from your Sky router and then enter it in the "Client ID" section under EWAN.

e.g.

Client ID: your username|password

Let us know how you get on.


Thanks!

Admin

Re: Regarding 7800N for Sky Fibe test firmware (UPDATED 16/5

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 2:37 pm
by tadams84
So far it's been working for the past hour, connected as soon as it rebooted with the username and password.

Thanks to all the Billion team involved for sorting this out! Much appreciated

Re: Regarding 7800N for Sky Fibe test firmware (UPDATED 16/5

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 2:50 pm
by Bitbrit
Posting this from my 7800N working on Sky Fibre! Seems to be going very smoothly and so much faster!

Re: Regarding 7800N for Sky Fibe test firmware (UPDATED 16/5

Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 3:26 pm
by billion_fan
tadams84 wrote:So far it's been working for the past hour, connected as soon as it rebooted with the username and password.

Thanks to all the Billion team involved for sorting this out! Much appreciated
Bitbrit wrote:Posting this from my 7800N working on Sky Fibre! Seems to be going very smoothly and so much faster!
Thats great news, if you get any issues in the future please post your issues here. :D