IDNet customer reports 2700HGV updated to BT V6 firmware

[Simon]

Yes, that's it, Les.  Sorry for the inaccuracy, I was sending from my phone, and couldn't recall the exact name.

[LesD]

Yes, that's it, Les.  Sorry for the inaccuracy, I was sending from my phone, and couldn't recall the exact name.

That's OK  I guessed it must be. That's one, having followed Alan's set-up instructions that I have always left un-ticked.

[Ann]

Oh great.. I thought the poisoning would work too.  Oh no..

[Rik]

Don't worry too much yet, Ann. OTOH, if I disappear from the forum, you know what happened.

[Simon]

The pasties will have arrived? 

[Rik]

Or that...

[Simon]

[Sebby]

[David]

Hi guys will this mean a new router ?

[Simon]

Depends if and when it happens to you, and whether anyone's found a way round it by then, David.  I'm just keeping my fingers crossed. 

[David]

Im bidding on a new router...................but would you believe Ebay is down 

[Simon]

I can get it on my phone with O2. 

[kinmel]

Depends if and when it happens to you, and whether anyone's found a way round it by then, David.  I'm just keeping my fingers crossed. 

After updating to V6 your router keeps it's old PPP settings and you will remain connected as before.



With a new router, or one that was not already set up to connect to IDNet, the following has been found to work.........


Set up a desktop or shortcut link to 192.168.1.254 and  make a note of the default WEP code off the side of the hub.

Go to Settings > diagnostics > Resets Click "Reset to Factory Default State" (or use the reset on the back of the router).

When the power light on the router goes red then close the browser.

When the router has rebooted click on the previously created shortcut link to 192.168.1.254 so the browser connects to the hub without trying to connect to the internet.

The default system password for brand new hubs is the serial number of the hub.  The serial number can be found on the label attached to the underside of the hub.

If you need to change the system password, go to Settings > System Info > Password, click on "I've forgotten the password" and then "I've still forgotten the password", use the default WEP code as instructed to reset the password to one of your choice.

Then open a new tab so the browser tries to connect to the internet, this will start the connection wizard, apply your ISP user name and password plus the newly reset hub password as required then click Save. You will then get a page that says Re-attempting, with scrolling red dots across the screen. At this point immediately open another tab (Note: This avoids an error message appearing) which will say Resolution Successful. The previous tab that was saying Re-attempting will also change to say Resolution Successful. You can close both these tabs and check the link settings in Setting > Broadband > Link Configuration.

You will need to close the browser completely before accessing the internet.

Acknowledgement: This method was discovered by "Simon", a Plusnet user and is posted in Tripod's article

[Rik]

Thanks for that, Alan.

[David]

  And from me too Alan..Im in a rush but thanks

[Steve]

I have always wondered why they invented tabbed browsing.

[LesD]

Alan's find from Plusnet's Simon needs putting with the Setup Guides on the Sticky at the top of this Child board with a bit of an intro. to expain it is for use with the V6 version of the BT firmware.

from me too Alan    although I hope I don't ever have recourse to need this info.

[kinmel]

These things never seem to take long to crack; the number of people trying to break through must far outweigh the number working for BT who are trying to prevent us using it. 

and once it is cracked the word spreads across the net like wildfire, the workround is now also on a Bolivian forum that takes an interest in all things 2700HGV, no doubt the Australian and Canadians have it too.

One thing in our favour is that they are so cheap that it doesn't matter if a few get broken while sorting out how it works

[David]

  Fancy a job at the treasury Alan ?

[Simon]

    Alan!

[Steve]

Right Quandam off you go!

[trophymick]

Nice one Alan I was considering dusting my old Dynamode off Looks like I don't need to

[Ann]

And thanks from me too.  I knew someone eventually would come to the rescue. 

[quandam]

Right Quandam off you go!

Still lying down in a darkened room at the moment Will give it a go soon.

[Rik]

 

Know that feeling.