2wire 2700hg - idiots guide please !

[Inactive]

..and Sebby said he has his set to ATM PVC Search - Disabled.

[Rik]

No idea, Gary, but that's what mine defaulted to, and as it worked, and worked well, I didn't argue.

[Rik]

..and Sebby said he has his set to ATM PVC Search - Disabled.

Mine's enabled. I just let it do it's thing...

[Inactive]

It seems to me like everyone's works, whatever they don't do, and mine doesn't, whatever I do, do.

[Gary]

No idea, Gary, but that's what mine defaulted to, and as it worked, and worked well, I didn't argue.

PPPoA is meant to be VC-Mux Rik

Connection type     PPPoA or PPPoATM
Encapsulation    VCMUX as on the IDNet setup page.

[Sebby]

That's right, Killhippie, the settings should be as you've said.

[Inactive]

PPPoA is meant to be VC-Mux Rik

Connection type     PPPoA or PPPoATM
Encapsulation    VCMUX as on the IDNet setup page.

That is where I got my info from Gary, I have a print out of it.

[Gary]

That's right, Killhippie, the settings should be as you've said.

Bridged is for a second router as only one can be the connected to the dsl line directly
Hence Routed VC-MUX for the router, bridged if you were using another in front of it

[Sebby]

That is where I got my info from Gary, I have a print out of it.

It really does sound like yours is faulty. I'd put it back in the box ready to go back to Jersey before it ruins your Christmas. 

[Inactive]

It really does sound like yours is faulty. I'd put it back in the box ready to go back to Jersey before it ruins your Christmas. 

It will never do that Seb, I just don't like being beaten, I will have one more play with it later, taking onboard all of the kind help I have been given, and then put it in it's box ready for Jersey.

[Rik]

PPPoA is meant to be VC-Mux Rik

Connection type     PPPoA or PPPoATM
Encapsulation    VCMUX as on the IDNet setup page.

It's working - I won't knock it.

I've also had a router working in PPPoE before now. I blame my line. 

[Gary]

Go here and it shows you the ATM Encapsulation settings for the HGV 2700 http://bt2700hgv.tripod.com/ir1002700HGV.htm
ATM Encapsulation Routed VC-Mux is correct for our lines unless you are using your router bridged.

[Rik]

The key may lay in "I've observed if you have 'ATM PVC Search' set to 'Enabled', it seems to ignore whatever settings you choose for 'ATM Circuit Identifier' and 'ATM Encapsulation'. "

I suspect it's auto-detecting the correct settings regardless of what it's displaying, Gary.

[Inactive]

Go here and it shows you the ATM Encapsulation settings for the HGV 2700 http://bt2700hgv.tripod.com/ir1002700HGV.htm
ATM Encapsulation Routed VC-Mux is correct for our lines unless you are using your router bridged.

Been there last night Gary, that is where I found the link to the " Scream " article.

[Gary]

Having ATM PVC Search disabled allows you to set the router up properly Rik, also your router should not be bridged unless you are using a second one as far as I know from studying it, I wanted to know what bridged mode was and as I said its if you are using two routers you would bridge the 2700 if it were connected to say a Netgear and the Netgear was connected to the DSL line  but if it works I guess its fine 

[Rik]

My point is, Gary, that having the search on, the default setting, seemed to put the router in auto-detect mode. The fact that it works, with a better sync, noise margin and throughput than the Netgear suggests to me that the settings displayed are not the settings in use. When I next re-boot, I'll do a manual setup and see what happens.

Routers, on the whole, are very good at doing the right thing regardless of what we try.

[Sebby]

I think that possibly the auto-detect doesn't work for everybody, so that might be an issue.

[Rik]

Entirely possible, Sebby.

[Inactive]

I think that possibly the auto-detect doesn't work for everybody, so that might be an issue.

Or anything else in my case Seb.. 

[Gary]

Routers, on the whole, are very good at doing the right thing regardless of what we try.

Indeed Rik that may be, but my point was the consensus of online forums about the 2700 seem to consider it does not configure itself properly with ATM PVS Search:enabled, e:g yours is operating possibly in bridged mode and I don't see it getting that wrong, but who knows, both of ours are working so that's what matters or not working as in Inactives case

[Inactive]

but who knows, both of ours are working so that's all matters isn't it or not as in Inactives case

Grrrr, you edited that before I could get my reply in Gary.. 

[Gary]

Grrrr, you edited that before I could get my reply in Gary.. 

[Wingnutz]

Well I've finally given up and gone back to the ST330 USB. Sync at 3600 instead of 600 - just got to leave it on for the next few days to get my profile back up from 512.

Tried everything suggested in this thread as well as two factory resets of the 2700hg. Guess i've got a dud ! Have asked DigiDave what his returns / replacement / refund policy is and await his response - in the New Year i would guess.

Thanks for everyones help.

Mike

[Lance]

I have heard of DigiDave being referred to as DodgyDave prior to Rik's use of the term in this thread...

[Rik]

Somehow, the name was inevitable. Do you have ATM PVC search on or off?