A 2Wire 2700 HGV BT Business Hub Router Wireless

[Sebby]

You can download it manually, Les, but AFAIK it's a generic firmware (which is good - I believe we are getting there with unbranding the dual SSID version) but it means that content filtering disappears and the wireless power can only go as high as 6.

[Ted]

Who's going to be brave then? 

[Sebby]

Well, someone on The Scream has already flashed it and says it works fine.

If anyone wants to be brave, you can download it here, but be warned, you do so at your own risk.

[kinmel]

Well, someone on The Scream has already flashed it and says it works fine.

Well I have bitten the bullet and flashed a spare from 5.29.107.12 to 5.29.117.2 using this file.

The unit now has a SingTel provisioning and Logos.

It seems to have more features than the BT setup.

I only put it online for a few minutes and then swapped back to my regular router, this one is now working fine, just need to find the 20character management password now to delve into fully.

[Rik]

Has your avatar broken, Alan?

[Sebby]

Interesting, thanks for giving it a go.

[jimconsole]

Rather making a new thread i thought i'd stick my question in here.

I have the same router but 2wire SBC branded,  it works fine viewing webpages etc, but when it comes to using msn messenger it will login fine but after like 1 minute it will sign out and say i'm not connected to the .net messenger service.
My other linksys router with upnp works perfectly though.  I have port forwarded on the sbc router for msn properly but i still get disconnected off msn messenger.

The reason i wanted to change is because at the moment i only have 1 lan port and the sbc has 4 which would be ideal for me.

Any ideas people?

Thanks

[Rik]

Sorry, I don't use MSN, but I'm guessing it's the lack of UPnP support.

[Lance]

I don't think it is, Rik. The other half uses it extensively, and it works fine. I've never needed to port forward or anything either. In fact, the only program I've had to port forward for is utorrent.

[Rik]

Bang goes another theory.

[jimconsole]

Damn 

Dunno whats up with it. I thought fair enough if it hasn't got upnp, but surely it would work when i port forwarded but that isn't so.

[Lance]

Have you tried without forwarding the ports? It might just work anyway, like mine

[Ted]

Hi
Can't help with the SBC firmware but I run a dual ssid version with 5.29.107.19 firmware. My two girls are on MSN for what seems like 24 hours a day never had to make any special settings to the setup.
One of them accesses  MSN with Linux as well, using AMSN or Kopete.
Sounds like something's timing out somewhere? Strange
i'll look around for you as well and see what i can find.

[jimconsole]

Yep when i bought the router i factory reset it and didn't have anything port forwarded, when i came accross the msn problem it was then i decided to try opening ports.

Thanks Ted    much appreciated 

[kinmel]

Has your avatar broken, Alan?

Yes, i have changed it and have picked something too small     Will find a new one

[kinmel]

Well, someone on The Scream has already flashed it and says it works fine.

Sebby can you please point me to that link on The Scream please

thanks

[Ted]

Sebby can you please point me to that link on The Scream please

thanks

Think this is the one you want The Scream

[kinmel]

Thanks Ted

[Ted]

Yep when i bought the router i factory reset it and didn't have anything port forwarded, when i came accross the msn problem it was then i decided to try opening ports.

Thanks Ted    much appreciated 

Had a poke around the net, does look like it may be a firewall issue.
As it works on the Linksys its probably not an OS firewall problem.
Have you tried disabling the firewall in the 2700?
Do you get an error code when you have a disconnect?

[Sebby]

Damn 

Dunno whats up with it. I thought fair enough if it hasn't got upnp, but surely it would work when i port forwarded but that isn't so.

I have a 2Wire with SBC firmware and use MSN (sorry, Windows Live) Messenger occasionally with no issues. Lack of UPnP - or not having ports forwarded - shouldn't make a different for IM purposes. I can't think what it could be.

[Sebby]

Think this is the one you want The Scream

That is indeed the one.

[jimconsole]

Good news! 

Decided to do a factory reset again and tested using msn messenger on the lan and didn't get any disconnections, then when i tried with wifi i got disconnected, so i changed channel and increased the signal strength to 8 and now is all good.

I'm chuffed with this,  im getting over 3mb at off peak using the speedtest which iver never had before. So this SBC router must have something to do with it. Although can't escape the tiscali traffic management at the moment during peak times i'm happy with the outcome which means when i join IDNET i won't have any msn messenger problems.

Thanks to those who helped me out 

[Rik]

Amazing things, the 2700. Glad you've got a result.  

[Sebby]

My dual SSID arrived this morning.

[Rik]

Rushed home to try it?