vm super hub

[jet]

From vm support:
"Just a brief update with some positive news, from what we can see from the beta feedback and our own testing R30 is looking very positive with no show stopping bugs. So we're currently planning to release the R30 firmware generally next week, we'll make the final decision on Monday the 12th and announce it here."

[G77]

no flaws with mine yet. havn't got round to the modem mode yet either.

i've had some traffic, both internally and externally and its not crashed once

[jet]

From vm support:

"I'm happy to announce that we'll be releasing the R30 firmware for the Virgin Media Super Hub later today. Once it's available (approximately 6pm) you'll be able to update your Super Hub by simply turning it off at the socket for 60 seconds then back on again. Remember it may take a while for your Super Hub to download the new firmware and come back online.

Our R30 firmware includes the following changes:

Adds the Modem Mode feature.
Incorporates fixes for lock-ups (where the Super Hub appears unresponsive to traffic and the admin pages are unavailable) and reloads (where the Super Hub would reload for no apparent reason) while under heavy load in 2.4 and 5 GHz wireless modes. These symptoms were caused by a memory leak in the 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless driver. As part of these fixes we've changed the number of channels available under 5GHz to 4.

Note: 5GHz performance can vary as although it handles interference from other wireless routers better than 2.4GHz it's ability to penetrate walls, doors etc is less. We also recommend you site your Super Hub away from central heating radiators, foil backed wall board and plasma screen TVs if you're using wireless, as these items have been known to cause issues leading to poor wireless performance. "

[G77]

is someone going to try the modem mode?

[jet]

Yeah, it works fine, just select it then it will force modem reboot.
Think you need ethernet cable in the one nearest DC jack to work.
If you change nic mac you will have to reboot SH manually then you get assigned new ip address.
In modem mode use 192.168.100.1 to get settings.

[G77]

i've put up with the superhub long enough now.

modem mode for me tomorrow.

[lincsat]

I tried switching to modem mode, but it didn't help. My problem is an over-utilized UBR, even though the support forum claims it does not meet the criteria to do anything about it - 100M service downloading at less than 1M at peak times.

I had previously been on 30M with the peak time slowdowns and thought I'd try 100M to see if I got a bigger slice of the cake, that didn't work

I have 2 Internet connections here, when I wanted to watch streaming video, I had to use my 7M ADSL connection as the 100M wasn't fast/stable enough. I have now upgraded the ADSL to Fibre and it's a solid 38M down even at peak times - best thing I ever did.