Virgin Super Hub

[raymont]

A wireless access point is effectively a router. It can serve DHCP of it's own accord or it can pass it through etc. I have my wireless access point connected to my Virgin super hub and it's working perfectly. I have the wireless switched off on the super hub but still have wireless through the AP. The AP is connected to the router with a CAT5 cable. How could connecting any other router be any different? Providing the other router has an uplink port on it, I can't see any reason it wouldn't work. My superhub hasn't had a FW update, it is as supplied by Virgin 2 months ago.

I'm not a networking expert by any means and only know enough to manage my home setups, but it just doesn't make sense to me what you're saying.

Regards,

The firmware discussed will, as I understand it, enable the 'superhub' to operate purely as a modem, completely eliminating the router functionality..


According to Virgin when I asked, many months ago, about your solution they said there were circumstances in which it would not work. I vaguely remember being told that, e.g., PS3s used for online gaming would not work due to NAT issues.

 

[Tan]

If you want speed dont use wireless plug in a cable

Wireless protocols are not full duplex. If speed is a concern, lay some cables - there is no substitute.

That is what one would always think..however my PC connected via Cat 5 is only registering speeds of 5Mb....very strange.

 

[Sp!ke]

That is what one would always think..however my PC connected via Cat 5 is only registering speeds of 5Mb....very strange.

is the speed and duplex setting on the ethernet port matching that of the router? I suspect it isnt hence your problem.

 

[npuk]

My laptop gets close enough to the full 50MB via wireless.

 

[npuk]

New R30 firmware will be rolled out from 6pm tonight. Powerhub off and back on after 6pm to force a firmware update. R30 includes modem only mode.

 

[Rob77]

That is what one would always think..however my PC connected via Cat 5 is only registering speeds of 5Mb....very strange.

I got BT broadband and was promised 18Mb. Cabled everything up and it tested around 3Mb at the PC.

I complained and they sent out a tech. He ran a check on my main socket and decided it was introducing multiple errors so he replaced it. Speed went up a little but I then found my alarm dialer, which is on the line, was also introducing errors so had to replace another socket with one including a filter.

After all that, I now get around 21Mb at the PC.

 

[Welfoc]

I have the Virgin 50Mb connection which I use wirelessly throughout the house, have tested numerous times for speed and to date have not had any problems.

When I was with BT I had nothing but problems and tried a variety of routers and boosters with very limited success.