Plusnet Hub 2 new firmware forcing https

[#1]

Thanks but this is not the reason. I have a local PC that I can connect to via VNC and can then try using the PCs Web Browser's via the local Desktop (Chrome, Firefox and Edge). Therefore, the HTTPS connection is directly between the PC and the Hub 2 and even with a local connection the HTTPS session just hangs. It's definitely a fault with the Hub 2 router.

[#2]

OK - I’m no network guru, so I could be wrong, but I will wait and see what someone with more specific knowledge says, although as the initial request is not made on your local network...

[#3]

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@tcoombs2101 wrote:

Thanks but this is not the reason. I have a local PC that I can connect to via VNC and can then try using the PCs Web Browser's via the local Desktop (Chrome, Firefox and Edge). Therefore, the HTTPS connection is directly between the PC and the Hub 2 and even with a local connection the HTTPS session just hangs. It's definitely a fault with the Hub 2 router.

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Have you had a chance to try accessing the GUI locally on the PC, rather than via the VNC?  Does the issue still persist when trying locally?

[#4]

It’s not possible to try locally as I away for a few weeks. But I can reassure you that all other servers that are connected using HTTPS work fine via my VPN, or from my home PC via VNC. I’ve even tried wget this morning and the HTTPS sessions just hang. The hub 2 is definitely at fault.

[#5]

Which VNC do you use?

[#6]

I use RealVNC.

[#7]

Is is possibly to disable the need to log in with the Admin password every time I want to see what devices are connected.

I really liked being able to see the connected devices on my Plusnet Hub1. The Plusnet Hub2 was almost as good.

I have a Raspberry Pi2 running "busybox httpd" so act as a local web server for notes and information.

I used to need look at the device map to find the IP address, but now I can use the hostname in http://RapsberryPi6 and it would find RaspberryPi6 if I had one called that!

Doug 

[#8]

@doug1 The simple answer is 'no' .

[#9]

Would be be possible, to explain the need to use the admin password.

I thought it was a security breach where I had a malware that was phishing for my admin password.

All my devices are getting the same and my hub was updateed on the 2026-06-17.

It would be nice if it was possible to not need the admin password. 

At the moment, I am locked out of access inthe hub!

[#10]

The need for the password is because whereas the log in to the Hub was previously over HTTP, it is now over HTTPS, which introduces an extra level of security.

Why are you locked out of access?

[#11]

A work around using hpppts://192.168.1.254 is https://hub or https://bthomehub.

It worked just now.

[#12]

Hi John,

When I followed the re-direct links after typing http://192.168.1.254 it just sits there timing out.

so i tried to guess a  hostname 

http://hub and https://btomehub work, but https://plusnethub does not.

I tired pinging as well.

C:\Users\dough>ping hub

Pinging hub.home [192.168.1.254] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.1.254: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=64

...

So now I can log in .

By the way, It warns me that the certificate is not valid 

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The certificate for this site is not valid.

Because this connection is not secure, information (such as passwords or credit cards) will not be securely sent to this site and may be intercepted or seen by others.

We suggest you don't enter personal information into this site or avoid using this site.​

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clicking on the padlock and the little certificate I get:-

Common Name (CN)

bthomehub.home

Organisation (O)

British Telecommunications plc

Organisational Unit (OU)

<Not Part Of Certificate>

Common Name (CN)

BT Hub CA

Organisation (O)

British Telecommunications plc

Organisational Unit (OU)

<Not Part Of Certificate>

Issued On

Thursday, 18 January 2024 at 15:05:55

Expires on

Sunday, 15 January 2034 at 15:05:55

Certificate

b5970f724a3debe03613a05f68e19c79994432546a196cb0b2af024b73c37fa9

Public Key

b31af5c31bf53405cbda617dd1aecddaec990a880a25f2091a1a66f8bb2b7733

[#13]

@doug1 Are you using a BT rather than PN Hub?