ISP PlusNet Launch Faster Hub Zero 2704n Broadband Router

[#1]

What router were you using before?

[#2]

from memory the TG582  (A plusnet router)
I still have it and reconnect it from time to to time so I can get the port forwarding functionality, but then I lose my BT SPorts while the router is swapped.

[#3]

Hi
Just joined the group and plusnet, without going back thru the 19 pages of answers on this thread , How did you get it in expert mode,
I've got ip-cams on fixed ip addresses on the are not on the 192.168.1.x subnet.
So urgently need to change the LAN subnet so I can use the cameras, other wise its get the ladder out and pess the reset button on each of the cameras to get the same
subnet, then I lose all the settings.
The sagemcom handbook on this modem shows extensive menus, Pnet seem to think all there users user windows so cant think for themselves
TIA Richard
OS LM17.2

[#4]

Hi Richard,
Welcome to the forum. I will reply to your other thread. You will have the mods after you for Cross-Posting otherwise, see Forum Rules 

[#5]

I know, I did find this section until later
sorry Mods

[#6]

Don't worry, they'll let you off on your first offence
@duncanbbd
Brian, have a read of this and subsequent posts.
If you want a firmware upgrade for it see this one

[#7]

Hiya
I've got port forwarding problems as well.
Can anyone recommend a good ADSL2 router that wont break the bank.
If I've had this amount of problems within the first month , who knows what next 17 will be like, I getting very tempted to go down the cancellation process
and argue breach of contract.
I guess its back on the phone, need to have two DECT phones for PN, one to use for the first hour of waiting , and the other to use when the battery flattens on the first.
Richard

[#8]

Anotherone
thanks for the links
I'll check these out and see how I get on,  reverted to old router at moment as too many other things to do ! ;o)
cheers

[#9]

Hi
I've solved my problems, went out and bought a TP Link TD-w8968 router, all the ipcams now sending mail and port forwarding working
therefore the new 2704N router is a pile of pooooooooooooooooooooooo
its not RFC compliant
Richard

[#10]

I also had the problem with port forwarding changing the forwarded MAC address when the host was listed as 'Unknown'.
The solution for me was to configure a DHCP host name in my client computers so the computer name was no longer unknown.
(Sorry I do not know where this setting is in Windows I am a  Linux user.)
Where my hosts required a static IP address I configured them for DHCP and configured the 2704n to always serve the same IP address using the expert LAN settings at
http://192.168.1.254/expert_user.html

[#11]

For a small number of computers, it's worth setting all the

/etc/hosts

files to be identical.
You can refer to other PC's by name then.