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zekeisaszekedoes · 14-01-2011, 00:26

Upgraded to the 20Mb package from the 10Mb, got the Super Hub.

It's a bad bit of kit. Considering it's meant for the power users you'd think it'd be better than this but it seems to fail. It actually made me appreciate just how powerful and reliable DD-WRT is.

I could go into detail, but for whatever reason it drops the wireless all the time. Because I need a lot of the extended features DD-WRT offers it's not even the main router any more (my WRT54GS is still good enough to handle it, using the original old Ambit 250 blue NTL badged modem) but it still manages to drop the connection intermittently even with the Virgin badged USB dongle. Several different devices do the same.

Sure I've messed with the firewall and flood options (currently only Ipsec PassThrough, PPTP PassThrough, Multicast, Port Scan Detection are enabled) but it doesn't seem to help. Sooner or later the wireless N drops and a power cycle is required.

I'd really prefer a seperate modem so I could put DD-WRT on a wireless N capable main router. Those HAVE to be the first in line for various reasons, not least of which is the WOL daemon which allows me to access data on various computers when away from home.

So yes, not that impressed. This is before I even get into the fact it resets after every single Static DHCP entry (you can't do several at a time and then reboot) the short login timeout which cannot be changed or the clunky "easy" frontend and Virgin badging with those lovely aliased images.

What I'm saying is, I consider it a punch in the face to the very people who would find it useful - i.e. those wanting the ultra high speed connection (I'm considering the move to 50Mb and maybe 100Mb when available in my area) to serve several different devices streaming on a bigger network. I have three SOHO routers on my network and it's by far the weakest.

It's a shame because other than this shoddy CPE the cable service has been brilliant, and with my own setup still is. I can't believe the massive performance drops I got when the Super Hub was first in line. I suppose I was just lucky that the MAC for the old blue NTL modem is still registered to my account so I was able to drop it straight back in, watching the immediate improvement using a BT client.

14-01-2011, 00:26	#414
zekeisaszekedoes Permanently Banned Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Hampshire, UK Age: 42 Services: 30Mb Broadband (XL), 2TB TiVo (M+), Samsung Galaxy Ace (M), POTS Landline (M). Posts: 823	Re: Virgin to give new Superhub out. Upgraded to the 20Mb package from the 10Mb, got the Super Hub. It's a bad bit of kit. Considering it's meant for the power users you'd think it'd be better than this but it seems to fail. It actually made me appreciate just how powerful and reliable DD-WRT is. I could go into detail, but for whatever reason it drops the wireless all the time. Because I need a lot of the extended features DD-WRT offers it's not even the main router any more (my WRT54GS is still good enough to handle it, using the original old Ambit 250 blue NTL badged modem) but it still manages to drop the connection intermittently even with the Virgin badged USB dongle. Several different devices do the same. Sure I've messed with the firewall and flood options (currently only Ipsec PassThrough, PPTP PassThrough, Multicast, Port Scan Detection are enabled) but it doesn't seem to help. Sooner or later the wireless N drops and a power cycle is required. I'd really prefer a seperate modem so I could put DD-WRT on a wireless N capable main router. Those HAVE to be the first in line for various reasons, not least of which is the WOL daemon which allows me to access data on various computers when away from home. So yes, not that impressed. This is before I even get into the fact it resets after every single Static DHCP entry (you can't do several at a time and then reboot) the short login timeout which cannot be changed or the clunky "easy" frontend and Virgin badging with those lovely aliased images. What I'm saying is, I consider it a punch in the face to the very people who would find it useful - i.e. those wanting the ultra high speed connection (I'm considering the move to 50Mb and maybe 100Mb when available in my area) to serve several different devices streaming on a bigger network. I have three SOHO routers on my network and it's by far the weakest. It's a shame because other than this shoddy CPE the cable service has been brilliant, and with my own setup still is. I can't believe the massive performance drops I got when the Super Hub was first in line. I suppose I was just lucky that the MAC for the old blue NTL modem is still registered to my account so I was able to drop it straight back in, watching the immediate improvement using a BT client.