Superhub : SuperHub as an Access Point

[deed02392]

Originally Posted by AndyCalling

My second hub, when connected to VM cable, will connect to the walled garden type of thing where you can activate it, but I don't want to do that. It gets notified of an update to the firmware but upon downloading it finds it to be incompatible according to the log. Shame, because it is firmware R19 instead of R20 like my main router. Seems like it'll be stuck this way for ever so no chance of it getting wireless improvements or fixes.

I'd hazard a guess as to say when it attempts to download the latest firmware at the address coded in its firmware, it finds itself redirected to the activation page and actually ends up download an htm file or similar (hence it states it is an incompatible download). I'd suggest configuring and connecting it directly to the coax to see if you can.. coax it into getting an internet connection and getting the latest firmware bin.

Or maybe you can tftp it new firmware releases? I wouldn't know, looking forward to getting one in the next week or so, though.

[AndyCalling]

Woah, thread from the dead... An answer after all this time! ~

Actually, I did connect it directly to the cable coax connection. That's what got me to the walled garden thingie with it.

I doubt TFTP would work as VM are likely to have it very locked down so as to avoid hacking. Still, perhaps R19 wasn't so locked down, didn't I read something about being able to hack in and turn on modem mode in R20?

Whatever, unless I could get hold of the R30 firmware as a download I have nothing to try with. And I can't

If anyone knows how to download the R30 firmware as a file to try to TFTP to my second Superhub, do tell.

Otherwise it's stuck with firmware R19 which has God awful wifi on it. Way worse than any other release (and I've tried them all except the betas). It is basically unusable as a wireless unit as it is.

[Ignitionnet]

Activate the thing, then it'll download the firmware just fine.

The firmware downloads for the Superhub are specified in the production configuration files, that device is getting a pre-registration configuration file so no upgrade.

You absolutely cannot TFTP firmware to it. It will only accept firmware via its cable port.

[AndyCalling]

That is the other option. Thing is, my current Superhub works fine (except for the reduced number of 5Ghz channels since R30). To swap, and activate my second Superhub, is to risk problems. I won't bother with that, it's not worth it. So I've added a Netgear WNR1000v3 as an access point to cover 2.4Ghz. It works great at 72meg. It's cheap and it'll do 150meg on 2 channels, but that's not fair to the neigbours. To get higher than 72meg on 1 channel you need 2 or more spatial streams, and that won't be likely on battery powered kit you might connect over 2.4Ghz. Any mains kit Is likely to be 56meg max or a computer that can take a 5Ghz dongle, so the WNR1000 is all that's needed for an Uberhub setup. It also matches the Superhub in user interface and physical casing style, so it appears ideal.

[horseman]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Please do not use asterisks to avoid the swear filter - re-occurrence may incur infractions.....

Does the same apply to any other ………."???????????" punctuation marks….

"Quodcunque ostendis mihi sic, incredulus odi."

Originally Posted by horseman

Does the same apply to any other ………."???????????" punctuation marks….

"Quodcunque ostendis mihi sic, incredulus odi."

I refer you to the Site Acceptable Use Policy - specifically post #3

Originally Posted by Cable Forum Team

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[AndyCalling]

Yep, as I stated:

Originally Posted by AndyCalling

I recommend you only use words acceptable before the watershed. This isn't so bad as 'feck' was judged OK for such when Father Ted was on telly, so that has state approval as suitable for children, as has the word 'arse' which was also used in Father Ted and authorised. Also, the standard middle-class approach of adjusted phrases such as 'darn', 'flip', 'ruddy hell' and 'stupid beggars' should be OK.

There should be enough to get the message across within such socially acceptable strictures.

There's fecking plenty of child-safe ways of pointing out what a load of pants you believe anything is without resorting to being an arse and trying to get around the mother-flipping swear filter. So you can stick your bad language so far up your jumper you'll need a tailor to get it out again! We don't need it here. ~

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