VM Router : Hub 5 at no extra cost

[david_w2k]

Originally Posted by sinbad

Nope it was a hub 3. Sending it back as I already have a Hub4

Thanks for testing it! Worth a try

[flummox]

After a week or so to settle in (and a few restarts) its now settled down to this, which to be honest is better than the previous Hub 3 (and a few ms better latency).

[saabmania2]

Should be getting my Hub5 on Tuesday to try, not sure if I want it now after reading this thread from start to finish

[alanbjames]

I'm quite happy with the Hub 4 i have for my Gig1.

It does the job, I'm happy with the speed i usually get which is between 940 - 950mb down and 59.5 - 59.8 up.

[General Maximus]

same for me

[jobbie8]

I'm due my Hub 5 delivery this week. I use Hub 3 in modem mode for my Nest wifi mesh. So I'm planning to do the same with Hub 5 or should I use wifi from Hub 5, not heard much about wifi?

[General Maximus]

Originally Posted by jobbie8

should I use wifi from Hub 5

[adduxi]

Have a read on the VM forum about the Hub 5. Lots of people are reverting back to their old Hubs. Too many bugs in the Firmware at the moment for Router users, but it seems to be okay in Modem mode.

[Huxie]

Originally Posted by adduxi

Have a read on the VM forum about the Hub 5. Lots of people are reverting back to their old Hubs. Too many bugs in the Firmware at the moment for Router users, but it seems to be okay in Modem mode.

Not sure reverting back is now an option. I’ve just been offered a free upgrade to the Hub 5 and the e-mail states:

“ Your existing Hub must be returned as per the instructions included with your new Hub 5 and will be automatically deactivated six days after the agreed install date for your new Hub.”

[Coffeeguy]

I hear you guys like graphs. Here's mine while in modem mode on the SH3, day of switchover then the a full day on the Hub 5. A little spikey and glad to see the back of the puma chipset

[SnoopZ]

Originally Posted by Coffeeguy

I hear you guys like graphs. Here's mine while in modem mode on the SH3, day of switchover then the a full day on the Hub 5. A little spikey and glad to see the back of the puma chipset

You're glad to see the back of the Puma chipset? But your Hub 5 graphs look worse.

Do you notice any improvement in gaming, web browsing and downloading, streaming compared to the Hub 3?

[ileikcaek]

I took the offer of a Hub 5 which arrived the other day and so far it's not been particularly brilliant on the stability side of things.

I was on a Hub 3 previously, as notorious as it is, it was stable (in modem mode) for years.

I opted to use the Hub 5 in router mode due to my existing RT-AC56U being far too old and long unsupported now. The Hub 5 has much improved wifi coverage and wifi speeds compared to the Hub 3 in my experience so far.

Unfortunately I am getting multiple disconnections every day, the internet goes away on wired and wireless devices for 30 - 60 seconds before coming back, the Hub 3 had no such issues. I notice that there have been some others with this particular issue with the Hub 5.

Here are recent log entries, the MDD Timeout coincides with the disconnections.

27-01-2022 11:14:09 notice CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 4; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
27-01-2022 11:13:04 notice CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 1; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
27-01-2022 11:13:00 warning MDD message timeout;CM-MAC=*CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
27-01-2022 08:42:56 notice CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 4; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
27-01-2022 08:42:02 notice CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 1; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
27-01-2022 08:41:32 warning MDD message timeout;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
27-01-2022 04:02:51 notice CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 4; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
27-01-2022 04:01:53 notice CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 1; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
27-01-2022 04:01:29 warning MDD message timeout;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
27-01-2022 00:33:07 notice CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 4; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
27-01-2022 00:32:10 notice CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 1; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
27-01-2022 00:32:06 warning MDD message timeout;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=8;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
26-01-2022 18:47:17 notice CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 4; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
26-01-2022 18:46:13 notice CM-STATUS message sent. Event Type Code: 1; Chan ID: 159; DSID: N/A; MAC Addr: N/A; OFDM/OFDMA Profile ID: N/A.;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;
26-01-2022 18:46:04 warning MDD message timeout;CM-MAC=*;CMTS-MAC=*;CM-QOS=1.1;CM-VER=3.1;

[General Maximus]

What are the power levels like? Something is causing the disconnects?

[ileikcaek]

Item Status Comments
Acquired Downstream Channel(Hz) 330000000 Locked
Ranged Upstream Channel(Hz) 60300000 Ranged
Provisioning State Online Operational

Channel Frequency (Hz) Power (dBmV) SNR (dB) Modulation Channel ID
1 330000000 1.5 40 QAM 256 25
2 138000000 0.8 39 QAM 256 1
3 146000000 -1.1 39 QAM 256 2
4 154000000 -1.1 40 QAM 256 3
5 162000000 0.9 40 QAM 256 4
6 170000000 0.7 40 QAM 256 5
7 178000000 0.4 40 QAM 256 6
8 186000000 0.2 40 QAM 256 7
9 194000000 0.1 40 QAM 256 8
10 202000000 0 40 QAM 256 9
11 210000000 0.1 40 QAM 256 10
12 218000000 0.3 40 QAM 256 11
13 226000000 0.4 40 QAM 256 12
14 234000000 0.5 40 QAM 256 13
15 242000000 0.6 40 QAM 256 14
16 250000000 0.5 40 QAM 256 15
17 258000000 0.3 40 QAM 256 16
18 266000000 0.1 40 QAM 256 17
19 274000000 0.2 40 QAM 256 18
20 282000000 0.6 40 QAM 256 19
21 290000000 0.9 40 QAM 256 20
22 298000000 1.1 40 QAM 256 21
23 306000000 1.3 40 QAM 256 22
24 314000000 1.4 40 QAM 256 23
25 322000000 1.5 40 QAM 256 24
26 338000000 1.6 40 QAM 256 26
27 346000000 1.7 41 QAM 256 27
28 354000000 1.7 41 QAM 256 28
29 362000000 1.7 41 QAM 256 29
30 370000000 1.6 41 QAM 256 30
31 378000000 1.6 41 QAM 256 31

Channel Frequency (Hz) Power (dBmV) Symbol Rate (ksps) Modulation Channel ID
1 60300000 42.3 5120 QAM 64 1
2 53700000 41.8 5120 QAM 64 2
3 46200000 41.8 5120 QAM 64 3
4 39400000 41.3 5120 QAM 64 4

Note this is with a 10dB FPA they fitted, without this the DS power levels are around 10 - 11.

[General Maximus]

they are mint. Any post-rs errors?