7800DXL and HomeHub5

[Frank873]

I have recently had BT Infinity installed. I am trying to use the HH5 as close to a modem as possible and would like to use the 7800DXL for everything else. I have seen, and followed, the various other posts on how to do this on this forum but I just cannot get it to work; devices connected to the 7800DXL do not see the internet. [Ideally I'd like the DHCP service from the 7800DXL but that is not essential as long as I can get it working.] Are there any firewall or port forwarding settings that need adjusting on the HH5?

[billion_fan]

I have recently had BT Infinity installed. I am trying to use the HH5 as close to a modem as possible and would like to use the 7800DXL for everything else. I have seen, and followed, the various other posts on how to do this on this forum but I just cannot get it to work; devices connected to the 7800DXL do not see the internet. [Ideally I'd like the DHCP service from the 7800DXL but that is not essential as long as I can get it working.] Are there any firewall or port forwarding settings that need adjusting on the HH5?

First you need to ensure your 7800DXL is set to a different IP address and range eg set the Billion to 192.168.2.254.

Once done, setup a Ethernet WAN connection, Type = 'IP Over Ethernet' once done, connect your HH5 to the EWAN port on the 7800DXL.

Then check the 'Status >> WAN ' page of the 7800DXL and ensure it has obtained a IP address from your HH5.

Note this IP down, login to your HH5 and put this IP address into DMZ, that should be it, 7800DXL should have the DHCP server enabled.

[Frank873]

Thanks. My error was that I was not using a different address range on the 7800DXL. It's now working fine.

I have read about an 8900 model to be released later this year. Is there any information you have on that please? I was considering the 8800axl as the HomeHub keeps dropping the connection a few times a day but if there is a newer model I might wait depending on the time to market. Thanks again.

[billion_fan]

Thanks. My error was that I was not using a different address range on the 7800DXL. It's now working fine.

I have read about an 8900 model to be released later this year. Is there any information you have on that please? I was considering the 8800axl as the HomeHub keeps dropping the connection a few times a day but if there is a newer model I might wait depending on the time to market. Thanks again.

Well we have the non wireless 8900x sample at the moment, but no news on the 8900 wireless version yet.