7800N Sky FTTC test firmware now working (UPDATED 16/5)

[billion_fan]

Ah I see, how do you login to the modem?

Thanks for the reply.

My router is still working perfectly so far, no problems!

Best bet is to google it.

[fatboydel666]

I know very little about routers so any help would be appreciated. I have just had installed a new SKY router and the wireless is awful. I had planned to use my 7800N but then found out they don't let you have the login & password. I have SKY Fibre to the cabinet, not to the house and a BT Openreach Router.

I used the program to generate the login & password but am not sure which settings to enter. The MAC address is obvious but I only have PIN and Password on my router, which one do I use? The Password in Letters the PIN is number. Bother seem to generate results when I used them. Which one is correct?

So then I tried to set up the Router, I downloaded the "UKBillion7800NV6_1.06g.dc1 (20120516_EWAN_ClientID)" firmware and loaded it no problem.

Then I went in to WAN and selected EWAN for the main Port.

In WAN Profile I selected PPPoE and put in my username and password (tried both) and didn't have an entry for Service name, so that is blank.
(Other choices were IP Automatically, Fixed IP Address, Pure Bridge).

I didn't change any of the other settings, except I put the MAC address in the MAC spoofing field, but it didn't like it, so I took it out again.

Saved everything and did a restart but it doesn't connect.

Any help for newbie would be appreciated.

[spikedeffect]

I used the program to generate the login & password but am not sure which settings to enter. The MAC address is obvious but I only have PIN and Password on my router, which one do I use? The Password in Letters the PIN is number. Bother seem to generate results when I used them. Which one is correct?

When the sky router arrived you would have got a Wireless access small card, the password you need is the WPA password (the one with the letters typically) but I think its actually on the router too, which you touched upon.

So then I tried to set up the Router, I downloaded the "UKBillion7800NV6_1.06g.dc1 (20120516_EWAN_ClientID)" firmware and loaded it no problem.

Then I went in to WAN and selected EWAN for the main Port.

In WAN Profile I selected PPPoE and put in my username and password (tried both) and didn't have an entry for Service name, so that is blank.
(Other choices were IP Automatically, Fixed IP Address, Pure Bridge).

I didn't change any of the other settings, except I put the MAC address in the MAC spoofing field, but it didn't like it, so I took it out again.

Couple of things here:

• On the admin turn it to "Basic" mode -> Click "WAN" on the menu on the left hand side -> Main port should be set to "EWAN" -> Protocol should be "Obtain IP Address automatically" -> Client ID should be filled in the following format xxxxx@skydsl|xxxpasswordxxx (The key thing is there are no spaces and note the | symbol that seperates the username and password given to you by the generator)
• Once you have made these settings the router will reboot and set your router to use the EWAN port, at which point you can then go back to the full EWAN profile and add your MAC spoofing (ensure it's in the correct MAC address format (Note there is a bug in these beta firmware which means you can't enter the client ID on this interface, it just wont save the input hence the need to do it in basic mode)
• Finally ensure that your BT Openreach modem is attached to the EWAN port on the back of the billion router, you should be set to go

Hope that helps.

[spikedeffect]

Oh is there any sign of a final firmware for this by the way, are we days, weeks or months off?

[fatboydel666]

Hi,

Thanks for the help, I got it set up and working OK, at least for Internet access, now my wireless has stopped working, seeing this in the logs " Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: ERROR! can't get target's MAC address, boot fail." Is this causing the wireless issue or is that something else.

BTW - I opened a separate message on the forum for this.

Aug 05 13:33:15 user kernel: timeout(20 secs): cmd=0000 no response
Aug 05 13:33:15 user kernel: ERROR! can't get target's MAC address, boot fail.
Aug 05 13:33:15 user kernel: br0: port 2(ra0) entering learning state
Aug 05 13:33:15 user kernel: br0: topology change detected, propagating
Aug 05 13:33:15 user kernel: br0: port 2(ra0) entering forwarding state
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: timeout(20 secs): cmd=0000 no response
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: ERROR! can't get target's MAC address, boot fail.
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC done!=========
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC begin =========
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: iNIC Closing
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: iNIC Closed
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: iNIC Open ra0
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: Reset PCI Card
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: ### LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: PDMA_RST_IDX = 0
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000020
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: TX_MAX_CNT0 = 00000080
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: 2. reg = 00000020
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: 2. PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000065, reg = 00000065
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: Op mode = 1
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: BssidNum=1
Aug 05 13:33:27 user kernel: Wait for boot done...
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: timeout(20 secs): cmd=0000 no response
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: ERROR! can't get target's MAC address, boot fail.
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC done!=========
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC begin =========
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: iNIC Closing
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: iNIC Closed
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: iNIC Open ra0
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: Reset PCI Card
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: ### LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: PDMA_RST_IDX = 0
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000020
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: TX_MAX_CNT0 = 00000080
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: 2. reg = 00000020
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: 2. PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000065, reg = 00000065
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: Op mode = 1
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: BssidNum=1
Aug 05 13:33:48 user kernel: Wait for boot done...
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: timeout(20 secs): cmd=0000 no response
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: ERROR! can't get target's MAC address, boot fail.
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC done!=========
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC begin =========
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: iNIC Closing
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: iNIC Closed
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: iNIC Open ra0
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: Reset PCI Card
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: ### LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: PDMA_RST_IDX = 0
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000020
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: TX_MAX_CNT0 = 00000080
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: 2. reg = 00000020
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: 2. PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000065, reg = 00000065
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: Op mode = 1
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: BssidNum=1
Aug 05 13:34:08 user kernel: Wait for boot done...
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: timeout(20 secs): cmd=0000 no response
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: ERROR! can't get target's MAC address, boot fail.
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC done!=========
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC begin =========
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: iNIC Closing
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: iNIC Closed
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: iNIC Open ra0
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: Reset PCI Card
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: ### LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: PDMA_RST_IDX = 0
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000020
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: TX_MAX_CNT0 = 00000080
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: 2. reg = 00000020
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: 2. PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000065, reg = 00000065
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: Op mode = 1
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: BssidNum=1
Aug 05 13:34:28 user kernel: Wait for boot done...
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: timeout(20 secs): cmd=0000 no response
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: ERROR! can't get target's MAC address, boot fail.
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC done!=========
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC begin =========
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: iNIC Closing
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: iNIC Closed
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: iNIC Open ra0
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: Reset PCI Card
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: ### LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: PDMA_RST_IDX = 0
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000020
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: TX_MAX_CNT0 = 00000080
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: 2. reg = 00000020
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: 2. PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000065, reg = 00000065
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: Op mode = 1
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: BssidNum=1
Aug 05 13:34:48 user kernel: Wait for boot done...
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: timeout(20 secs): cmd=0000 no response
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: ERROR! can't get target's MAC address, boot fail.
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC done!=========
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC begin =========
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: iNIC Closing
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: iNIC Closed
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: iNIC Open ra0
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: Reset PCI Card
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: ### LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: PDMA_RST_IDX = 0
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000020
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: TX_MAX_CNT0 = 00000080
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: 2. reg = 00000020
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: 2. PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000065, reg = 00000065
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: Op mode = 1
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: BssidNum=1
Aug 05 13:35:08 user kernel: Wait for boot done...
Aug 05 13:35:11 user syslog: ethctl eth0 vport query 2>/var/vcfgerr
Aug 05 13:35:11 user syslog: rm /var/vcfgerr
Aug 05 13:35:11 user syslog: ethctl eth1 vport query 2>/var/vcfgerr
Aug 05 13:35:11 user syslog: rm /var/vcfgerr
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: timeout(20 secs): cmd=0000 no response
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: ERROR! can't get target's MAC address, boot fail.
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC done!=========
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC begin =========
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: iNIC Closing
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: iNIC Closed
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: iNIC Open ra0
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: Reset PCI Card
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: ### LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: PDMA_RST_IDX = 0
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000020
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: TX_MAX_CNT0 = 00000080
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: 2. reg = 00000020
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: 2. PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000065, reg = 00000065
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: Op mode = 1
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: BssidNum=1
Aug 05 13:35:28 user kernel: Wait for boot done...
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: timeout(20 secs): cmd=0000 no response
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: ERROR! can't get target's MAC address, boot fail.
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC done!=========
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC begin =========
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: iNIC Closing
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: iNIC Closed
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: iNIC Open ra0
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: Reset PCI Card
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: ### LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: PDMA_RST_IDX = 0
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000020
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: TX_MAX_CNT0 = 00000080
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: 2. reg = 00000020
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: 2. PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000065, reg = 00000065
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: Op mode = 1
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: BssidNum=1
Aug 05 13:35:49 user kernel: Wait for boot done...
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: timeout(20 secs): cmd=0000 no response
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: ERROR! can't get target's MAC address, boot fail.
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC done!=========
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: =========== RaCfgRestartiNIC begin =========
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: iNIC Closing
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: iNIC Closed
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: iNIC Open ra0
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: Reset PCI Card
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: ADDR0 = 00000000, ADDR1 = 10000008
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: CMD = 0016, STATUS = 04a0
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: INT LINE = 39
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: ### LATENCY = 20, CACHE LINE SIZE = 08
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: PDMA_RST_IDX = 0
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000020
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: TX_MAX_CNT0 = 00000080
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: 2. reg = 00000020
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: 2. PDMA_GLO_CFG = 00000065, reg = 00000065
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: Op mode = 1
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: BssidNum=1
Aug 05 13:36:09 user kernel: Wait for boot done...

[Brutos]

Had my sky fiber installed today and its working great with this router thanks Billion.

[fatboydel666]

Should have my router back from Billion shortly, the wireless was broken.

Did you use the latest ukbillion7800nv6_1.06g.afw config with SKY or the UKBillion7800NV6_1.06g.dc1.afw one?

I assume it will need to be the dc1 version. Not sure what the new router will have on it to start with.

[billion_fan]

Should have my router back from Billion shortly, the wireless was broken.

Did you use the latest ukbillion7800nv6_1.06g.afw config with SKY or the UKBillion7800NV6_1.06g.dc1.afw one?

I assume it will need to be the dc1 version. Not sure what the new router will have on it to start with.

1.06g should be on your replacement unit

[donaldo247]

Hi, unfortunately I am not getting anywhere with replacing my Sagem (Fibre) Router with the Bipac 7800N. If anyone could suggest anything that I might be missing I would be grateful.
Here is my story so far.
I upgraded to Sky Fibre back in May and was issued with a new Sagem Router - my Network type is MER
I bought my 7800N back in December, but because I was (presumably) one of the first to be set up on MER, I was unable to install it prior to Billion's firmware upgrade.
When I tried to set up the new router yesterday, the first thing I did was flash it with the new firmware. The first time around I used 1.06f.dm3.afw - and checked that the upgrade was successful
I successfully extracted my login/password from the sky router using the MAC code and the Wireless password shown at the bottom of my router. I double, then triple checked it to make sure I had it correct. All 3 times the same results were returned.
I disconnected the ethernet cables from the Sagem and plugged them into the 7800N making sure that the openreach lead was plugged into the EWAN port. It is worth mentioning here that I work from home and have a number of PC's running and therefore I use a switch which is plugged straight into the router. I access the router from my PC via the switch. It is also worth mentioning that I have fixed IP addresses for all of my devices with the IP range starting from 192.168.1.2 - I only have DHCP in place from 192.168.1.150 upwards.
I successfully connected to the 7800N at 192.168.1.254 and using the basic setting commands I selected the WAN tab and changed the port from ADSL to EWAN and rebooted. I then used Quick Start from the menu and changed the Connect Mode to ADSL, pressed Continue and then set the Protocol to be MPoA, and added my sky login and password (leaving no spaces at all and using a | in between both) in the Client ID field. the router rebooted again after which I changed the connect mode back to EWAN. It didn't work. I tried a few more times making sure the login/pass details were correct and and I also tried changing the VCI to 40 from 38, but this still didn't work.
Eventually, I decided that the best course of action would be to reflash the firmware with 1.06g.dc1.afw. The upgrade was successful and I followed the instructions on this forum.
I changed the port from ADSL to EWAN and entered the client ID and noticed there was no option under the EWAN settings to select MPoA as the protocol. I applied the settings rebooted and I got a fail. I then tried changing the port back to ADSL, selecting MPoA and again entering the Client ID (making sure I carefully copied and pasted the details from the password generation page). Once again I rebooted. This time I got an orange light show on the 7800N to show me that DSL was present, but it obviously could not connect. When I changed back to EWAN again to try and keep these settings, it still would not connect. I tried this again and again also changing the VCI to 40 from 38 and back again. I also changed the LAN address for the 7800N to 192.168.1.1 and rebooted all devices to see if that would work, but still nothing.
Just an observation, but I also noticed that the internet light on the front of the 7800N has not come on at all during this exercise (orange or green) - The EWAN LED shows as orange too.
Am I missing something, is my 7800N faulty possibly? Any suggestions / advice is welcomed???

[wantage42]

Think your going wrong here " I then used Quick Start from the menu and changed the Connect Mode to ADSL, pressed Continue and then set the Protocol to be MPoA" that needs to be Ewan.
Try doing it this way.
Advanced- Configuration- Wan- Wan Profile. Now enter your details, ie Profile Port, EWAN. Tick Nat. Client id, enter the sky username/password.
The next step is the one, hit the Edit/delete, followed by save config, then restart. Touchwood, thats the sequence.
let us know how it goes.
Best Regards, Will