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Hi,

I have recently upgraded to Sky FTTC and am looking for a replacement router.

However, there are certain - quite basic, but often unconfigurable - features that the router must support for my requirements.

Please can someone confirm that this router will / will not support the following.

1. Sky FTTC connectivity (I belive the latest firm ware supports MER1483 DHCP Option 61)
2. WOL from the Internet i.e. Static ARP configuration etc.
3. Static Internal Routes - e.g. where the default subnet is 192.168.1.0 I want to add 192.168.2.0 => 192.168.1.254 etc.
4. VPN Tunneling i.e. Actually configure a VPN tunnel to another router etc.
5. Static ARP (see 2.)

I hope someone can answer these question, perhaps suggest a competitive retailer too!?

Also, of note, it seems that Billion support and development are very proactive - which is good to see!

One last thing, I believe this router has been release for quite some time (not necesarilly a bad thing!) - but are there any imminent routers to be released that may better suit connection to a FTTC service (with a seperate modem i.e. ADSL functionality is not really required)

Cheers,

Jon.

billion_fan will be able to answer those questions but I don't know if he monitors the forum over the weekend.

There is the option to raise a ticket with Billion tech support at http://www.billion.uk.com/esupport and on weekdays you can expect a reply within 24hrs but again, weekends may be different.

They also have a phone number for direct support and depending on your location and call plan, it may be the best alternative depending on your urgency.

0203 372 0120 Mon - Fri 10.00am - 5.00pm

There's no denying that the 7800N is an outstanding ADSL router, but it just isn't something I'd recommend to someone who's specifically looking to use the EWAN port...
If it were me, I'd be looking for something that's designed specifically for EWAN use (with a gigabit port!)

I'm sure others will be able to answer your queries if you're dead set on getting one, though...

Hi JohnnyF

I'll try my best to answer your questions below.

1. Yes custom firmware, found on the fourm
2. Yes the 7800N has WOL feature which you will need to access the router web configuration page to wake up your PC. (enable remote access on the 7800n so you can do this from a remote location)
3. We have a static route option, but never tried over LAN/WAN
4. VPN tunneling on the 7800N only supports PPTP and you CANNOT send traffic over the VPN tunnel either in client mode or server mode
5. Yes the router has a static ARP option.

If you need further information I have attached a link to the upto date manual

http://www.billion.com/_Internet/userma ... c7800n.pdf

Thanks