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RobertoS
(elder) Mon 10-Apr-17 18:40:24

Re: BQM stopped working

[re: MrSaffron] [link to this post]

However the HG612 in bridge mode can still drive Lan port 2 to provide the stats, so it isn't acting purely in modem mode. I wouldn't be surprised if it's firewall could be set to respond to pings.

It's just a piece of kit on the net really. On IPv6 BQM can ping my computer as well as my router. So why shouldn't it be able to ping a router in bridge mode if that's the address it is given?

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RobertoS
(elder) Mon 10-Apr-17 18:45:10

Re: BQM stopped working

[re: wolvesmad] [link to this post]

In reply to a post by wolvesmad:
I didn't reboot the HG612 no but the ping responses started working straight after I disabled it.

How about re-enabling its firewall and setting it to respond to pings? Just see what happens smile

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The worst is that it doesn't work.

Edit: Uh! It would need an external IP address on your Lan. Forget that idea frown

Edited by RobertoS (Mon 10-Apr-17 18:47:17)

wolvesmad
(fountain of knowledge) Tue 11-Apr-17 09:53:50

Re: BQM stopped working

[re: wolvesmad] [link to this post]

It burst back into life when I turned on and turned off the firewall on the HG612 last night. BQM stopped working a couple of hours later again.

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MrSaffron
(staff) Tue 11-Apr-17 10:16:37

Re: BQM stopped working

[re: RobertoS] [link to this post]

Would be an interesting experiment, who has the time?

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RobertoS
(elder) Tue 11-Apr-17 10:24:36

Re: BQM stopped working

[re: MrSaffron] [link to this post]

A least one, if not both, of my HG612s had become a line wrecker. Quite apart from always having provided at least 8Mpbs less than I get now. So sorry, I'm not volunteering.

Also to do it on IPv4 would require an IPv4 block. I wonder if it could support an IPv6 Wan address?

wolvesmad
(fountain of knowledge) Wed 03-May-17 20:30:14

Re: BQM stopped working

[re: RobertoS] [link to this post]

Realistically apart from getting a new router which I am in the process of doing, how can I get BQM working with the HH5 in place.

Can I not get it to target another device on my LAN and open up the ports?

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IanBB
(committed) Wed 03-May-17 20:43:57

Re: BQM stopped working

[re: wolvesmad] [link to this post]

In reply to a post by wolvesmad:
Realistically apart from getting a new router which I am in the process of doing, how can I get BQM working with the HH5 in place.

Can I not get it to target another device on my LAN and open up the ports?

Yes, but you put the device in the DMZ rather than opening up ports.

Make sure the device is too dumb or locked down enough to not a be a security risk/potential bot.

Edited by IanBB (Wed 03-May-17 20:45:40)

wolvesmad
(fountain of knowledge) Wed 03-May-17 22:21:53