Well I thought that originally but I was happy with Telnet Access if I could get it.. but at the moment as per other reply I can't even get the HG612 to take new firmware.

I had the same problem (or similar) just recently. I got around it by using a different PC.

Will give that a go then too.. just not tonight

Thanks for the suggestions.

As MHC says, use the GUI version. Same as the "unlocked" one but plus a GUI which is far simpler for many things. You only need to telnet for detailed stuff.

From what I gather from your posts, the AirportExtreme is on 172.16.xx.xx, so once you have the modem flashed you could change it (the modem) to the same subnet and run its LAN2 to an Extreme LAN port. Then you can access it through the router just like anything else. Make sure you give it an address outside the Extreme's DHCP allocation range.

Edited by RobertoS (Tue 04-Aug-15 23:20:48)

Well .. after some persistence I eventually managed to get the firmware updated.

I can now get access to the router (Both TN and Gui).
No idea why it wouldn't take it.. I had to try the same process about 5 times (at least) before it finally allowed me to update the firmware again.

That said the Lan 1 IP address is still shown as 172.16.xx despite the Lan host being set to another internal address.

Next challenge is getting the EE Signal box I have working again... thats another story.

If the modem is in bridge mode you are seeing the IP address of the gateway. Mine is 172.16.15.129

In reply to a post by BatBoy:

If the modem is in bridge mode you are seeing the IP address of the gateway. Mine is 172.16.15.129

Exactly what I was thinking - this is the ISP side IP address for the PPPoE and not something the end user needs to worry about.

Well mine isn't the same but as it's ISP driven I wouldn't expect that.. (its still 172.16.xx etc) what I wasn't expecting was an internal IP address for the router which isn't set by the router...I think it just threw me as I don't ever remember seeing that the last time I had FTTC set up.

By the way do you have the HG612 Bridge Type as IP-Bridge or PPPoe_Bridge.
Default seems to be IP but doesn't seem to make much difference from what I can tell.

Mine is IP-bridged

WHoa!

I've just had a disconnection for some reason. The reason I expect I shall never know, but my HG612 was still in sync, unchanged speeds, so it wasn't that.

The Internet light on my router had gone out, so in the GUI I disconnected it (it was showing connected), and reconnected.

I got a 172.20.xx.xx IP address rather than my expected Static IP address!

Powered it off, waited a bit. Powered on. Just the same.

Powered off, then powered off the HG612. Waited 30 seconds and repowered the HG612. Waited till that finally had sync - as the Lan1 light does go steady early on, then start a second phase of rapid flickering before finally stabilising.

Powered up my router and got my expected static IP address.

I don't know if that may help, but have you tried that exact sequence? Particularly not reacting to the first steadying of the Lan1 light.