You will note I mentioned your exact wording earlier re them being a bit long in the tooth, but given the setup it seems an ok choice.

Didn�t know re the one you linked to, just seen on BT forums the damage these things can do, not yours specifically but bad modems.

Sounds a good choice.

Edited by ukhardy07 (Sun 18-Feb-18 22:34:06)

Not sure what those details are, they seem to be dsl settings, the AC68 is just a router, there is no place for any of this stuff, plug it into the wan port on the modem and thats it, there are no usernames or passwords (and certainly not cpi/vci adsl settings). Those login details and settings would be for the modem not the router?

I am in London, my VM connection must be a miracle

If its good enough for AA then I guess it would do! Looks like that thing can be had for £29 on ebay too.

Personally I like the 2 unit setup, modem and router, I like to tinker and that can involve router reboots, got my line interleaved and sync reduced as DLM thought it was unstable, so I went for separate modem as that holds sync while I tinker away with my modem. So if you like to tinker you might want to use separate units to avoid DLM interfering with your line.

They go in the router not the modem. The modems have no GUI typically they just get a sync, everything is handled in the router regarding establishing a session over PPOE or whatever it might be.

Any standard router which says compatible with BT Infinity allows you to enter this, eg a netgear out of the box.

Edited by ukhardy07 (Sun 18-Feb-18 22:42:28)

In reply to a post by Ewok:

If its good enough for AA then I guess it would do! Looks like that thing can be had for £29 on ebay too.

Watch out for it being a 10B or 10A, not the 10D .

The 10B I believe was OK, but the 10A has a problem with IPv6 and loses it frequently. Needing a reboot to regain it. ZyXel are not going to fix it, it seems.

Your Asus will be fine as currently for VM you will have it set to Automatic IP with no login required, will depend on what ISP you go with how you set it up, PPOE option is there in WAN type and with Merlin you have the Option 61 which is needed for Sky Fibre if you went with them....I have 3 68u's setup with Asus's new AiMesh firmware, but I did use them on VDSL previously with a separate modem.

In reply to a post by Ewok:

If its good enough for AA then I guess it would do! Looks like that thing can be had for £29 on ebay too.

If it is to be used in modem only mode then buy the VMG1312-B10A. The D variant had Broadcoms budget dsl chipset and syncs a few Mb lower.

The IPV6 issues that the A variant had are only when used as a router.
The A also has an additional noise filter not found in the D.

edit: The Asus also works perfect on BT

ignore the vlan/vci etc settings above. They are for the modem not the router.

Edited by j0hn83 (Sun 18-Feb-18 23:05:32)

Ah.

I didn't know that. I was sold it to be used as a router, fed by my HG612. Which later died and I found out how much faster the Zyxel sync'ed.

Funny the SmartHub is underperforming the HG612 on some lines, mine didn�t have any noticeable impact, but I have a feeling the Zyxel would beat most Smart Hubs.

Plenty of reports on BT forums of slower syncs with the Smart Hub vs HH3 and modem.