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Modem recommendation for firewall router

Roots71 — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:00:28 GMT

Hi all,

Have seen a few of the posts on here but none seem to relate to firewall routers.

Just wondering if anyone on here can recommend an EE-compatible (on Fibre Plus package) modem to use as a bridge modem for my firewall router, as tried a Draytek Vigor 130 and couldn't get it working even with specialist router engineer. Spent several hours trying to make it work as it was (supposed to work "out of the box"), changing a few settings based on EE recommendations, and also doing factory resets but none of it worked.

Also put in @FS username and password into the firewall router.

Would really appreciate any recommendations based on actual experience as currently using the Smart Hub as a kind of bridge but with WiFi turned off. It works but from a security standpoint not the ideal solution.

Thanks!

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

XRaySpeX — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:09:53 GMT

What firewall router are you talking about?

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

Roots71 — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:13:29 GMT

Is there any way I can private message you?

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

Mustrum — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:17:34 GMT

Assuming you are on the up to 78Mbps package, the Vigor 130 should work fine.

As you say its working with the Smart Hub, suggests you did not set up your router correctly, so trying another modem is likely to produce the same issue.

You mention adding @FS - suggests you are not sure of your username and password.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

XRaySpeX — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:19:47 GMT

Click on the envelope icon @ top R & then on the little pen on pad icon against Inbox.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

XRaySpeX — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 14:39:21 GMT

Most routers include a firewall. In that respect your router is like all others. The Draytek Vigor 130 should work with it on EE Fibre Plus.

You mentioned the BB username and password. That is most likely the setting to get wrong. Where you able to work out the pwd?

In Home Broadband settings you'll find almost everything you need to set up your own router.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

Roots71 — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 17:06:23 GMT

Hi - provided un & pw by EE so couldn't get these wrong.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

XRaySpeX — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 17:19:26 GMT

In the modem is there a setting for VLAN ID? Make sure it is set to 101.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

Mustrum — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:00:54 GMT

@Roots71 you can double check your username by logging into your EE router, the paword is the username without PRODUCTION and @fs.

The 130 settings are in this link. https://www.draytek.co.uk/support/guides/kb-vigor-130-bridge

Your router needs to be set for PPOE with your EE username and password, you can use your preferred DNS .

Hope this helps

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

XRaySpeX — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:11:17 GMT

@Mustrum wrote:

the paword is the username without PRODUCTION and @fs.

You keep forgetting the "HQNPASS" prefix.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

Mustrum — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 18:22:58 GMT

Why mention it? It is part of the username; it is not the actual letters used so to mention it adds to the confusion.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

XRaySpeX — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 19:21:03 GMT

@Mustrum : Eh? I don't get you! It needs to be mentioned as it's part of the pwd, not part of the username:

If your username looks like PRODUCTIONHQNUN123456@fs, your password will look like HQNPASS123456.

You are misreading "HQNUN" in the username as "HQNPASS"; confirmed by you telling others to leave off just "PRODUCTION". You are misleading everybody every time you post about this matter.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

Mustrum — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 19:35:55 GMT

@XRaySpeX what can I say, it works for me, have you tried it, guessing not, as I presume you have an older username.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

XRaySpeX — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 19:40:19 GMT

@Mustrum : No, I'm going by EE's official documentation as I just quoted.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

Roots71 — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 19:52:27 GMT

@XRaySpeX, @Mustrum: Genuine thanks for your answers. I'm quite confident we did everything you've mentioned and it still wasn't working. So I do wonder if the modem was faulty.

Anyway, the main reason for coming on here was I was wondering if there were any suitable alternatives for this arrangement, ie bridge modem between LAN and firewall router.

Btw I used the format as described by XRaySpeX.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

Roots71 — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 19:54:42 GMT

Apologies I mean between ADSL cable and firewall router.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

XRaySpeX — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 21:04:11 GMT

The Draytek Vigor 130 is as good as any & should work in your situation. Standalone modems aren't overly common.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

XRaySpeX — Sun, 25 Sep 2022 16:22:09 GMT

@Mustrum wrote:

what can I say

You could say that you've discovered from your own creds that "HQNUN" works equally well as the documented "HQNPASS" at the start of the pwd & consequently that the documented transformation for the pwd while being correct as far as it goes is not the whole story.

For all you know the letters in the username & pwd may very well be irrelevant & may be changed or omitted at will.

Re: Modem recommendation for firewall router

pip11 — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 11:24:58 GMT

Or click on your name and send message.