Bridging the Vodafone HG658c

fat-tony

Not sure who you want to answer this? My own modem was not bridged and downloaded the update automatically. Update did not affect anything, other than providing UI changes. Did you toggle the wi-fi button on the side of the modem? Once you select bridge mode again I would assume all wi-fi and router functions are disabled.

wheresmybeaver

swoofer wrote: »

thanks for heads up on bridging. did you pick any particular time for resetting modem? and did the software update disable wi fi in the VF modem/gateway?

Don't think the time of day really matters, it was presumably queued for my device and the minute it "appeared" then the firmware was pushed.

The software update doesn't enable or disable anything - in my case I decided to completely reset the Vodafone router to factory defaults to get out of bridged mode and receive the update. But once I was back in bridged mode I pressed the Wifi button on the router to disable the (now unnecessary) wifi signal from the Vodafone router.

swoofer

I only ask as a neighbour lost wi fi on the VF modem and when I checked it, wi fi had been disabled and it had the latest software ie B214. I don't want to do a reset and find it does not update as then I wont be able to bridge it again. This would cause me quite a bit of hassle. And I have lost my current PW for the VF modem so cant have a sneaky look to see if it updated in bridge mode but I doubt it going by the posts on here. I shall wait a little longer for all cabinets to be upgraded or news to that effect.

I am stiill waiting for someone to post who has actually got vectoring!!

Kevin!

Before the firmware update it was possible to configure VOIP settings from within the advanced menu's using the inspect element trick but it seems now that when you unveil the VOIP tab and click it the router logs out and returns to the login page?

fat-tony

Kevin! wrote: »

Before the firmware update it was possible to configure VOIP settings from within the advanced menu's using the inspect element trick but it seems now that when you unveil the VOIP tab and click it the router logs out and returns to the login page?

Don't know mate - maybe they disabled VoIP settings?

Vico1612

Hi Kevin,

I'm on firmware B214 and can still access the VOIP menu by editing the styles in inspect mode.
Having said that, I had VOIP configured before the upgrade

Look for Admin_1_4 and set the style , which should then display the menu

<tr id="Admin_1_4" class="trMenuItem" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" display:=""><td><table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td width="20"> </td><td width="20"> </td><td nowrap="" class="MenuTD_Lvl_2"> <a hidefocus="hidefocus" href="#" class="MenuLink_Lvl_2" id="link_Admin_1_4" onmouseover="mouseOverLink(this.id);" onmouseout="mouseOutLink(this.id);" onclick="clickMenuLink(this.id);" style="color: rgb(153, 0, 0); font-weight: normal;">Voice</a></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr>

peking97

fat-tony wrote: »

No - VF push it to the modem/router when it is connected. Try a power cycle on the device.

I have since come across this page so it appears there is a direct download link.
https://community.vodafone.ie/t5/Landline-Technical-Support/Huawei-HG658c-Software-Update/m-p/147717#M1118

fat-tony

peking97 wrote: »

I have since come across this page so it appears there is a direct download link.
https://community.vodafone.ie/t5/Landline-Technical-Support/Huawei-HG658c-Software-Update/m-p/147717#M1118

Daughter got VF fibre install today. I connected the modem and it downloaded the update straight away. Direct download probably for those who bridged.

Doublelime

Hi everyone,

I have my hunwei hg658c in bridge mode.
When I have it bridged to my Asus rt ac68u it works for about 5 mins.
The Asus thinks it has an internet connection but it doesn't. Everything is set up correctly. I have the huawei wifi off and I have Bridge mode set up properly.
The Asus is set up properly too. It was working fine for about 1 day in total with many internet cut offs for about 1 minute each. Now it completely cuts off after 5 minutes and does not reconnect.

I was going to bget a free replacement off Vodafone because they think their modem is damaged. Any advice?

Thanks in advance

fat-tony

Doublelime wrote: »

Hi everyone,

I have my hunwei hg658c in bridge mode.
When I have it bridged to my Asus rt ac68u it works for about 5 mins.
The Asus thinks it has an internet connection but it doesn't. Everything is set up correctly. I have the huawei wifi off and I have Bridge mode set up properly.
The Asus is set up properly too. It was working fine for about 1 day in total with many internet cut offs for about 1 minute each. Now it completely cuts off after 5 minutes and does not reconnect.

I was going to bget a free replacement off Vodafone because they think their modem is damaged. Any advice?

Thanks in advance

How long have you had the Huawei in bridged mode? The reason I ask is that the Huawei was originally supplied with firmware which was not compatible with vectoring and if it has been in bridge mode for some time it will not have been able to receive the update. The relevant firmware version ends with the characters B214. If you reset the modem and check the firmware version and it's not B214 this may be the issue. Connecting the modem in normal gateway mode should force a download of the new firmware or you can go to VF's support site and get it from there and install it manually.

Now that a lot of cabinets have been upgraded to vectoring it could be that your modem is non-compliant and is being cut off by the DSLAM in the cabinet. Just a thought...

Doublelime

I actually just fixed it by restoring default settings on the Asus and huawei. Before that I was enabling loads of things that were not necessary. Now I only put the huawei in ppoe bridge mode and I turned of dchp servers. I also only have internet,wan and lan 1 ticked.

Every couple of hours the Asus wifi dies for about half a minute but I can live with that because I hope a firmware update would fix that

Thanks for your help though, the huawei has the b214 firmware.

DeBride

Can anybody help. Got new Vodafone HG658c fibre modem connected yesterday, but now cannot get my TP-Link Wireless extender to work. Gone thru the wireless settings, but RE light with not go solid. Spoke to rep from Vodafone, but they say not qualified to sort it out, but to look up portforwarding + bridging on internet. Has any bodyelse had this problem. Please, please help as I cannot get wifi upstairs. Wifi working downstairs. Need this extender to work.

DeBride

Can anybody help. Got new fibre vodafone broadband modem hg658c two days ago. Got wifi downstairs, but upstairs i had tp_link wifi extender working on old modem. Workef brilliantly, but cant get working with this new modem. The RE light on extender wont go solid. Vodafone techi cant help but mentioned to google port forwarding or bridging. I have no idea what hw means. Can anybody help. Thanks

crawler

DeBride wrote: »

Can anybody help. Got new Vodafone HG658c fibre modem connected yesterday, but now cannot get my TP-Link Wireless extender to work. Gone thru the wireless settings, but RE light with not go solid. Spoke to rep from Vodafone, but they say not qualified to sort it out, but to look up portforwarding + bridging on internet. Has any bodyelse had this problem. Please, please help as I cannot get wifi upstairs. Wifi working downstairs. Need this extender to work.

The RE LED is the range extender.

The HG658c just needs to be paired with the device. (or any new modem you get - the TP link is currently paired with your old modem)

The easiest way to do this is via the WPS service.There is a WPS button on the HG658c, just press this for a few seconds, then press the WPS button on the TP link or log on to the device via the web gui and click thew WPS option (slightly different depending on the version youy have)

You will be up and running then

If you put up the make and model of the TP link loads of boardsies here can help you!

dazdrog

can someone tell me what entry i have to edit to show the max attainable rate? ive managed to show the hidden lists but cant find the entry for max rate

OcocO

dazdrog wrote: »

can someone tell me what entry i have to edit to show the max attainable rate? ive managed to show the hidden lists but cant find the entry for max rate

You'd type in 192.168.1.1 into the URL bar at the top of the browser

Enter "admin" and "admin1234" for username and password respectively.

Navigate to the DSL stats page.

Right-click (or ctrl-click) on the words "Upstream line rate (kbit/s)" and choose "Inspect Element" from the contextual menu that appears.

In the console that appears at the bottom of the page you'll see that, two or three lines below the selected line, are two lines ending "style="display:none"></tr>"

Double click on the words "display:none" and they should be selected. Press delete / backspace and then press enter / return. Repeat for the other one.

If you're running OS X, I made an app for the HG658c UI - it has the hidden entries, automatic login and refresh, improved UI, collects the SNRs and Attainables every minute so they can be charted etc.

dazdrog

OcocO wrote: »

• You'd type in 192.168.1.1 into the URL bar at the top of the browser

• Enter "admin" and "admin1234" for username and password respectively.

• Navigate to the DSL stats page.

• Right-click (or ctrl-click) on the words "Upstream line rate (kbit/s)" and choose "Inspect Element" from the contextual menu that appears.

• In the console that appears at the bottom of the page you'll see that, two or three lines below the selected line, are two lines ending "style="display:none"></tr>"

• Double click on the words "display:none" and they should be selected. Press delete / backspace and then press enter / return. Repeat for the other one.

If you're running OS X, I made an app for the HG658c UI - it has the hidden entries, automatic login and refresh, improved UI, collects the SNRs and Attainables every minute so they can be charted etc.

thank you very much, that worked a treat

AlanS181824

If I did this I'd have 3 things and the landline cluttering up the hallway...

Still tempted... :rolleyes:

limey_tank

So I was a little confused with some of these instructions so I'm going to post a synopsis.

0. Connect your computer to the modem with an ethernet cable.

1. Log in to the router webpage (192.168.1.1) with Username: admin and Pssword: admin1234

2. Under the Basic tab, the WAN config page will show your connection options. I didn't need to do any of the shenanigans to make the WAN options visible. Copy the account name ([serial number]@vodafone.ie)

3. Set the connection type of your interface to PPPoE_Bridged. I also had to turn off TR069 and VOIP as I was getting an error message when I went to submit changes.

4. At this stage the "link" and "internet" lights will not be lit. I didn't have to reset the modem to change back and forth between IP_Routed and PPPoE_Bridged. Turn WiFi off on the modem.

5. Connect LAN1 on the router to the WAN port on the Airport. The Airport mightn't be happy, but don't worry.

6. Tell the Airport to use PPPoE and enter the account name from step 2. The password is "broadband". I got a happy green light on the Airport and no green lights on the modem (apart from power and LAN1) and it's working fine. DNS and Gateways etc. will all configure themselves. Set the Airport to do it's own DHCP and NAT.

7. Curse Eircom because they are taking so long to upgrade my cab to fibre even though it's been in place for over a year and I could not be further from the exchange so my speeds are crap.

I never turned off DHCP on the modem, but it the whole setup appears to be working fine, no double NAT errors... except I can no longer reach the modem config page over wifi using WiFi

arturro7

Can work this router as Access Point or client?

spoonersrc

Hi Folks

I have spent days trying to get my new Fibre enabled modem to bridge to my asus n55u. has anyone done this before and if so can they talk through the steps. 1 thing i am confused about is what username do I use i.e. vodafone or the <serial no>

Please help as the range of VF modem is poor and my asus is dual band and I want that as my prime router.

Thanks
B

swoofer

How much time have you spent reading this thread? And have you got the VODAFONE FIBRE modem? You do mention VF so I assume its VF you have. The importnat bit is to check that the VF modem has the latest software and if you plugged it initially then it should automatically upgrade. With the new software the bridging mode is included.

read this, its back a few pages in this thread. I will get his name in a mo. he deserves all the credit. its wheresmybeaver username

"So acting on tips from other users it looks like if you put your modem into bridged mode using the hack on the first page then you are not receiving router firmware upgrades, and this B214 update is important for the enabling of vectoring which is going on around the country at the moment. There is perhaps a risk that you would lose your vdsl connection if vectoring is enabled on your cab and your old firmware is causing interference. B214 also now officially supports bridging, so hacks are no longer necessary to bridge.

This is what I did to unbridge the modem, apply the updated firmware and go back into bridged mode.

1. Reset Vodafone router with paperclip in reset button. Disconnect LAN cable from your primary router. The firmware update was pushed to my router almost immediately but might take longer for others; it triggers a reboot. You can confirm you have the latest firmware in step 3.
2. Connect your PC to Vodafone router via LAN or Wifi and logon as normal using vodafone / vodafone
3. Go into Status => Device to ensure the software version ends in B214
4. Go into Basic => LAN and disable DHCP server
5. Go into Basic => WAN, select second item in list (PTM_INTERNET). (Make a note of your Vodafone username here if you hadn't before - you'll need it when logging into PPPoE on your primary router.) Change connection type to PPPoE_Bridged. Uncheck TR069 and VOIP options.
6. Click Submit and power cycle the router for good measure.
7. Connect Ethernet lan 1 port on voda router to WAN port on primary router. Primary router should have DHCP server enabled.
8. Disable voda wifi by pressing Wifi button on voda router (green light should go out).
9. Your primary router should now be connecting to your vodafone router (now just a dumb modem) via PPPoE using your Vodafone username from earlier. Password is broadband."

and if this is all double dutch post back before doing anything.

spoonersrc

Thanks, I will follow your instructions tonight.

I got fibre with vodafone last thursday so i would expect the sw to be updated. i did already put into bridge etc but it didnt work.

thanks
B

swoofer

ah I see. I have an asus as well, it should connect automatically ie detect ppoe settings but you may have to do it manually.

good luck

spoonersrc

thanks, it was point 5 of the steps i was missing all along

Select second item in list (PTM_INTERNET).

my Asus is back in action,

thank you

B

swoofer

great stuff and thanks for coming back, that asus is pretty good.

spoonersrc

Hi Swoofer

yes I like the inbuilt Bit Torrent but my 5G signal is not the greatest on any distance in our house. not sure if my antennas are faulty.

I have a 3 bed bungalow and router is in the hall.

swoofer

removed not relevant

bbability

Guys
I had vodafone installed today. Can I bridge my netgear router to my vodafone. Router wirelessly? Need to spread the coverage plus I have server plugged in different location.

Thanks

ED E

bbability wrote: »

Guys
I had vodafone installed today. Can I bridge my netgear router to my vodafone. Router wirelessly? Need to spread the coverage plus I have server plugged in different location.

Thanks

If you want to just creat a wireless repeater situation it is as long ad your netgear is capable of it. Bear in mind it'll slow down all your wifi.

Dermot McDonnell

In the case where the HG658c is bridged, via cable, to the primary modem/router, is there any reason not to configure the HG658c to get internet over the Red WAN port? It is 1G, the Ethernet ports are 100M. If the primary has a Gig Ethernet port, you will have a 1Gig link rather than 100Meg. I no longer have an HG658c but I had one setup for WAN via the Gig port where it offered a WiFi access point on a separate sub-net.

Just my 2c.

guil

Tried bridging the hg with a tplink wdr3600. Followed the steps above and entered the username and password in the new router but it isn't connecting.

guil

After trying multiple versions of username and password it worked briefly with sn@vodafone.ie and broadband

I chaged the connection type from automatic to manual with 0 timeout and it's working since.

AlanS181824

guil wrote: »

Tried bridging the hg with a tplink wdr3600. Followed the steps above and entered the username and password in the new router but it isn't connecting.

Someone hacked a SamKnows WhiteBox methinks

Haha nice that ye got it working!

jOHNdOE71

I just got a new HG658c modem with the latest firmware installed and there is no longer any need to go looking for hidden tabs. As the WAN tab seems visible by default.

So if you have a Modem with the old Firmware it would be better to upgrade the firmware,

swoofer

can you say what the version no. is please?

jOHNdOE71

Sry I can't post any links for some reason Boards is saying I'm a new user!! even though I set my account up over a year ago.

It's V100R001C172B214

But if you google "Vodafone Huawei HG658c Software Update" you will find it on the Vodafone website

jOHNdOE71

Sorry swoofer I'm only now after seeing your own post regarding the B214 update.

peking97

jOHNdOE71 wrote: »

I just got a new HG658c modem with the latest firmware installed

jOHNdOE71 wrote: »

It's V100R001C172B214

Just for clarification the latest version is V100R001C172B218.

jOHNdOE71

peking97 wrote: »

Just for clarification the latest version is V100R001C172B218.

Are you sure, could you clarifiy a bit more cause a 'Google search' of the interweb shows noting for update a "V100R001C172B218"

peking97

Well I know because it's been pushed to my device twice!

see here:- http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=92406298

Aaron-

Hi Folks,

Does anybody know if this is possible with an Asus DSL-N55U or have any experience/help in doing so?

When I switch the HG658c to PPPoe_Bridged the internet light switches off which might be my problem.

swoofer

thats normal, you should have a flashing light on the lan port of the hg658c you are connecting to wan on router.

Aaron-

swoofer wrote: »

thats normal, you should have a flashing light on the lan port of the hg658c you are connecting to wan on router.

Thanks for the reply, I was hoping that the light thing was my problem, but now I have to go back to the drawing board.

swoofer

That ASUS is ADSL only and will not work with e fibre. If you like asus this one works
Asus RT-N66U

look on amazon as I saw 2 prices.

but I like netgear so use the wndr4500 a bit cheaper.

Check carefully to make sure its compatible.

Aaron-

I got it to work about an hour ago after following this tutorial:

[which would be here if I could post links seeing as i'm a new user...]
(Anyone who needs it can PM me and i'll send it on.)



The first section can be substituted with the guide for bridging the HG658c found on this forum and obviously the rest is used to configure the Asus DSL-N55U.

So hopefully if there are other people using a similar model Asus this will be of benefit.


Now to figure out how to get a Nat Type 1 on my PS4

BArra

Assign static Ip to ps and put the Ip in dmz on the router

Aaron-

BArra wrote: »

Assign static Ip to ps and put the Ip in dmz on the router

Tried as much, still get not change and stuck with NAT Type 2, which isn't bad for most things, but I am constantly having issues with the chat on PSN in relation to NAT Type which is a pain in the arse.

I think this is for another thread anyway, so I might ask somewhere else and see if anyone is having the same issue.

Technofobe

Can anyone post a guide to or link to setting up a sip provider on this router
I know this thread is about bridging but you guys seem pretty clued in on this router
Many thanks for any help :-)

jOHNdOE71

jOHNdOE71 wrote: »

Are you sure, could you clarifiy a bit more cause a 'Google search' of the interweb shows noting for update a "V100R001C172B218"

peking97 wrote: »

Well I know because it's been pushed to my device twice!

see here:-boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=92406298[/url]

I should have never doubted you "peking97" guess what has been pushed to my device?

You guessed it! Firmware version V100R001C172B218!!!!!