Hi
I have Fibre (VDSL) 38/10 and My ISP is Talk Talk.
The modem router they sent me in June was a Dlink DSL-3782.
But after realising I couldn't change the DNS to Google I bought my own Netgear D6400.
Before setting up my Netgear D6400 I took screen shots and notes of the settings in the Talk Talk supplied Dlink DSL-3782.
Note: There was no mention or setting for 802.1p or Priority (0-7)
Only something in Settings>>Internet .. WAN SETTINGS. There was something called...
PTM VC Setting Service [ 1 ] Could this be the same thing as Priority (0-7)?
Enable Virtual Circuit [ Enabled ]Vlan ID [ 101 ]I was going to post a screen shot but I couldn't figure out how to do it.
Then I searched the Talk Talk forum to make sure I had all the FTTC (VDSL) settings I might need.
Someone said the VLAN ID Priority should be set to 1.
This again made me think of the Service Setting of 1 in the Talk Talk router.
The day came to set up my Netgear D6400 and I used the Netgear Wizard.
Things seemed to be going ok when it asked me to update the firmware. Just as the firmware update started. I noticed I had no internet. Eventually I had to reboot the router and start again. When I started again I realised the Wizard had actually finished it's job. It just hadn't shown me that before asking me to update the firmware. Thank god my new router was ok the firmware update had failed completely. Maybe my internet had gone down before it had fully downloaded.
Anyway... With my laptop connected to the router again. The internet did NOT feel stable/right. And then I noticed that the Netgear Wizard had set the VLAN ID Priority to 2.
So I changed the VLAN ID Priority to 1. And suddenly my internet felt stable/right. I then updated the firmware again and all was well. Happy Ending!
Trouble Is...
Every now and again the question of Priority (0-7) starts to bug me again.
Why is it that every time I Google Priority (0-7) some people very often claim it should be 0.
Many others say it should be 1
Just a few claim it should be 2
There are people claiming 0 or 1 or 2 and posting screen shots all over the internet.
Even on the Talk Talk forum I've found different people saying 0 or 1 or only sometimes 2.
Maybe the setting isn't that important if you get it wrong by just one or something.
My internet works just fine with VLAN ID Priority set to 1.
But the question still bugs me!
What Is The Truth?Note: I've tried reading up on Priority (0-7) 802.1p
Call me thick! But I just don't understand what it's all about.
I just want to figure out what the absolute truth is for people on FTTC (VDSL) Talk Talk.
Thanks In Advance!