Hi there,
Been lurking here for longer than I care to admit, but this is my first post!
My Sky Fibre Pro is activated next week and, as I didn't want to put up with the SR102 hub, today I've taken delivery of a pre-unlocked HG612 and a brand new Asus N66U.
I have 'wiresharked' the password from the Hub and flashed the requisite Merlin FW onto the router - so think I'm good to go. I have some probably very stupid questions though, that I wonder if someone could answer please?
Firstly do I need to alter any of the settings on the HG612 to get it to work with Sky Fibre or will it just connect once I'm switched over from ADSL to VDSL? The only thing I have done is disable QOS. I've left the rest as-is.
Secondly, I can access the HG612 directly from my PC by changing my NIC IP address to 192.168.1.100 and logging in to it via 192.168.1.1 as usual. When I try to connect the 612 to my existing ADSL router though, by taking a LAN cable from LAN2 to a spare LAN port on the router, I can no longer access the HG612. What am I doing wrong - or is this even possible? The address of my router is 192.168.0.1 and the DHCP range of the router is .2 to .254.
Lastly, when it comes to connection day I'm keen not to fall foul of DLM at the first hurdle. What would people suggest I do on the activation day; do I unplug my ADSL2 router and plug the OR modem and router combo straight away before I leave for work? Or do I unplug the ADSL2 router but wait till I get back from working all day 'till connecting the modem/router when the switchover will have been made? Also, I've read that the N66 may take up to 30 minutes to connect initially to Sky. This won't affect me DLM-wise will it?
Thanks so much for your help, apologies for the long and probably daft question-laden post, and thanks too for all of the knowledge I've accrued whilst I've been lurking