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Author Topic: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)  (Read 312460 times)

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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #300 on: December 20, 2020, 01:00:55 AM »

Is SP08 from Openreach directly?

Any chance of putting a newer driver in a custom firmware, does such a thing exist

You can change the xdsl driver just the same as was done on the Zyxels to fix Vectoring issues.

You need to use a version designed specifically for the chipset in the HG612.

It's a very old device and old chipset and very unlikely you will find a newer driver that has any benefit.
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #301 on: December 20, 2020, 10:00:23 AM »

You can change the xdsl driver just the same as was done on the Zyxels to fix Vectoring issues.

You need to use a certain designed specifically for the chipset in the HG612.

It's a very old device and old chipset and very unlikely you will find a newer driver that has any benefit.

Thought so. I’ll stick with a newer modem.
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #302 on: January 15, 2021, 01:01:26 AM »

Following what I've read in this thread and others on this forum I got hold of a HG612 to take over as a modem in bridge mode paired with a Google WiFi router, which others seem to have done successfully. I'd seen some strange IP reservation behaviour and wanted to eliminate the second router.

I've flashed it with the unlocked firmware and left settings as the defaults, which looked like that would give me a bridge with no routing.

It works, but my download speeds have gone from c. 52 Mbps to c. 26 Mbps, which is obviously disappointing.

Have I missed something, or is this to be expected with the older hardware? Seems a lot when in theory the modem is capable of 80 Mbps.

ISP is EE, and I've been using their standard issue Smart Hub to date.

Thanks in advance.
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #303 on: January 15, 2021, 05:00:29 PM »

Welcome to the kitz forum.  :)

. . . my download speeds have gone from c. 52 Mbps to c. 26 Mbps, which is obviously disappointing.

Have I missed something, or is this to be expected with the older hardware?

I doubt it. And no, that scale of drop is not expected. Clearly something else is occurring.
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #304 on: January 15, 2021, 06:33:49 PM »

Welcome to the kitz forum.  :)

Thank you :)

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I doubt it. And no, that scale of drop is not expected. Clearly something else is occurring.


It does seem strange. I can swap the two pieces of kit back and forth and consistently get ~52Mbps over the Smart Hub and ~26Mbps over the HG612.

If this is unexpected with the default settings then I don't really know where to start looking.

(It's probably obvious but forgot to mention this is over a fibre line.)
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #305 on: January 15, 2021, 07:08:14 PM »

Sounds like either a knackered HG612 or potentially a Vectoring specific issue.
The HG612 usually does well with Vectoring though.

Could you post the output of the --stats command from the HG612 (if you know how)?
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #306 on: January 15, 2021, 07:14:08 PM »

Could you post the output of the --stats command from the HG612 (if you know how)?
I'm sorry, that's past my skillset!
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #307 on: January 22, 2021, 05:29:39 PM »

Hi.
I have just installed this current firmware.
I am new  to this modem and am using it with a 3rd part router. on talk talk fibre could anybody please guide me on the best settings to gain best connection please.
Many Thanks.
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #308 on: January 22, 2021, 08:28:04 PM »

Welcome to the kitz forum.   :)

I have just installed this current firmware.
I am new  to this modem and am using it with a 3rd part router. on talk talk fibre could anybody please guide me on the best settings to gain best connection please.

Once you have updated the firmware image there is nothing else that really needs to be done. It is very much a "plug and play" device by default. Your router's EWAN port should be connected to the LAN1 port of the HG612 with a standard Ethernet patch cable.

For a TalkTalk VDSL2 (FTTC) (ITU-T G.993.2) service, your router should be configured to use IPoE (or, possibly, DHCP) mode with an MTU of 1500.
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #309 on: January 23, 2021, 07:31:44 AM »

Welcome to the kitz forum.   :)

Once you have updated the firmware image there is nothing else that really needs to be done. It is very much a "plug and play" device by default. Your router's EWAN port should be connected to the LAN1 port of the HG612 with a standard Ethernet patch cable.

For a TalkTalk VDSL2 (FTTC) (ITU-T G.993.2) service, your router should be configured to use IPoE (or, possibly, DHCP) mode with an MTU of 1500.
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Hi many thanks for the help.just to be certain the latest firmware is the bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP08_webgui
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #310 on: January 23, 2021, 04:45:11 PM »

. . . just to be certain the latest firmware is the bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP08_webgui

Yes, that is correct.
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #311 on: January 23, 2021, 06:31:53 PM »

thank you   :)
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #312 on: January 26, 2021, 02:31:33 PM »

Hi All,

Apologies for just jumping on the bandwagon - am new to this and this is my first post. Can someone please help.
After reading the forum and posts on HG612, I too bought one but cant seem to get it flashed and the link for the firmware seems to be inaccessible. Can someone please help me with the latest firmware to use so that I can replace my Sky Q Hub with HG612 as I want to build pfSense machine to learn and improve my knowlege.

Thank you in advance!
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #313 on: January 26, 2021, 02:54:35 PM »

....the file I had found and used to try and flash the firmware  - seems to make the HG612 go dead with no response to even simple ping on 192.168.0.1 after the attempt to flash.

file: bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP08_webgui - size 3.38 MB (3,551,709 bytes)
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Re: HG612 Firmwares [New H-Wolf version] (Updated 9 Aug 2014)
« Reply #314 on: January 26, 2021, 02:59:46 PM »

....the file I had found and used to try and flash the firmware  - seems to make the HG612 go dead with no response to even simple ping on 192.168.0.1 after the attempt to flash.

file: bcm96368MVWG_fs_kernel_HG612V100R001C01B030SP08_webgui - size 3.38 MB (3,551,709 bytes)

I believe the default IP is 192.168.1.1 - https://kitz.co.uk/routers/hg612hacking.htm
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