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Author Topic: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review  (Read 57042 times)

JBrooks

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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #300 on: April 10, 2021, 11:24:51 AM »

I finally got my g.fast service yesterday.
I upgraded the Vigor 166 to the latest UK firmware prior to using it on the line. Otherwise, it is left with all the default settings at the moment. This includes its IP which is 192.168.2.1. All good.
My question is though, previously I had a Vigor 130 in my setup and could connect to the modem directly from my browser (my main network is on different subnet 192.168.178.1/24) by using its IP address, which is the same as the Vigor 166. However I can no longer connect to the modem this way, although I can plug my laptop into the other LAN port on the modem and connect to it that way. Not as convenient. My entire network, router setup has not changed so am a little puzzled.

So - does anyone know what I should change in the modem config to allow a connection via my browser on my main network?
« Last Edit: April 10, 2021, 11:28:04 AM by JBrooks »
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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #301 on: April 12, 2021, 10:14:43 PM »

I finally got my g.fast service yesterday.
I upgraded the Vigor 166 to the latest UK firmware prior to using it on the line. Otherwise, it is left with all the default settings at the moment. This includes its IP which is 192.168.2.1. All good.
My question is though, previously I had a Vigor 130 in my setup and could connect to the modem directly from my browser (my main network is on different subnet 192.168.178.1/24) by using its IP address, which is the same as the Vigor 166. However I can no longer connect to the modem this way, although I can plug my laptop into the other LAN port on the modem and connect to it that way. Not as convenient. My entire network, router setup has not changed so am a little puzzled.

So - does anyone know what I should change in the modem config to allow a connection via my browser on my main network?

I don't have the Vigor 160 connected at the moment, but you should be able to connect the 2nd LAN port to your router on the internal network and configure it with an IP address in the same network as your PC, the 192.168.178.0/24 network.
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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #302 on: April 28, 2021, 10:49:24 PM »

I don't have the Vigor 160 connected at the moment, but you should be able to connect the 2nd LAN port to your router on the internal network and configure it with an IP address in the same network as your PC, the 192.168.178.0/24 network.

I can confirm that this works when running the V166-K in Bridge mode:
- On the V166, I set an IP (e.g. 192.168.178.X) in LAN > General Setup
- On my router (also Vigor), I used the LAN > Bind IP to Mac to do just that - set 192.168.178.X to always be assigned to the V166's MAC address

I'm upgrading from VDSL2 to G.fast soon, so I got the V166 in anticipation (due to helpful advice on this forum!). Have got it all working with my existing VDSL2 connection, so hopefully the transition over to G.fast will be smooth.
« Last Edit: April 28, 2021, 10:51:37 PM by ADubz »
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smallal

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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #303 on: June 07, 2021, 10:05:52 PM »

For anyone with an EU GEN1 or GEN2 model, DrayTek in Germany now has a dedicated BETA firmware page here:
http://draytek.com/download_de/Firmwares-Modem/Vigor160-Serie/Vigor166/BETA-TEST/
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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #304 on: June 14, 2021, 08:55:37 AM »

I see someone in the UK is auctioning off the latest GEN2 Version of the EU variant on eBay at the moment, a German import apparently.
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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #305 on: June 14, 2021, 10:15:23 AM »

I see someone in the UK is auctioning off the latest GEN2 Version of the EU variant on eBay at the moment, a German import apparently.

any chance of a link to the ebay auction?
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« Reply #307 on: June 20, 2021, 01:51:43 PM »

Apparently it didn't sell, no sign of a re-listing.
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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #308 on: July 02, 2021, 10:30:39 AM »

Has anyone managed to get the full 330mb download speed on G.Fast using the V166?
I ask as I have 2 friends who have these (one has the UK version, the other is a GEN1 EU model) & both get just shy of 321Mb.
However the max attainable speed is showing as being much higher, at 384mb & 395mb.
I used my XMG3927 (in bridge mode) to test their lines & got the full 330Mb on both without any trouble, also the max. speeds were slightly higher.
The SNR seems to be the key, the V166 settles at around 17-18db whereas the XMG3927 is in the 13-15db region.
Could it be a firmware issue or just poor hardware?
« Last Edit: July 02, 2021, 02:03:54 PM by smallal »
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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #309 on: July 02, 2021, 04:47:07 PM »

Could it be a firmware issue or just poor hardware?

. . . or both.

I think it will be rather difficult to determine. There are so few members with a G.Fast service and hardware that allows the circuit to be monitored.  :-\
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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #310 on: July 03, 2021, 09:56:35 AM »

I think the firmware is not mature yet, still lots of work to do for Draytek...

They gave me a beta firmware which is supposed to fix the issue of not displaying CRC errors: still too many '0' unfortunately.
« Last Edit: July 03, 2021, 11:08:09 AM by hushcoden »
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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #311 on: July 03, 2021, 02:59:44 PM »

Been a few weeks since upgrading to 4.2.3_BT but anecdotally there have been zero instances of 100% packet loss when maxing out the connection since the update:

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Using G.Fast w/ Zen.
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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #312 on: June 28, 2022, 10:15:58 AM »

Hello :)

Is there something on this model 166 that i can tweak or lower the dB value of INP through CLI on VDSL2 line (when G.INP disabled) like to make 0/0 dB "instead of 4/4 by G.INP setted by DLM"

what's the chipset on this model Vigor 166 ?

and is this brand >Draytek< the best i can get to tweak my xDSL line with CLI or theres better brand?!
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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #313 on: June 28, 2022, 01:47:41 PM »

I think the chipset is probably Lantiq / Intel.

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Re: Draytek Vigor 166 G.fast Modem / Router Review
« Reply #314 on: June 29, 2022, 04:36:52 AM »

Hello :)

Is there something on this model 166 that i can tweak or lower the dB value of INP through CLI on VDSL2 line (when G.INP disabled) like to make 0/0 dB "instead of 4/4 by G.INP setted by DLM"

what's the chipset on this model Vigor 166 ?

and is this brand >Draytek< the best i can get to tweak my xDSL line with CLI or theres better brand?!

AFAIK you have no control over INP, trying to do so would likely just make DLM raise INP even more to compensate and/or maybe your line unstable.

INP is a delay imposed by performing a form of error correction that interleaves the data.  The numbers provided AFAIK refer to the level of complexity of the interleaving and the delay imposed from it, nothing to do with a dB value (which refer the characters of the line itself).
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