Migrating BE Use using bridged moder, any advice appreciated

[adrock]

Hi,

Sky had been sending mail to the wrong address (a different apparently random number on my street). This means when i got an email today it was a surprise to find out i'm being moved to Sky next Thrusday. The sky hub i won't have 'til the following weekend, and I'm not too keen to replace my Assu RT66N with it. Currently i use the Asus with my old bebox in bridged mode (its a 5 or 6 year old bebox). Sky have said I can't continue to use either once i've been moved over.

I've seen the various bits on getting your user and password from the sky router using wireshark, i'm confident i can manage that. If I do, can I use my current kit, or assuming not, can I get another router/modem that I can use with the Asus? I'm really not at all keen to move away from the Asus, it's running tomato firmware and I use a bunch of the extra stuff on it (most notably QoS and the VPN Tunneling stuff).

any advice or suggestions would be appreciated, everything's happening very fast!

[Hedgehog1979]

Hi

Sky have posted about this on the pro forum with instructions about using bridged mode. There are also attachments at the bottom of the page so you can use the link below, you will have to log in using your sky username.

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Pro-Broa...e/ta-p/1858552

[adrock]

how do i find out my sky username? it wouldn't happen to be the same as my be username? I've had no correspondence from sky until the email today about the new router and one yesterday with a static ip. when i phoned them they said those couldn't be re-sent but that the router would come to the correct address. i don't have any other information, just a static IP and the date April 3rd.

edit: okay i signed up, put in my account number as it's in the static IP email, and i'm logged in, but i get access denied when i try to access the link you posted. Any idea where I'm going wrong here?

[seawright]

If you already have a Sky username click on the forgotten username link on the sign in page and after being asked for your email address it will be emailed to you.
If you don't have a Sky username you will have to sign up then associate the new username with your Sky account.

[Scubbie]

Does this help...

BE Router Bridge Mode - Sky Community.pdf

[adrock]

i tried to sign up and apparently had an account on my email address. I've added my account number from the email, along with my name and postcode as it asked. I can now login, see my 'order' and browse the forums, but I can't access the link hedgehog posted above, i get an access denied error. Do I have to wait until i get switched over before i'm allowed to access it?

[adrock]

i now have access, i think maybe it took some time for my account number to get verified against my login?

i can read that article now, it sounds like just what I need EXCEPT it doesn't have a template for my bebox. I've had mine for maybe 5 or 6 years, it's a speedtouch 780 and it's not on that list. I wonder if it's worth contacting BE to see if they'll send me a new one before i get switched over?

[Scubbie]

Which broadband product have you been signed up for?

The reason why I ask is because there is a new Pro Broadband product that you might be on. Sky has a different support team for this.

[adrock]

It is indeed the new pro broadband product (not fibre) that I'm being moved to.

I did speak to someone from Newcastle who was part of the Olympus team, which was either specific to migrating be/O2 customers, or specifically for the pro products, I forget which. They told me bridged mode couldn't be supported.


Is there any third party adsl modem/router I can potentially purchase and use in bridged mode with my existing Asus router?

Otherwise, if I purchase one of the routers the templates linked above are available for, can I use that, or does it have to be one specifically from BE?

[Scubbie]

We normally recommend the Draytek Vigor 120 Modem where this is required.

I understand that it is a capable and is the only one which can cope with Sky's MER.

However you should find that it works just fine on your connection as it should support the Be method of logging on.

Before buying one though, you may wish to check over on the Sky forums. There is a new section which only the Pro Bradband customers can access.