Sky Phase 1 Firmware upgrade confirmed!!!!

[James67]

The thing is, the DLINK router has some excellent plusses (if Sky go the TVIP route), with QOS as a default in the firmware.

Sky will most likely implement IPTV using a second ATM circuit, so the router will have two IP addresses, with the switch configured so that the second network is only available at one of the Ethernet ports. That second network will be a private internet network, so the only things available on that Ethernet port will be Sky's video servers.

[iangilf]

does this apply to the black netgear v2 aswell is there updates for this router ?
my current firmware is Firmware Version V2.02.34
is there a newer one ?

[James67]

No it's only the white routers that are being updated at the moment. The V2.02.34 firmware on your DG934G router is already the most up-to-date version.

[reddwarfcrew]

have we had any news on whether the GUI was updated to the same as the black routers?

James67 - have you managed to get your hands on the new FW yet?

[speedyrite]

V1.03.87 on my white Netgear V1 router has the same GUI as it did when I was on V1.02.28

[James67]

James67 - have you managed to get your hands on the new FW yet?

Grrr, not yet. I was hoping to have a good old hack at the new firmware this weekend, but Sky can't seem to get their finger out (which given how long it's taken for them to start rolling this new firmware out, is perhaps not surprising).

I've got a cunning plan though! I could visit one of the exchange areas where the update has happened, and drive around looking for the MAC address of a Sky router that has been updated. With that, I might be able to grab a copy of the updated firmware from Sky's update server. And by fortunate co-incidence, I just happen to be going to one such area on Monday…

But quite why Sky haven't made the new firmware available on a download link is beyond me. Personally I think it less likely that a manual update could go wrong compared with an automatic update.

[reddwarfcrew]

i think most of us are waiting for you to get hold of it mate.

i'm on adsl2+ profile by default but like the ability to use mognuts to switch between that and g.dmt.

I fear when i get updated i'll have to get my profile changed by sky to g.dmt permanently (which probably isnt a bad thing really, but i like to be able to be in control).

Good luck mate!

[Monday]

Grrr, not yet. I was hoping to have a good old hack at the new firmware this weekend, but Sky can't seem to get their finger out (which given how long it's taken for them to start rolling this new firmware out, is perhaps not surprising).

I've got a cunning plan though! I could visit one of the exchange areas where the update has happened, and drive around looking for the MAC address of a Sky router that has been updated. With that, I might be able to grab a copy of the updated firmware from Sky's update server. And by fortunate co-incidence, I just happen to be going to one such area on Monday…

But quite why Sky haven't made the new firmware available on a download link is beyond me. Personally I think it less likely that a manual update could go wrong compared with an automatic update.

Briiliant plan James (as always

[speedyrite]

i think most of us are waiting for you to get hold of it mate.

i'm on adsl2+ profile by default but like the ability to use mognuts to switch between that and g.dmt.

I fear when i get updated i'll have to get my profile changed by sky to g.dmt permanently (which probably isnt a bad thing really, but i like to be able to be in control).

Good luck mate!

My white Netgear V1 router was updated to V1.03.87 just over 82 hours ago.

I can no longer use the mognuts utility to get detailed statistics.

On the other hand, it's been rock steady (as it was beforehand) but NM has been very stable between 7db and 7.5db at all times of day and night.

[Topkidben]

What is the new updated Firmware being released for the White Netgear DG834GT

V1.03.87 or V2.02.34?