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I'm getting the full whack on Gig1 to my UDM Pro, I don't have a 10Gb switch yet so can't test if I get that to my edge devices yet.

Just frustrating about the lack of modem mode.

I'm gonna be cheeky next time I see one of the VM guys doing the walkaround and see if/when any trials will be available around here - they've skipped me since they've started doing the canvassing around here!
 
I'm getting the full whack on Gig1 to my UDM Pro, I don't have a 10Gb switch yet so can't test if I get that to my edge devices yet.

Just frustrating about the lack of modem mode.

I'm gonna be cheeky next time I see one of the VM guys doing the walkaround and see if/when any trials will be available around here - they've skipped me since they've started doing the canvassing around here!

EDIT: Some have replied to me saying this actually bricks the modem and this has been corroborated by posters on the Virgin Media subreddit. Only try this if you fully understand the risks.

Original Post: There was a guy on reddit who wanted to use Modem mode on his XGS-Pon Hub 5X and although a link to the page wasn't present in the hub interface he was able to navigate to it by URL once given it by someone who had a Hub 5. You could try that.

It's http://<YourModemIP>/?page=modemmode

He said it worked for him.
 
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There was a guy on reddit who wanted to use Modem mode on his XGS-Pon Hub 5X and although a link to the page wasn't present in the hub interface he was able to navigate to it by URL once given it by someone who had a Hub 5. You could try that.

It's http://<YourModemIP>/?page=modemmode

He said it worked for him.
This doesn't work, it just bricks the HUB 5x meaning you must factory reset it.
 
Perhaps more parameters are missing from the URL...
 
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This doesn't work, it just bricks the HUB 5x meaning you must factory reset it.
Weird cause the guy on Reddit said it worked for him, this was about 3 months ago :S

EDIT: I thought it was important to link the thread I saw. The OP never replied in fact, but another user said it worked but he didn't specify if that meant the page loaded or modem mode worked.

Another poster in the thread says it doesn't work and like you said it bricks it requiring a factory reset.


I'm going to assume it does not work based on this and may be risky.
 
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Virgin 1Gb has been solid for me.
1150/100 :)

Ill take any trial upgrade though..Get me involved
 
What is so hard about double NAT?
Can create issues with some programs. Games where P2P based online play is used may not work, port triggering to open a port for incoming players may not work, UPNP won't work etc

If you end up with devices on both routers you can have issues communicating between them (just general complexity in this case but you can mitigate it by putting everyone on your own router).

Then if you want to port forward a service you need to do it in both your router and the ISP's router. That may not be preferable just due to the annoyance and added complexity.

When it comes to performance sometimes the state table for the ISP device isn't as good as the one you can buy yourself which can lead to performance issues but this is something more that an enthusiast would run into than anything.

So although all of these things can be mitigated (like even the P2P gaming thing you could technically open ports in both routers ahead of time if you know what ports a game uses) it's just an added annoyance.
 
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Can create issues with some programs. Games where P2P based online play is used may not work, port triggering to open a port for incoming players may not work, UPNP won't work etc

If you end up with devices on both routers you can have issues communicating between them (just general complexity in this case but you can mitigate it by putting everyone on your own router).

Then if you want to port forward a service you need to do it in both your router and the ISP's router. That may not be preferable just due to the annoyance and added complexity.

When it comes to performance sometimes the state table for the ISP device isn't as good as the one you can buy yourself which can lead to performance issues but this is something more that an enthusiast would run into than anything.

So although all of these things can be mitigated (like even the P2P gaming thing you could technically open ports in both routers ahead of time if you know what ports a game uses) it's just an added annoyance.
The easiest thing to do would be to just 1:1 everything on your own CPE internally, at least then that should just pass through any requests made from the internal devices.
 
The easiest thing to do would be to just 1:1 everything on your own CPE internally, at least then that should just pass through any requests made from the internal devices.
Some devices support "DMZ" to perform this, forward all traffic into a specific IP (which in this case would be your own router). But not all do.
 
VMO2 are trialling symmetrical speeds on, err, 10 Gbit Symmetrical Passive Optical Network. I suspect the trials will go fine. See if it leads to products.
That is very interesting, how does one get in on these trials?

Hoping I can actually order something soon, and I want in!

Symmetrical 1Gbps would do very nicely indeed.
 
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