[kev2021]

Thanks, wow June, I was hoping to get one this month or next.

I think I’ll keep an eye out as I suspect some places may have it available sooner to purchase. If not, i’ll pre-order it.

Thanks

Kev

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Thanks, I just been looking at current BT router event log, it seems connection dropped at around 1am, 8am, 9am, 10:45am so far today so seem it dropped out every hour or two mostly, ignoring the 1am as this maybe when BT dropped the connection.  Fortunately it comes back on its own but takes a short while but rather annoying to say the least.

Going to see if more reviews of the DSL-AX82U from users having one and then might place a order for one, i never heard of those online stores before though, usually buy from ebuyer etc.

Kev

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sure thanks, hopefully someone can advise if connection has been stable :)

Thanks

Kev

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Will buy from the UK for reasons of ensuring getting the UK plug and also in case of returns and not having to deal with any customs stuff :)

Has your DSL-AX82U been ok so far on default router out of the box or are there some issues I should be aware of?  Top priority is getting a decent connection and not one that drops out a few times each day randomly like it does at present.

Thanks

Kev

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Reason for potentially going with the AX82U is the RT-AX86U seems unavailable at most places with reasonable prices and the DSL-AX82U would still be usable if went FTTP due to WAN port.  Also means I don’t have to worry about getting an adapter so I can plug in 2 devices as only have 1 socket available where router is.  Also works out cheaper than getting the AX86U + Vigor 130.

Kev

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Thanks, think i might go for this one.  Anyone had any issues with the DSL-AX82U when running on the default firmware?  Is it good to buy now or are there some bugs that need fixing so should wait?

Kev

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How has the unit been so far @El3rt1cal? Are you running it as it came from ASUS or loaded Merlin on it?

I’m tempted to by one but a little weary due to the usual teething problems until its been out a while :)

Kev

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Would be interested to know when brought from :)  Does the DSL-AX82U also work with a external modem i.e. can turn off inbuilt one?  If so, this maybe the best option for me at present, use inbuilt modem and then if I ever go FTTP, turn inbuilt modem off and plug cable from FTTP modem into the wan port?

Need to look at some more reviews but I’m thinking this maybe be simplest option at present and by the time FTTP becomes affordable, might be time for a new router anyway :)

Thanks

Kev

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Thanks, good to know :)

My fear was the router would come up, try to connect fail and then do nothing after say 3 goes and be waiting a reboot before it came back up if modem took longer than router.

Does the vigour often drop connection (apart from ISP disconnecting and re-connecting every few days) or is it pretty stable?  I saw some posts on another forum about users switching to the draytek and then getting slower speeds and they were told to keep it connected for a while and speed should restore, something to do with ISP noticing a different modem? think it was something to do with InterleaveDelay ?

Thanks

Kev

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out of interest, if the power goes out and then it comes back on, Will the router connect to the modem if it has booted up before the modem does?  Will it continue to keep trying to connect to the modem or would I need to reboot the router once the modem is up?

At present with the built in modem/router, I don’t have to worry about this as it comes back online but with 2 different devices, just thought i’d check.

Thanks

Kev

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Hi,

Many thanks @uk sentinel for doing the test, didn’t realise you had to reset/wipe what you had, hope you didn’t loose any settings and didn’t take up too much of your time.

interest, did you turn on the “Special requirements for ISP ” or was it not needed to be enabled?

Looks like I’ll be going for the Draytek 130 then as no need for 2 ports :)

Many thanks indeed.  Just now to make a decision on which router to buy.  AX-86U is looking promising in terms of spec and speeds but it is the older looking one as opposed to the newer 82U style.  Was considering the AX88U but that appears to be nearly £300 which I can’t really justify on a router.  So it’s either 82U or 86U I think.

Going to read some more reviews and then make a decision.

Thanks again for all your help!

Kev

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Hi,

ah many thanks indeed!  Yes, I’m with BT.

Look forward to hearing how you get on.

Many thanks again!

Kev

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Hi,

 

So i posted on a different forum also and someone has replied advising they there is a “Special requirements for ISP ” , make sure that is set to “ON” and then simply call the modem in a browser using the default IP address 192.168.2.1 will allow me to access the modem stats using a Vigor 130 and not needing to plug in a laptop directly to the modem etc.

Just wondering if anyone here has tried it and if it works?  I’m told the option exists on the RT-AX86U and other Asus routers so i’m now looking at the Vigor 130 instead of the 166 as if this does indeed work, no need for the 2nd port and vlan etc :)

Thanks

Kev

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Hi,

Yes, basically all my wired connections (PC, TV, Apple TV box etc) are all connected to the HP 18-10G switch.  Hence my idea to put 2 ports in VLAN2 and then hope router would route between the 2 but seems now.

Can you change the IP address on the modem port? I didn’t see any info on how to do this.

So i presume I leave port 1 modem as default IP, plug into router and change the modem port 2 to be same IP range as rest of my network (192.168.1.x) and then can access it ok? Meaning leave HP 18-10 in existing setup (no VLAN2 192.168.2.x) needed.

Thanks

Kev

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Thanks all for info, will check them out.

Here is a quick diagram to show how I am hoping to connect the router/modem up and also be able to access modem stats from main machine in 192.168.1.x network. Will the router auto route between the 2 networks?

Thanks

Kev

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