Billion 8800NL R2: Difference between revisions

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We started testing out this router ~~Feb~~ 2017. Below are some notes.

We started testing out this router in February 2017. Below are some notes.

==Default Settings==

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==Chipset==

Broadcom 63381

==Factory Reset==

With the router powered on, hold down the RESET button until the PWR light changes colour (RED), then release.

==Firmware==

Various releases of firmware can be found at the:

[http://www.billion.uk.com/esupport/index.php?/Knowledgebase/List/Index/119 Bipac 8800NL R2 Support site]

==Bridge Setup==

How to setup the 8800NL R2 as a Bridge:

*Configuration -> WAN -> WAN Service

**Edit ptm0.1

**Type: Bridging

**Description: br_0_1_0.101

**802.1P Priority: 0

**802.1Q VLAN ID: 101

**Click Apply

*Configuration -> LAN -> Interface Grouping

**Groups Isolation: Enable

**Click Apply

**Click Add

**Group Name: Bridge

**Grouped WAN Interfaces: ptm0.1

**Grouped LAN Interfaces: P5/EWAN

**Click Apply

*Configuration -> Wireless -> Basic

**Wireless: Disable

**Click Apply

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==Support for Baby Jumbo frames (1508)==

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==Support for ~~baby~~ Jumbo frames (1508)==

This was a standard feature in the original BT supplied ECI and Huawei modems. This means that a PPP ethernet router which supports RFC 4638 can

run with an MTU of 1500.

We're not yet sure if the ~~7700NL~~ supports ~~and~~ MTU of 1508, but we have asked (~~Feb~~ 2017)

We're not yet sure if the 8800NL supports an MTU of 1508, but we have asked (February 2017)

One of our customers reports that the 8800NL R2 doesn't support Baby Jumbo frames when tested in bridge mode using firmware 2.52.d1 (March 2017)

==PPP session ID cache bug 'packet accelerator'==

One problem we see with Broadcom based routers is that they have an

One problem we see with Broadcom-based routers is that they have an

internal feature which is a 'packet accelerator' which causes problems when a PPPoE session finishes and a new one starts.

Ethernet frames containing IP packets with the same source and destination IP and port

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Broadcom chipset.

We're not yet sure if the ~~7700NL~~ has this 'feature' enabled, but we have asked (~~Feb~~ 2017)

We're not yet sure if the 8800NL has this 'feature' enabled, but we have asked (February 2017)

One of our customers also reports that the 8800NL R2 doesn't appear to have this bug (March 2017)