Comments on: BT Homehub? http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/ the arbiter of bad taste. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:00:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jack http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18803 Jack Sun, 21 Sep 2008 19:12:54 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18803 To Set up other phones to work with BT Talk, you will need to ring BT support for them to give you the relevant passwords. They should give you the passwords and config information, but they will say it isn't supported by them, which means don't ring em when it goes wrong basically. In theory it should be possible, but I never really got BT talk to behave with Asterisk, also i found this link to how to set up a conf file for asterisks, you should be able to reverse engineer the password and settings to set up the polycom. http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_10065.html To Set up other phones to work with BT Talk, you will need to ring BT support for them to give you the relevant passwords. They should give you the passwords and config information, but they will say it isn’t supported by them, which means don’t ring em when it goes wrong basically.

In theory it should be possible, but I never really got BT talk to behave with Asterisk, also i found this link to how to set up a conf file for asterisks, you should be able to reverse engineer the password and settings to set up the polycom. http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_10065.html

]]> By: Adam Webster http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18802 Adam Webster Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:04:36 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18802 I have a Polycom 301 IP phone and I am trying to use it with my BT Talk account but I connot get it to register. I know that I can use sip.btsip.bt.net and btsip.bt.com along with my exclusive username (BT Talk number) and password (No the one I set up) but I cannot get it to work can anyone help please? I have a Polycom 301 IP phone and I am trying to use it with my BT Talk account but I connot get it to register. I know that I can use sip.btsip.bt.net and btsip.bt.com along with my exclusive username (BT Talk number) and password (No the one I set up) but I cannot get it to work can anyone help please?

]]> By: Jack http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18510 Jack Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:33:41 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18510 I haven't had a look at the homehub for sometime, but it looks as if alot of what I have written here has changed in the most recent firmware updates. Specifically the one that enables FON and other Value-Added Services. I am sure it is still possible but its not the same way as what i put up there. Jack I haven’t had a look at the homehub for sometime, but it looks as if alot of what I have written here has changed in the most recent firmware updates. Specifically the one that enables FON and other Value-Added Services.

I am sure it is still possible but its not the same way as what i put up there.

Jack

]]> By: Andy http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18506 Andy Wed, 26 Dec 2007 22:10:02 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18506 Well finally got round to looking at this... time to play at christmas etc. I am having a little difficulty getting my head round the second step, both why and how you should do this. You say to make all the settings the same as the main router, scuse me for being thick but won't that mean that both the bthub and the router will have the same ip and hence a conflict or is their something basic I am missing? The instructions for second step seem to imply they are for when you want to connect different subnets, which i don't, everything I have is on 192.168.2.xxx Any help with this for 'the hard of understanding' greatly appreciated. I foolishly thought if I just missed out step 2 and just went straight to step 3 (all instructions taken ok) it might work but alas phone does not register... The link to create a super user no longer works but found a very easy way to do it from telnet session: :script add name = pwn command = "user add name = hubhax0r password = hubhax0r role = root descr = r00t" :script run name = pwn pars = "" where hubhax0r is user name and password Cheers Andy Well finally got round to looking at this… time to play at christmas etc. I am having a little difficulty getting my head round the second step, both why and how you should do this. You say to make all the settings the same as the main router, scuse me for being thick but won’t that mean that both the bthub and the router will have the same ip and hence a conflict or is their something basic I am missing?
The instructions for second step seem to imply they are for when you want to connect different subnets, which i don’t, everything I have is on 192.168.2.xxx
Any help with this for ‘the hard of understanding’ greatly appreciated.
I foolishly thought if I just missed out step 2 and just went straight to step 3 (all instructions taken ok) it might work but alas phone does not register…

The link to create a super user no longer works but found a very easy way to do it from telnet session:

:script add name = pwn command = “user add name = hubhax0r password = hubhax0r role = root descr = r00t”

:script run name = pwn pars = “”

where hubhax0r is user name and password

Cheers

Andy

]]> By: Jack http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18501 Jack Fri, 02 Nov 2007 20:13:23 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18501 As far as i am aware the fusion handset use a different DHCP server built into the homehub. In theory using the method above should allow the Fusion handsets to work, I aren't 100% on this but I can't see why it wouldn't work. Jack As far as i am aware the fusion handset use a different DHCP server built into the homehub. In theory using the method above should allow the Fusion handsets to work, I aren’t 100% on this but I can’t see why it wouldn’t work.

Jack

]]> By: Andy http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18500 Andy Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:35:57 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18500 I have stability problems with my HH (it keeps changing sync speeds from 150 to 1200 ) so I am looking to continue with my trusty DLink Router (sync 1440.. but it is 6.2Km to the exchange!) and use your method of connection. However as I live in the middle of nowhere without a mobile signal I am looking to use BT Fusion which is WiFi. Assuming the handsets must be looking for a DHCP server, do you think it will be possible to make it work as you say to disable DHCP in the HH. I am wondering if the D Link DHCP Server will assign ok via the WiFi on the HH.... Cheers Andy I have stability problems with my HH (it keeps changing sync speeds from 150 to 1200 ) so I am looking to continue with my trusty DLink Router (sync 1440.. but it is 6.2Km to the exchange!) and use your method of connection. However as I live in the middle of nowhere without a mobile signal I am looking to use BT Fusion which is WiFi. Assuming the handsets must be looking for a DHCP server, do you think it will be possible to make it work as you say to disable DHCP in the HH. I am wondering if the D Link DHCP Server will assign ok via the WiFi on the HH….
Cheers
Andy

]]> By: Jack http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18490 Jack Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:12:46 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18490 Printer problems will probably be causes by a driver or paper sizes not being correctly set, update the drivers with the latest and make sure you have the correct paper size selected. Printer problems will probably be causes by a driver or paper sizes not being correctly set, update the drivers with the latest and make sure you have the correct paper size selected.

]]> By: Ross http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18487 Ross Thu, 18 Oct 2007 23:41:42 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18487 Can anyone help i have connected my printer via usb to my bthomehub and done all the configuration nessary(as far as i know) when i print a test page it prints fine, when i try to print anything else it fails. Any ideas Can anyone help i have connected my printer via usb to my bthomehub and done all the configuration nessary(as far as i know) when i print a test page it prints fine, when i try to print anything else it fails. Any ideas

]]> By: Tom http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18483 Tom Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:34:31 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18483 Just thought i would also add that, pluging a phone line into the HH will also allow the normal phone number to ring through the hub phone, just make sure its behind a DSL filter so it doesnt upset your other router :) Just thought i would also add that, pluging a phone line into the HH will also allow the normal phone number to ring through the hub phone, just make sure its behind a DSL filter so it doesnt upset your other router :)

]]> By: Tom http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18482 Tom Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:07:43 +0000 http://www.jacktams.co.uk/2007/05/28/bt-homehub/#comment-18482 Scrap that was just the v box not updating its own IP / DNS address from the new router :) V Box works fine without the homehub even on the network. Only concern would be the HH sets up QOS for the vision where most other retail routers on the market dont offer this feature. Scrap that was just the v box not updating its own IP / DNS address from the new router :) V Box works fine without the homehub even on the network.

Only concern would be the HH sets up QOS for the vision where most other retail routers on the market dont offer this feature.

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