18 Aug 2015 at 16:05 #1 Paul11 Paul11 Soldato Joined 28 Sep 2003 Posts 10,414 Location London just received a new hub to replace a faulty one from sky on fibre plug in the new one and it doesnt connect sky are saying it can take a few hours for a new hub to connect does that sound right?
just received a new hub to replace a faulty one from sky on fibre plug in the new one and it doesnt connect sky are saying it can take a few hours for a new hub to connect does that sound right?
18 Aug 2015 at 16:07 #2 tom_e tom_e Man of Honour Joined 26 Dec 2003 Posts 32,119 Location Shropshire Paul11 said: just received a new hub to replace a faulty one from sky on fibre plug in the new one and it doesnt connect sky are saying it can take a few hours for a new hub to connect does that sound right? Click to expand... May take time for the MAC address to be registered on the network once activated? That's the only reason I can think of.
Paul11 said: just received a new hub to replace a faulty one from sky on fibre plug in the new one and it doesnt connect sky are saying it can take a few hours for a new hub to connect does that sound right? Click to expand... May take time for the MAC address to be registered on the network once activated? That's the only reason I can think of.
18 Aug 2015 at 16:12 #3 Paul11 Paul11 Soldato OP Joined 28 Sep 2003 Posts 10,414 Location London ok, well i guess ill have to wait and see once i plug it in tonight i assumed fibre would be the same , plug it in and it would connect. thank you .
ok, well i guess ill have to wait and see once i plug it in tonight i assumed fibre would be the same , plug it in and it would connect. thank you .
18 Aug 2015 at 18:01 #4 MissChief MissChief Caporegime Joined 17 Jul 2010 Posts 27,154 Yes this is correct. Up to four hours I'm afraid. Problem is the DSLAM is Openreach's so it can take a few hours to sync up correctly.
Yes this is correct. Up to four hours I'm afraid. Problem is the DSLAM is Openreach's so it can take a few hours to sync up correctly.
18 Aug 2015 at 18:39 #5 Terrier_Jimlad Terrier_Jimlad Soldato Joined 4 Nov 2006 Posts 2,752 Location Yorkshire Usually about 45 mins