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Re: Connection dropping

TrevorBaileyzSw — Tue, 26 Mar 2024 21:08:41 GMT

We've been having the same issue with dropped connections since having BT Fibre 900 installed. It was rock solid on the previous copper connection. When the fibre connection was installed we didn't get a new router - were we supposed to? The connection now has fewer devices attached than before too, so it's not related to devices online.

It's not as frequent as the original poster - it's only two or three times a day but that doesn't stack up to the copper connection that didn't need to be reset for months at a time.

Trevor

Re: Connection dropping

DavidM — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:40:44 GMT

Hi @TrevorBaileyzSw and welcome back.

It's been a while but great to see you again. Thanks for posting about the connection problem. Can you give us more detail? Is this on a wireless or wired connection? Do the hub / PON lights change colour? Give us as much information as possible and we'll try to help.

Cheers

David

Re: Connection dropping

TrevorBaileyzSw — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:13:06 GMT

Sorry about the delay

It's for both wired and wireless connections - wired TV/Sky receiver say "Internet connectiion not found", and wireless connections say "connected, no internet" . The devices are connecting to the router fine, but that's as far as they get.

The lights on the hub stay blue - and connecting to the hub shows the broadband status as connected, but I believe it's incorrect. Restarting the router seems to temporarily correct the issue, but a restart is needed at least daily, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day.

I've tried checking the error log but as it's not obvious when the broadband connection drops, and given the rate that the log posts messages it's almost impossible to find a particular error message.

Hub firmware is at level v0.42.00.10167-BT, and board revision is R01

If you can let me know what other information is needed I'm happy to supply it.

Trevor

Re: Connection dropping

pippincp — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:19:44 GMT

What about the lights on the ONT, do they change at all?

Re: Connection dropping

imjolly — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:20:05 GMT

If you have SKY Q then you need to change the 5ghz channel and make sure you do not use channel 36 which is used BY SKY. Try 44 or 48

Re: Connection dropping

TrevorBaileyzSw — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:48:30 GMT

The sky box is hard wired.

Re: Connection dropping

TrevorBaileyzSw — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 19:49:48 GMT

Next time it drops I'll take a look. I assume that's the box between the fibre and the RJ45 to the router.

Re: Connection dropping

TrevorBaileyzSw — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 21:46:37 GMT

I managed to get a photo of the openreach box when the connection just dropped.

It shows 3 lights - and if the picture on this site (https://bigtechquestion.com/2021/06/07/broadband/what-do-the-lights-on-my-openreach-full-fibre-modem-mean/) is correct, I have power, PON and LAN lights lit (LAN light flashing).

As mentioned on earlier message, the sky box is hard wired - cat6 cable back to the router and configured as wired connection. It stated "Internet not connected". Wifi devices stated "Connected, No internet".

A quick reboot of the router and it bursts back to life. This has happened a few times during the day but my wife has got into the habit of rebooting the router when it happens as she knows it fixes the problem.

In summary, it's the same router we had for the previous rock-solid 178Mb copper connection - the only thing that changed for fibre was the new fibre modem and rj45 cable into the router.

Any clues?

Re: Connection dropping

Anonymous — Wed, 03 Apr 2024 22:02:36 GMT

Although it's the same router it's now using a different input, LAN 4 as the WAN rather than the VDSL modem. So it's possibly a problem there. If you haven't already I'd factory reset it via the pinhole on the back. Needs to be held down for a good 20s or so until the lights start to flash. If you have DV, make sure to backup your contacts first.

If that doesn't help or you've already tried it, I'd suggest picking up another SH2 from your local Facebook Marketplace or similar. If that proves a faulty SH2 then you can chase BT for a replacement & either resell that one or keep it as a spare.

Re: Connection dropping

Anonymous — Thu, 04 Apr 2024 06:59:03 GMT

@TrevorBaileyzSw

"the only thing that changed for fibre was the new fibre modem and rj45 cable into the router."

Just a thought, but have you tested or tried replacing that RJ45 cable?

It is not unknown for a brand new cable to be faulty!

Re: Connection dropping

TrevorBaileyzSw — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 20:55:31 GMT

I'll give that a try - I've got some new cat8 cables I bought recently so I'll swap one of those in.

In the meantime, I've got another Smart Hub 2; I'm looking to minimise household disruption so I'm going to change the SSID and password to match the existing hub.

I've got it switched on but not connected to the broadband connection. I've been able to change the SSID (added an extra character so there's no clash until I actually swap it in), but it won't let me change the wifi password - it just says "Changes must be saved", though clicking the save button doesn't do anything - it just hangs.
It's the same heiroglyphics from the existing (possibly failing) smart hub 2 so I don't see it being anything to do with the password standards..
Any clues?

Re: Connection dropping

TrevorBaileyzSw — Sun, 07 Apr 2024 21:13:54 GMT

Just swapped the cable - now to see if it makes a difference.

Re: Connection dropping

lyn201700 — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:47:03 GMT

It's not only me then!!!

Same here, copper was solid.

I have had 5 hubs and numerous bods from open reach. It's still dropping out.

Also I have had no landline for 4 weeks. It was cut off when fibre was installed, I didn't know this!!!

Re: Connection dropping

Keith_Beddoe — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 09:54:06 GMT

@lyn201700

If you want help from this BT community, it would be best if you started your own thread.

https://community.bt.com/t5/forums/postpage/board-id/BTInfinity

Re: Connection dropping

TrevorBaileyzSw — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 20:01:13 GMT

Nope - still dropping internet, requiring a reboot.

..and the second hub is a waste of time too. There's no way of changing the wifi password (yes, I've seen the recommendation about turning off smart setup - no difference).

So - any more guesses folks?

Re: Connection dropping

TrevorBaileyzSw — Mon, 08 Apr 2024 20:06:05 GMT

You need to have a fairly modern telephone and plug it into the back of the router but be warned, it only works when your connection is active so is as flaky as the broadband service.