casino wrote: ...can i ask where we input the cloned MAC address?chris

you should find this under WAN >> Internet Access >> Specify a MAC Address

casino wrote: ...will the skybox still be able to use the vigor as it would do the netgear sky one.

I don't see why not!

Hi

I posted a question about Sky and MER here before finding this thread. I am finding something similar when trying to get my 2820Vn to connect using MPoA (broadband shows as 'showtime' but I'm not obtaining an IP address from Sky). It would be great if anyone know what the score is as it would be useful to get this working.

Bri

I have my own 2820 connected to my sky broadband. They did not supply the username and password. Bizarrely, I restored factory settings to the draytek and to my surprise, it connected right away. My only concern is that the IP address changes every hour or so causing my downloads to have brief pauses while it reconnects. Same results when I connect it to a TalkTalk adsl line, I have to reset to factory settings before it works though.

That is bizarre! I'd expect a reset would put it to PPPoA and for you to get no broaband (it won't have the user/pass). If after a reset it somehow tried to use MPoA, the reset would also mean it no longer has the correct spoofed MAC address. That maks me wonder just how it is trying to connect; do you know if it's connecting as PPPoA or MPoA (it should tell you that when you click on 'WAN' then on 'Internet Access')? Interesting about it renewing the IP every hour; mind you, that most certainly wouldn't be too handy for us VoIP users!

casino wrote: Hi

we have looked at that route and the ways of obtaining the user and pass as sky do not and will not provide this but we are also under the impression that they will know we are not using the sky router and they cut the line speed by half.

chris

I've never hard of that one before; can you confirm if that's happening to anyone you know?