I have Billion 8800NL R2 firmware update 2.52.d1 which is pretty long in the tooth.
With all the current brouhaha about vulnerabilities I do not know whether I should be updating the firmware.
Anyone got any advice please?
Quote from: robinc on May 06, 2021, 06:46:29
I have Billion 8800NL R2 firmware update 2.52.d1 which is pretty long in the tooth.
With all the current brouhaha about vulnerabilities I do not know whether I should be updating the firmware.
Anyone got any advice please?
First advice would be to go to the Billion Website (http://www.billion.uk.com/esupport/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/428/119/latest-bipac-8800nl-r2-firmware-252d15 (http://www.billion.uk.com/esupport/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/428/119/latest-bipac-8800nl-r2-firmware-252d15)) and download the latest firmware (v2.52.d15). If you haven't updated your router firmware before, instructions can be found at http://www.billion.uk.com/esupport/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/377/106/how-to-perform-firmware-upgrade-on-bipac-78xx-and-88xx--series (http://www.billion.uk.com/esupport/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/377/106/how-to-perform-firmware-upgrade-on-bipac-78xx-and-88xx--series),
Apparently one should not try to restore settings from previous versions via the Backup/Restore process - which is one useful bit of info!
Hopefully all will go well :slap:
OK - finally bit the bullet. The only disturbing bit was after hitting Continue on the Upgrade page I wound up with a page of raw html in the Billion frame.
Odd - left it for a while and nothing happened so hit refresh and came back to router login page - from there on all went as expected as it takes you through the bits it wants in a wizard. The only bit I had to change was the DHCP range and the http port for the interface which defaults to port 80.
My parents now have a 8800NL R2, but it is actually running the most recent firmware. (I got them it after their previous modem was zapped by a lightning strike.)
However, it has no net connectivity other than internal as it's being used in PPPoE Bridge mode, and a Raspberry Pi (with lots of firewall rules, and a small screen used for status reports) is what actually terminates the link. As the fastest they can connect is less than 5Mbps, the RasPi is more than adequate to the job.
They also have a backup system consisting of a mini-router and a USB 4G modem.
OOOH! Uptime 15 days - that's one heck of a change from before the update. :D
Uptime for modem and DSL - 91 days!
Once upon a time it wouldn't even last 91 hours :)