WAN periodically Rebooting

stephenw10

What I'd expect to see would be the pfSense WAN connected to the Draytek in the new subnet.

Traffic from pfSense would still be routed via the WAN but just not using PPPoE.

youngy

@diyhouse Hello,
I'm not sure how much help this will be now you're letting the Draytek modem manage the VDSL connection, but I use the same modem (Vigor 166) in bridge mode with pfsense+ (sg2100). My internet connection is FTTC (no FTTH here yet either) provided by Zen. I've always had problems with frequent dropouts with the stock firmware to the point the modem was unusable (many times a day). In the end I got in touch with Draytek support and they sent me a link to access a different firmware (4.2.5 RC2 MDM6), which solved the problem. I don't get the uptime mentioned in this thread but two to three weeks between DSL resyncs is typical.

diyhouse

@youngy said in WAN periodically Rebooting:
Many tx for your input suggestion..

frequent dropouts

Yes that s exactly my issue,... If I could get 2 or 3 weeks between reconnects that would be great.
I have sent a note to Draytek requesting a link to the Firmware you suggested

diyhouse

@youngy Had a response from Draytek,.. as follows:-

Please see link below to requested firmware

https://fw.draytek.com.tw/Vigor166/Firmware/v4.2.5/

However is from the .com website and is more suitable to infrastructure from outside the UK. So we cant guarantee that this will work properly but you are welcome to test it

May I enquire of your country of use... and your ISP provider,.. if you dont mind..
KR

stephenw10

Looks like he's on Zen so the UK.

The release notes make it look like MDM6 is worth trying:

"Vigor166_4.2.5_MDM6.zip" provides Annex A modem code 129120_05, and
128210_02. (Recommended when meeting VDSL sync issue).

stephenw10

Though I'd probably try 4.2.7_MDM6.

It's interesting that your current firmware shows as 4.2.7_BT so maybe tuned for BT/Openreach?

diyhouse

@stephenw10 Not sure if its the same equiv,.. but there's also a 4.2.7 MDM6.zip
Humm,.. same improvements ? who knows...??
what are MDM versions..?

youngy

@diyhouse Hello, yes I’m in the UK with Zen. I contacted support@draytek.co.uk and they sent a link to the firmware. I tried newer *_BT firmware but still get the frequent drops so went back to one I mentioned above. I hadn’t seen the 4.2.7_MDM6 version but can try it and let you know how it goes. Is the link on the draytek UK website?

stephenw10

Yup. See: https://fw.draytek.com.tw/Vigor166/Firmware/v4.2.7/

youngy

@stephenw10 Okay great, thanks. I’ll feedback. It’s usually obvious within a couple of hours if the firmware is going to provide a stable connection.

youngy

@diyhouse I've tried the 4.2.7_MDM6 firmware with my Vigor 166. The connection has been up for ~10 hours without dropping so I'll stick with it and see how it goes. I would have expected the *_BT firmware to have dropped a few times already based on what's happened in the past.