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Suresignal not working

Kengr1
4: Newbie

Hello

Suresignal v1 S/N 21196794842

I have two sure signala a v1 and a recently acquired v3. Both have been working very well.

Last week I changed my ISP, and my ADSL modem/router. With some reconfiguration on my network.

 

The v3 still works flawlessly, but the v1 only displays the single power light. This is despite a couple of resets. Can you help please?

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Thas it all working nicely now. Thanks for all your help.

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Retired-Matt_Vo
Moderator (Retired)
Moderator (Retired)

Hi  

Please take a look at our Sure Signal Troubleshooting thread. If this doesn’t resolve your query, please post your reply either below, or in the relevant thread, together with the details requested, including the following information.

Your speed test results from here.

Your ping test results from here.

Your external IP address from here.

The results of a traceroute.

 

Your Sure Signal serial number:

 


VSS Traceroute command

On a PC:

Click on Start and select Run

Type CMD into the Run box and press enter/click ok

A black box will appear.

In this box type tracert 212.183.133.177 press Enter

Paste the output of this command into your reply.

This will help us get the quickest possible resolution for you.

Thanks

Matt
Moderator

Thanks

I reckoned these should be ok because my vss v3 is working:

 

download 6.7 Mbps

up 0.37 Mbps

Ping 38ms   (jitter 1ms)

ip  46:208:148:27

 

tracert

 

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

tracert 212.183.133.177

Tracing route to cluster4.vap.vodafone.co.uk [212.183.133.177]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.0.1
  2    42 ms    40 ms    97 ms  lo0-central10.pcl-ag05.plus.net [195.166.128.186
]
  3    37 ms    37 ms    37 ms  link4-central10.pcl-gw02.plus.net [84.93.249.134
]
  4    36 ms    71 ms    36 ms  xe-8-2-0.pcl-cr02.plus.net [212.159.1.10]
  5   188 ms    64 ms    40 ms  ae1.ptw-cr02.plus.net [195.166.129.2]
  6    37 ms    36 ms    37 ms  ae2.ptw-cr01.plus.net [195.166.129.4]
  7    41 ms    39 ms    38 ms  lndgw2.arcor-ip.net [195.66.224.124]
  8    39 ms    38 ms    39 ms  85.205.116.6
  9     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 10     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 11     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 12     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 13     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 15     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 18     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 19     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 26     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 27     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 28     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 29     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 30     *        *        *     Request timed out.

Trace complete.


 

 

 

 

Retired-Andy
Moderator (Retired)
Moderator (Retired)

Hi Kengr1,

 

Thanks for the information you’ve provided.

 

Are you using both Sure Signals at the same time on the same connection? Each unit needs a minimum of 0.3Mbps upload speed to work correctly, so with your overall upload speed being 0.37Mbps, this may explain the cause.

 

If this is the case, then you’d need to speak with your Internet Service Provider (ISP) about increasing your line speed.

 

Your Sure Signal connected to our servers yesterday at 14:08 so, to make sure your Sure Signal is as up to date as possible, I’ve just performed a resync for you.

 

To make sure the resync completes, can you perform a factory reset:-

 

  • Hold down the reset button until all the lights show/flash (about 30 seconds)
  • Keeping the reset button held down, remove then re-insert the power lead
  • Once all the lights display, release the reset button
  • The Sure Signal will come online in about an hour

 

Let me know how you go on.

 

Thanks

 

Andrew

 

 

If you have the time, would you be able to complete a short feedback survey for me? You can find it here and it’ll go to ensuring I’m offering the best service I can.

Thanks Andrew

 

Both are connected to the same router. I live in an old house with thick walls. The idea was for one vss to be in this older part, and the other to be in the extension, which has normal walls. Then i would get a signal throughout the house, although i know i couldn't "roam" between the two. This seemed to be working nicely for a few days, but the v1 vss stopped working after my change of isp, even though the download and upload speeds are identical for each ISP. I have done a hard reset as requested. The power light remained solid, the fourth light flashed for about 5 mins, then went off. I will talk to plusnet about increasing my upload speed, but surely that would only be necessary if both vss' weher handling a 3g signal at the same time? which isnt / hasnt happened.

 

Thanks again

Jenny
Moderator (Retired)
Moderator (Retired)

Hi Kengr1,

 

Thanks for getting back to us.

 

Even though the speeds are the same as your old ISP, you have said that you’ve also changed your router and reconfigured your network.

 

It’s still possible that there’s an issue with the speeds due to running two Sure Signals however we can check things a little further.

 

Please try the following:

 

Manually configure your Router to allow port-forwarding.
In most cases, routers support a system called "Universal Plug-n-Play" or UPnP, which will setup port-forwarding for you automatically. If you have a complicated network setup, or a complex router, you may be required to enter these settings in manually.

The following details list the IP addresses and Port Numbers that need to be forwarded to your Sure Signal's internal IP address. For detailed instructions on how to do this, we recommend either contacting your ISP or Router Manufacturer, or referring to the Default Guide for your particular make and model, over at http://portforward.com

Destination IP Addresses:
212.183.133.177
212.183.133.178
212.183.133.179
212.183.133.181
212.183.133.182
212.183.131.128/26

Ports and Protocols:
Port 50 - TCP/IP
Port 4500 - UDP
Port 500 - UDP
Port 123 - UDP

Port 8 - TCP/IP

Port 1723 (BT Customers only) - TCP/UDP

Please note that in the above list of IP addresses, the notation "212.183.131.128/26" means the complete range of IP addresses between 212.183.131.128 and 212.183.131.191

Your Router will also need to be able to assign the Sure Signal with a DNS Server address via DHCP.

 

Check your MTU settings

 

Log into your admin page for your router

 

Find the location of the MTU field. This varies depending on the make and model of router so you’ll need to hunt around for it.

 

Change the value of the MTU size to 1500 if this is allowed by your router

 

Log out of the router, this will usually result in a reboot.

 

  • Perform hard rest of the VSS unit by
  • Hold in the reset button until all the lights go solid
  • Pull the power lead out with the reset button still pushed in
  • Continue to hold down the reset button and reconnect the power lead
  • Wait for all of the lights to come on then release the reset button

The VSS will now try to contact the network and download its profile. This may take anything up to 6 hours.


Post your Router details.
If you have successfully followed all of the above, or are struggling with configuring your Router, please post your Router's make and full model number below. It would also be helpful to include your Sure Signal Serial number and ISP (Internet Service Provider).

 

Quite often other users of the same router will be able to share tips with you around setup and any extra security settings that may need to be enabled/disabled to get things working correctly. Wherever possible, we will also attempt to assist you with this, however due to the vast number of different manufacturers and models, it is not always possible, and we do not officially support any form of Router Configuration. For that reason we will always recommend contacting your Router Manufacturer or ISP for assistance first.

 

Please provide your ISP with some information supporting the network performance issue such as a number of speedtests performed throughout the day and a trace route.

 

Thanks,

 

Jenny 

Thank you for your quick and comprehensive response.

I have set the MTU to 1500 (it was 1492).

I dont think my router will allow me to forward the destination IP addresses to the suresignal internal IP address. Its a linksys WAG 160 n ver2. Although I can set the ports/ protocols as you have suggested.

 

My suresignal serial no is 21196794842

My ISP is plusnet

 

Thanks again

 

Retired-James
Moderator (Retired)
Moderator (Retired)

Hi Kengr1,

 

As long as you have opened the ports as described then it should be fine.

 

Looking at the registration everything looks fine as it has updated on the server two days ago.

 

However, I can see that there is a location move that has been detected.

 

I’ve updated this for you today and re-synced the Sure Signal, please let me know how you get on this evening.

 

James

Thas it all working nicely now. Thanks for all your help.

Suresignal 3 not working. Have tried support wensite and helpline 6 times without any success.

Lights on unit are correct, 1 red, 2 solid white

Internet is working

Phone is iphone 5s, working OK when tried out of village (huge deadspot - hence Suresignal)

Phone can receive calls & texts OK

When try to make a call it comes back 'Call failed'

Internet speed 3.12 Mbps, this should be OK

Ping 45ms

Tracerouet results below, are these a little odd?

 

C:\Users\Tony>tracert 212.183.133.177

Tracing route to cluster4.vap.vodafone.co.uk [212.183.133.177]

over a maximum of 30 hops:

1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.0.1

  2    29 ms    29 ms    29 ms  host-2-98-176-1.as13285.net [2.98.176.1]

  3    34 ms    42 ms    33 ms  host-78-151-226-185.as13285.net [78.151.226.185]

  4    33 ms    37 ms    33 ms  host-78-151-226-196.as13285.net [78.151.226.196]

  5    42 ms    41 ms    40 ms  host-78-144-9-223.as13285.net [78.144.9.223]

  6    41 ms    41 ms    45 ms  host-78-144-11-16.as13285.net [78.144.11.16]

  7    49 ms    39 ms    40 ms  xe-10-0-1-xcr1.lsw.cw.net [166.63.217.37]

  8    41 ms    41 ms    41 ms  ae12-xcr1.lns.cw.net [195.2.28.26]

  9     *        *        *     Request timed out.

 10     *        *        *     Request timed out.

 11     *        *        *     Request timed out.

 12     *        *        *     Request timed out.

 

Can someone please help - really losing my patience with your support line