Using two VSS

[gtw]

Hi,

  I had a VSS but the signal was too weak to reach my bedroom, so yesterday I bought a seond one.  I tried to register it online but the link was broken.  I eventually managed to register it by phone.  I connected it and waited until all lights were lit and constant but I got no signal from it.  I disconnected the original VSS from the network.  The new one started working but since then the original has a flashing power led and an orange user LED.  I contacted tech. support and they told me I have to contact BT and get a static IP address for one of the VSS.  Is that possible?  Is there a way of using port forwarding to use two VSS or is it simply not possible to use two on the same network?

TIA,

Gerald.

[gtw · Accepted solution]

I am profoundly sorry and embarrassed to have wasted everyone's time.  It turns out that, when I reconnected SS#1, I plugged the ethernet cable into the PC port instead of the router port.  I corrected this and an hour later all was well.  I have learned something from this process, though.  That is that some routers cannot handle two SSs.  Maybe we should start a thread where users can report routers which definitely do or definitely don't support this.  I can confirm that the Draytek Vigor 2830 definitely does.  Oh, and all without BT having to give me a static IP address for the second SS<g>.

Btw, I did try setting up a VLAN on the 2830, as per the instructions on the Draytek site.  However, I received an error message, something like "Please create at least one VLAN group.  Check SSID2".

Thanks again for all your help and patience,

Gerald.

[BandOfBrothers]

No worries.

It's great to hear you've resolved the issue. 

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