Enable port forwarding for the Huawei HG633. 1 Sign into your router. 2 Click on the 'Internet' tab. 3 Click on 'Port Forwarding'. 4 Click on 'New Port Mapping'. 5 Select 'Webserver (HTTP)' from 'Application' list. 6 Select the computer cFos Personal Net is running on as 'Internal Host'. 7 Click on 'Save'. Port forwarding is now configured for.
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- The only firmware upgrade route is via Remote Management. The TalkTalk routers are set up by default to connect to the update server, on the TalkTalk network, every 24 hours. The router will update automatically to the latest firmware.
This blog post is about how I used an old Sky SR101 ‘white Sky Hub’ router as a network switch.
Warning: Please be aware that any firmware updates could contain security fixes, as well as features you might require. I wasn’t running the latest firmware.
Note: You should view this blog post as an outdated blog post, but perhaps it might be of interest to someone. This blog post is about how I used an old Sky SR101 router. I’m not providing a recommendation that you do the same, but writing about my own experience.
Introduction
I’m not a Sky broadband customer, but this router was bundled with a Sky set-top box I purchased at a car boot sale. A quick search online and apparently it’s locked to Sky’s broadband, so how can I use it? Well, I thought I would temporarily use the SR101 instead of my Netgear switch.
How I used the SR101
I was using a Netgear switch, but decided to replace it temporarily with a SR101, but ended up using the Sky Hub for over a year! I didn’t use a SR101 as my main router, but instead connected it to my main ADSL router via an ethernet cable. This enabled me to extend my wired network to another location in my property, which met my specific requirements. How to crack spore key activation. You can read more about this later in the blog post.
Setting up the SR101 for ethernet only use
I connected the SR101 only to a computer via an ethernet cable. I temporarily assigned a static IP address to the computer I was using to configure the SR101. The IP address was in the same range as the SR101. i.e. The computer was assigned 192.168.0.40.
In a web browser I opened the url 192.168.0.1, clicked on a menu item and in the access pop-up box, typed admin as the default username and sky for the password.
I turned off the WiFi access on the SR101 and then under the ‘Advanced’ menu, I selected ‘LAN IP Setup’. To avoid a conflict with my primary broadband router, I changed the IP address to something different and then deselected ‘Use Router as DHCP Server’.
After applying the changes, it rebooted the Sky SR101. I then changed the password, so that is unique.
I had now finished configuring the SR101, so set the computer I had used during configuration, back to using a dynamic IP address.
In addition to a computer already being connected to the SR101 via ethernet, I plugged in three other cables, connecting a Huawei HG633 router (for broadband), a set-top box and another computer.
Firmware issues
I don’t use Sky broadband, but it appears that Sky updates firmware on routers automatically for their broadband users. I don’t know if this continues to be the situation for this router at the time of writing this blog post. I wish the router had been updated with the latest firmware.
At the time of writing (June 2019) on a web page, Sky lists firmware version as: 2639, 3591 and 3734. However Sky’s Recovery Tool package which contains firmware, appears to only include version 2639, which is a shame.
An example of how I’m using the SR101 Sky Hub
My primary router is a HG633, which the SR101 connects to via a long ethernet cable. Then three computers are connected to the SR101.
Watch itazura na kiss dubbed. I’ve not experienced any problems connecting to devices plugged directly into the HG633, when my own computer is routing via the SR101.
Below are typical situations:
My computer ↔ SR101 ↔ HG633 (ADSL router) ↔ Powerline adapter ↔ NAS.
Two computers ↔SR101 ↔ HG633 (ADSL router)↔ Steam Multiplayer
I know this isn’t a great network setup, but it worked for me.
Why did I bother?
Without the latest firmware and not being a Sky broadband customer (for updates), I might have been missing out on features, and also possibly security fixes. In terms of connectivity with services I use, I didn’t experience any problems. i.e. Steam gaming, web browsing, Ftp, Nas connectivity and email.
I picked this router up cheaply to try it out, and ended up using it for over a year! The router doesn’t take up much surface space, which I liked.
I didn’t use the WiFi features and I’ve noticed some people have modified their Sky Hubs to improve the wireless connectivity.
It’s only a 100Mb router and whilst using my NAS, occasionally a faster connection would be nice, the majority of the time I was okay with the ethernet speed.
Last thoughts
I wrote the draft for this blog post in August 2018, and I’m only now publishing the post in June 2019. I have continued to use the SR101 until this month without any issues, but decided to start using another router.
Why did I stop using the Sky Hub? I’m having a clear out of items and wanted to use a different router I already own and give the SR101 to a charity. It was time for me to move onto another router.
Not supported
Forum: https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=55856
Source code: hg635-opensource.tar.gz
Installation
Flashing ANY Firmware
You must set your TCP/IP v4 protocol at your computer to:
- Netmask: 255.255.255.0
- DNS: (optional, can be blank).
Then:
- Press reset button near the antenna.
- Keep it pressed while powering up during ~20+ seconds.
- Acces to http://192.168.1.1 and upload binary file.
Specific Configuration
Interfaces
The default network configuration is:
Interface Name | Description | Default configuration |
---|---|---|
br-lan | LAN & WiFi | 192.168.1.1/24 |
eth0.1 | LAN ports (1 to 4) | bridged |
eth0.2 | WAN port (WAN) | nat (WAN) |
wlan0 | WiFi | bridged (disabled) |
wlan1 | WiFi | bridged (disabled) |
Switch Ports (for VLANs)
This is an example to configure the switch: numbers 0-2 will be lan, labeled as Ports LAN1X, LAN2X, LAN3X on the unit, number 3 (LAN4X) will be the Internet (WAN), 8 is the internal connection to the router itself. Don't be fooled: vlan1 = eth0.1, vlan2 = eth0.2 and so on.
Port | Switch port | Mode |
---|---|---|
1 | 0 | lan |
2 | 1 | lan |
3 | 2 | lan |
4 | 3 | lan |
WAN | 4 | Internet (WAN) |
n/a | 5t | to CPU |
Hardware
Info
Instruction set | MIPS |
---|---|
Vendor | Broadcom |
bootloader | cfe |
Board ID | |
System-On-Chip | Broadcom BCM63168 |
CPU @Frq | BMIPS4350 V8.0 @ 400 MHz |
Flash-Chip | NAND |
Flash size | 128MB |
RAM-Chip | DDR2-800 |
RAM size | 128MB |
Wireless | BCM4350 ac/a/b/g/n (onboard) + BCM6362 b/g/n (SoC) |
Ethernet | BCM53124, 5x 1000M |
USB | 1x 2.0 |
Serial | Yes |
JTAG | ? |
Photos
Opening the case
Note: This will void your warranty!
Main PCB:
JTAG
→ port.jtag general information about the JTAG port, JTAG cable, etc.
N/A
Serial
→ port.serial general information about the serial port, serial port cable, etc.
How to connect to the Serial Port of this specific device:
Serial port settings 115200, 8N1
Pinout:
J5002
1 - RXD
2 -
3 - Probably VCC (3V3)
4 - GND
5 - TXD
Photo of PCB with markings
GPIO
LEDs
Read: System configuration: Leds to configure the leds
Buttons
→ hardware.button on howto use and configure the hardware button(s).
Bootlogs
OEM Bootlog
HELO CPUI L1CI HELO CPUI L1CI DRAM ---- PHYS STRF 400H PHYE DDR3 SIZ4 SIZ3 SIZ2 DINT USYN LSYN MFAS LMBE RACE PASS ---- ZBSS CODE DATA L12F MAIN CFE version 1.0.38-114.174 for BCM963268 (32bit,SP,BE)Build Date: Sat Nov 9 13:59:00 CST 2013 (l00184769@localhost)Copyright (C) 2000-2011 Broadcom Corporation.NAND flash device: name , id 0x98d1 block 128KB size 131072KBExternal switch id = 53125 Chip ID: BCM63168D0, MIPS: 400MHz, DDR: 400MHz, Bus: 200MHz Main Thread: TP0 Memory Test Passed Total Memory: 134217728 bytes (128MB) Boot Address: 0xb8000000