Using a Draytek Vigor 2900G Router with a Virgin Media Internet Connection
by Craig Mayhew on Oct.25, 2008, under Guides/Fixes
After much messing around with the router including doing a firmware upgrade I found the following method to work:
- Plug a network cable into the router and into your computer (because this may not be easy via wireless).
- Reset your router to factory defaults. This can be done by holding down the button at the back with a pin or pen until the light marked “ACT” starts flickering rapidly.
- Get the MAC address of the router that Virgin Media sent you. As you will need the same MAC address before the cable/modem will talk to your Vigor router.
- Login to your Vigor router and click “Interent Access setup” > “Static or Dynamic“. Then set “Broadband Access” to Enabled, set “Obtain IP address automatically” and then specify the MAC address from your previous router.
- Save the settings.
- Turn your router off
- Turn your cable modem off.
- wait 5 minutes.
- Turn them both back on again and you should have a working internet connection.
