Hello Again!
(Comes with a stand as well but I couldn't find mine)
Let's have a look inside this one:
This router was used by the ISP Sky in UK, but, can be found 'dumped' here in Pakistan as well! Now, most ISPs in the UK prefer to lock down the router as it is supposed to create less problems for support and also to protect the investment as routers are 'rented' out! So, it might seem a bad idea to pick up a locked router at first, but, thanks to some smart people who invest their time and money to figure out a way to 'unlock' and/or improve the performance of such locked routers there is some hope left for these routers!
As far as the Sky 2504 (not to be confused with the 2504n) router is concerned, there is not one but at least two ways to unlock the router for use with other ISPs (not counting openwrt)!
The first method is based around the fact (To continue reading, please click on 'Read More')
that there is not much difference between the 2504 from Sky and the F@ST2404 by Sagem (which has generic firmware available)!
Just follow the guide in pdf format here at: http://1drv.ms/1CReEP0
(you may download the firmware images from here as well as the links might be dead in the pdf)
Caution: If you follow with a firmware update, you alone are responsible for your actions as a firmware update can brick your router!
The second method is to install the custom firmware that enables the Sagem web interface (that is present in sky's firmware but not accessible) and adds some tweaks as well such as enabling the use of the Sagem Router Tool! This firmware and guide is available at: http://www.ph-mb.com/products/sagem-firmware/ as well as here at: http://1drv.ms/1xRYTiW
Caution: If you follow with a firmware update, you alone are responsible for your actions as a firmware update can brick your router!
To access the other fully configurable interface by Sagem, browse to: http://192.168.0.1/main.html
Default username: admin
Default password: sky
The rest of the interface is identical to the one posted earlier for the 2404's stock firmware except for a few changes like the options page below:
Thus, this one is a capable router (as far as the modem part is concerned) that can be used here in Pakistan! In fact, one of the big ISPs, namely PTCL, provides routers from Sagem to its customers here so that many configuration guides exist including configuration options for its IPTV service.
Useful Links
- Teardown: http://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/3223/sagem-f-st-2504-adsl22-802-11bg-router-teardown
- Sagem F@ST2404 openwrt wiki page: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/sagem/fast2404
- Sagem F@ST2404 firmware and user manual: http://lgsagem.free.fr/drivers__fast2404.htm
- Sky Sagem 2404 Firmware flash Discussion Thread: http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/router-stats/47584-using-sagem-fast-2504-new-isp.html and http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/asking-help/20137-sagem-f-st-2504-a.html
- Sky Sagem 2504 Custom Firmware Discussion Thread: http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/technical-discussion/44101-custom-sky-v2-8-firmware-sky-v3-sagem-f-st-2504-router.html
- Firmware developer: http://www.ph-mb.com/products/expvr/about
Let's have a look inside this one:
This router was used by the ISP Sky in UK, but, can be found 'dumped' here in Pakistan as well! Now, most ISPs in the UK prefer to lock down the router as it is supposed to create less problems for support and also to protect the investment as routers are 'rented' out! So, it might seem a bad idea to pick up a locked router at first, but, thanks to some smart people who invest their time and money to figure out a way to 'unlock' and/or improve the performance of such locked routers there is some hope left for these routers!
As far as the Sky 2504 (not to be confused with the 2504n) router is concerned, there is not one but at least two ways to unlock the router for use with other ISPs (not counting openwrt)!
The first method is based around the fact (To continue reading, please click on 'Read More')
that there is not much difference between the 2504 from Sky and the F@ST2404 by Sagem (which has generic firmware available)!
Just follow the guide in pdf format here at: http://1drv.ms/1CReEP0
(you may download the firmware images from here as well as the links might be dead in the pdf)
Caution: If you follow with a firmware update, you alone are responsible for your actions as a firmware update can brick your router!
The second method is to install the custom firmware that enables the Sagem web interface (that is present in sky's firmware but not accessible) and adds some tweaks as well such as enabling the use of the Sagem Router Tool! This firmware and guide is available at: http://www.ph-mb.com/products/sagem-firmware/ as well as here at: http://1drv.ms/1xRYTiW
Caution: If you follow with a firmware update, you alone are responsible for your actions as a firmware update can brick your router!
To access the other fully configurable interface by Sagem, browse to: http://192.168.0.1/main.html
Default username: admin
Default password: sky
The rest of the interface is identical to the one posted earlier for the 2404's stock firmware except for a few changes like the options page below:
Thus, this one is a capable router (as far as the modem part is concerned) that can be used here in Pakistan! In fact, one of the big ISPs, namely PTCL, provides routers from Sagem to its customers here so that many configuration guides exist including configuration options for its IPTV service.
Useful Links
- Teardown: http://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/3223/sagem-f-st-2504-adsl22-802-11bg-router-teardown
- Sagem F@ST2404 openwrt wiki page: http://wiki.openwrt.org/toh/sagem/fast2404
- Sagem F@ST2404 firmware and user manual: http://lgsagem.free.fr/drivers__fast2404.htm
- Sky Sagem 2404 Firmware flash Discussion Thread: http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/router-stats/47584-using-sagem-fast-2504-new-isp.html and http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/asking-help/20137-sagem-f-st-2504-a.html
- Sky Sagem 2504 Custom Firmware Discussion Thread: http://www.skyuser.co.uk/forum/technical-discussion/44101-custom-sky-v2-8-firmware-sky-v3-sagem-f-st-2504-router.html
- Firmware developer: http://www.ph-mb.com/products/expvr/about
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