2degrees config pushed to personal modem

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emjas

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#306406 20-Jul-2023 10:12

I have been with Slingshot for many years using my own Fritzbox, and yesterday (19/07) I came home to find my Wi-Fi name had been changed to "2degrees Broadband - 66B1" and so my devices were no longer connected.

I checked the modem and found that the downlink/uplink speeds had also been changed to 1000Mbps but all other settings were unchanged (including Wi-Fi password, VPN, etc).

There's also a message saying some settings are managed by the ISP.

Today I called Slingshot and they claimed no config had been pushed to the modem and it must be using default settings so I should contact the manufacturer.

This is wrong of course, because this is not a branded modem and it has not been reset.

I'm guessing that since SS is now 2D they wanted to update modems with their branding.

Has any one else experienced this?

Delorean

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#3106193 20-Jul-2023 10:51

Yeah, I recommend re flashing the firmware with the generic version that you can download from their site.

The 7490 would have been sourced via snap or 2D back in the day so it does have the ISP custom settings.

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#3106194 20-Jul-2023 10:53

Likely they couldn't talk back to 2degrees at all before but now they're able to talk back thanks to the network migration work going on have suddenly downloaded last known configuration.

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emjas

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#3106199 20-Jul-2023 11:18

Thanks guys. That makes sense.

I bought the Fritzbox 2nd-hand so I don't know its origin.

I'll see if I can reload the FW.

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#3106265 20-Jul-2023 14:33

If you can find it, disable the setting for TR-069. This is likely how config was changed unless it got reset somehow.

emjas

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#3106292 20-Jul-2023 15:20

I see now that my Fritzbox TR-069 is pointing to Snap, though it can't be disabled.

The log also says that settings were pulled from the ISP.

I've blocked the Snap URL in Pi-Hole for now, and look at updating the FW when I can.

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#3106326 20-Jul-2023 16:21

Been here before.

The only solution is to get the firmware re flashed with the generic version.

It’s about 10 mins of your time and easy to do.

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emjas

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#3106412 20-Jul-2023 22:01

I got it sorted by clearing the "provider" as described here https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=81&topicid=148507

When restoring my backup I had to unselect "Internet connection" otherwise the TR069 url came back.