OT recommendations for ADSL modem/router.

chris French said:

Ok yes blatantly totally of topic - but at least runs in the theme of OT
computery posts. Excuse- well you lot make sense (mostly) and I've cut
right down my ng/list subs recently as I've got to much to do r the move

Moviving out day -4 - Arrghhh!!

Anyway, the move will mean dumping my NTL cable connection and getting
ADSL. I do have wireless AP/router used with the cable connection. I
could just get an ADSL modem, but looking at the comparative costs
getting a modem/router combined looks like more sense, esp. as the new
house is much bigger, plenty of solid walls, and may need flexibility in
the placing of the wireless AP.

I've have been Goggling etc. but any recommendations would be welcome, I
don't think I need anything fancy, and I don't want anything to
expensive, moneys is tad tight right now.

The Netgear DG834/834G seems to be pretty much the standard basic unit.
I've got one and its worked fine for quite a while now.

Tony

chris French said:

Ok yes blatantly totally of topic - but at least runs in the theme of OT
computery posts. Excuse- well you lot make sense (mostly) and I've cut
right down my ng/list subs recently as I've got to much to do r the move

Moviving out day -4 - Arrghhh!!

Anyway, the move will mean dumping my NTL cable connection and getting
ADSL. I do have wireless AP/router used with the cable connection. I
could just get an ADSL modem, but looking at the comparative costs
getting a modem/router combined looks like more sense, esp. as the new
house is much bigger, plenty of solid walls, and may need flexibility in
the placing of the wireless AP.

I've have been Goggling etc. but any recommendations would be welcome, I
don't think I need anything fancy, and I don't want anything to
expensive, moneys is tad tight right now.

Well, FWIW, I have no complaints about the NetGear DG834.
- Apart from me shelling out 90 quid for it a year
or so back, and finding it for about £55 at
http://www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk/ today.

Absolute piece of [censored] to set up, nice and stealthy, but might
not be flexible enough for the "advanced" user - don't think you can
telnet in or connect via a terminal and tweak the settings at
the low-down and dirty level...

a) Top posting.
q) What's the worst thing about UseNet?

In message <[email hidden]>, Jon Senior
<jon_AT_restlesslemon_DOT_co_DOT_uk@?.?.invalid> writes

Quoted message said:

chris French said:

I've have been Goggling etc. but any recommendations would be
welcome, I don't think I need anything fancy, and I don't want
anything to expensive, moneys is tad tight right now.

I was using (My parents are now using it) an Origo 1-port router (Sold
as an eBuyer router) & ADSL modem. My current connection is via
wireless bridge to my mate's 4-port version of the same. Somewhere
around £30 if memory serves me correctly and so far it has been
extremely reliable. Configurable as much as you desire and the later
versions include a full firewall.

That nks for that, though Ebuyer's customer after-sales service is so
absolutely dreadful I wouldn't by from them again.

Quoted message said:

You current wireless AP could then be attached to the router.

That's the plan
--
Chris French, Leeds

chris French said:

Ok yes blatantly totally of topic - but at least runs in the theme of
OT computery posts. Excuse- well you lot make sense (mostly) and I've
cut right down my ng/list subs recently as I've got to much to do r
the move

Moviving out day -4 - Arrghhh!!

Anyway, the move will mean dumping my NTL cable connection and getting
ADSL. I do have wireless AP/router used with the cable connection. I
could just get an ADSL modem, but looking at the comparative costs
getting a modem/router combined looks like more sense, esp. as the new
house is much bigger, plenty of solid walls, and may need flexibility
in the placing of the wireless AP.

I've have been Goggling etc. but any recommendations would be
welcome, I don't think I need anything fancy, and I don't want
anything to expensive, moneys is tad tight right now.

The cheapest one you can find on Ebuyer, or the cheapest branded one you can
find on ebuyer, if that's your bag. I suspect they're all much ofa muchness.

chris French said:

I've have been Goggling etc. but any recommendations would be welcome, I
don't think I need anything fancy, and I don't want anything to
expensive, moneys is tad tight right now.

I was using (My parents are now using it) an Origo 1-port router (Sold
as an eBuyer router) & ADSL modem. My current connection is via wireless
bridge to my mate's 4-port version of the same. Somewhere around £30 if
memory serves me correctly and so far it has been extremely reliable.
Configurable as much as you desire and the later versions include a full
firewall.

I would however recommend locking it down, on arrival it has all doors
open. Remember to redirect port 254 to a non-existant location as it
does provide a backdoor for a DoS attack.

You current wireless AP could then be attached to the router.

Jon

In message <[email hidden]>, Vic
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

Well, FWIW, I have no complaints about the NetGear DG834.
- Apart from me shelling out 90 quid for it a year
or so back, and finding it for about £55 at
http://www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk/ today.

Another vote for the Netgear DG834 - dead easy to set up, works fine,
firewall blocks everything and its dog by default which is fine by me.

chris French said:

That nks for that, though Ebuyer's customer after-sales service is so
absolutely dreadful I wouldn't by from them again.

Seconded. The router is not theirs though so should be available from
other outlets. I think it's a connexant beast under all the branding.

Jon

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Quoted message said:

Ok yes blatantly totally of topic - but at least runs in the theme of OT
computery posts. Excuse- well you lot make sense (mostly) and I've cut
right down my ng/list subs recently as I've got to much to do r the move

Moviving out day -4 - Arrghhh!!

Anyway, the move will mean dumping my NTL cable connection and getting
ADSL. I do have wireless AP/router used with the cable connection. I
could just get an ADSL modem, but looking at the comparative costs
getting a modem/router combined looks like more sense, esp. as the new
house is much bigger, plenty of solid walls, and may need flexibility in
the placing of the wireless AP.

So long as the new house can use ADSL...

http://www.pcworld.co.uk

I got a wired router/modem + microfilter + postage for just under £40

It works very well, does up to 8Mbit, has 4 LAN ports and one USB port and a
built-in firewall and home networking server.

It is setup via a web interface so should work on just about any computer.
Currently tried on an iMac with OS9.1 and my home PC with WindowsME and
Linux Mandrake 10.1 (Official, pre-Mandriva)

Setting up was a doddle - I adjusted my PC and my flatmate's iMac to access
the internet via the LAN port rather than the crappy old dialup modems.
Everything connected automatically and all I had to do was enter my ISP
account details. The bandwidth sharing seems very good as well.

In message <[email hidden]>, "Danny@Kendal"
<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

"chris French" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Anyway, the move will mean dumping my NTL cable connection and getting
ADSL. I do have wireless AP/router used with the cable connection. I
could just get an ADSL modem, but looking at the comparative costs
getting a modem/router combined looks like more sense, esp. as the new
house is much bigger, plenty of solid walls, and may need flexibility in
the placing of the wireless AP.

So long as the new house can use ADSL...

It can (or should be ok)

Quoted message said:

http://www.pcworld.co.uk

I got a wired router/modem + microfilter + postage for just under £40

It works very well, does up to 8Mbit, has 4 LAN ports and one USB port and a
built-in firewall and home networking server.

Is that the NETGEAR DG632? (Only one at <gbp 40 I can see) that doesn't
seem to have a switch as well AFAICT, which I'd want.
--
Chris French, Leeds

In article said:

Well, FWIW, I have no complaints about the NetGear DG834.
- Apart from me shelling out 90 quid for it a year
or so back, and finding it for about £55 at
http://www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk/ today.

I'm happy with mine too (at least now I've put an external aerial on
it, it didn't cover the whole house before).

Quoted message said:

Absolute piece of [censored] to set up, nice and stealthy, but might
not be flexible enough for the "advanced" user - don't think you can
telnet in or connect via a terminal and tweak the settings at
the low-down and dirty level...

If you really want to get low-down and dirty, look at http://openwrt.org/
and the Linksys WRT54G.
(There are similar things for the DG834G, but they look more experimental:
http://www.1337h4x0r5.org/1/ http://galliford.org/dg834g/
http://www.suburbia.com.au/~dan/)
(Yes, you could build your own Linux box if you wanted to go that way,
but it would be a challenge to get it in such a neat package.)

In message <[email hidden]>, "Just zis Guy,
you know?" <[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

On Sun, 24 Apr 2005 22:45:26 +0100, Tony Raven <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

The Netgear DG834/834G seems to be pretty much the standard basic unit

Not bad, there is also an equivalent DLink product which also works
well and is often sold for up to £20 less (although the Netgear seems
to be very cheap now).

The d-link 504T is bit cheaper it seems, but only by about fiver now
AFAICS so far
--
Chris French, Leeds

chris French said:

The d-link 504T is bit cheaper it seems, but only by about fiver now
AFAICS so far

OK, for a fiver I'd have the Netgear.

Guy
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http://www.chapmancentral.co.uk

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<[email hidden]> writes

Quoted message said:

"chris French" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Anyway, the move will mean dumping my NTL cable connection and getting
ADSL. I do have wireless AP/router used with the cable connection. I
could just get an ADSL modem, but looking at the comparative costs
getting a modem/router combined looks like more sense, esp. as the new
house is much bigger, plenty of solid walls, and may need flexibility

in

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

the placing of the wireless AP.

So long as the new house can use ADSL...

It can (or should be ok)

Quoted message said:

http://www.pcworld.co.uk

I got a wired router/modem + microfilter + postage for just under £40

It works very well, does up to 8Mbit, has 4 LAN ports and one USB port

and a

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

built-in firewall and home networking server.

Is that the NETGEAR DG632? (Only one at <gbp 40 I can see) that doesn't
seem to have a switch as well AFAICT, which I'd want.

Switch? Oh, that Netgear one only has a single LAN port. How useful!

Mine was a "Dynamode 4 Port ADSL Router (Connexant)"
http://uk.insight.com/apps/productpresentation/index.php?product_id=DYDNA036J2

It's not wireless but I've never been comfortable with the idea of having a
radio transmitter in my bedroom all the time. Besides, telephone extension
reels are cheap enough.