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Need Router/Modem Help
Created 5th December 2009 @ 16:09
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I’m thinking of getting a new router/modem and was wondering if anyone could give a bit of a hand advising me on a good one to buy.
I need an ADSL2+ ready modem/router which has QoS and can support 8 people using it, 7 through wireless, 1 via ethernet. I don’t mind paying over 100quid for quality aslong as it’ll do the job. Also, next year (first quarter 2010), my exchange is upgrading to FTTC (Fibre to the cabinet) and I don’t know if this requires a new router or what… Any help would be appreciated.
Get to it nerds!
For FTTC, you will need to get a new modem. Sort of like the Motorola ones people get with Virgin. However you should get one of these free from your provider when you switch to FTTC. Any cable router will work with that.
The best option atm would probably be to get a standard cable router, then another ADSL modem seperately that has 1 ethernet slot. That will probably be about £100 but it will be the cheapest option in the long run.
EDIT:
These should work fine together:
This router: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-105-LS&groupid=46&catid=1452&subcat=
This ADSL modem:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-117-NG&groupid=46&catid=1453&subcat=1458
Im sure you can find a cheaper ADSL modem elsewhere, Some googling should get you that router cheaper too.
Last edited by Skyride,
Atm, I am using a BT home hub. btw just to let you know.
Erm.. I have a spare Linksys WRT54GL lieing about as a router, but I don’t know how good a router this is and what firmware would be best for it.
Also… how does the FTTC work then. Because I thought it works by, it’s fibre to your cabinet (on the street), then it’s bogstandard copper line to your house… so surely it goes to your master socket the same as ADSL? However, I’m just making a logical presumption. If you say I’ll need a new modem then I trust you.
May just be worth waiting till I get fibre then tbh, unless I can get a good modem and use this wrt54gl?
Just drill a huge hole in your wall already gibby, stop being such a wimp and go yell at your landlord.
I have a spare Linksys WRT54GL lieing about as a router, but I don’t know how good a router this is and what firmware would be best for it.
I don’t really know about that model, but WRT-models have been overall great of what i’ve heard.
I’ve been using Tomato Firmware in my Buffalo’s box, it has easy-to-use web ui and QoS with l7-filter support. OpenWRT is ok too, but better in expandability.
yea I read about tomato too. Mmmm still don’t know what to do. But I’ll wait to see if someone with experience gets back.
Just drill a huge hole in your wall already gibby, stop being such a wimp and go yell at your landlord.
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WRT54G is amazing. Stick OpenWRT on there and that will be fantastic. Dunno how well it would handle 7 simultaneous wifi connections, but im sure OpenWRT can do it no problem.
Although tbh, +1 to illii, use a wire. :)
lso… how does the FTTC work then. Because I thought it works by, it’s fibre to your cabinet (on the street), then it’s bogstandard copper line to your house… so surely it goes to your master socket the same as ADSL? However, I’m just making a logical presumption. If you say I’ll need a new modem then I trust you.
FTTC brings fibre to your street. However there will still be another copper cable (likely coaxial) that will come into your house. It dosen’t just come through the phone line. So as far as you can see in your building, its wired exactly the same virgin.
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http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/component/option,com_chart/Itemid,189/
Is very useful, lets you compare all the models with their features, if you can get one with Tomato, Open-WRT or DD-WRT installable on it as well, that’s just an extra plus
Personally, I’d go for this if price is no worry: http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductID=1068639
Because it has amazing performance, and:
“NETGEAR told me that the 3700 can actually support more than a thousand simultaneously-connected clients using WPA2 / AES encryption and around 350 using WPA / TKIP.” – Quoted from the review, which is here:
Oh, and it has QoS, as asked, specify uplink bandwidth in the router (rtfm!) and you’re good to go
–Edit–
Of course, you’ll need a modem to go with this, but they’re pretty easy to acquire, most of the time your ISP will supply one, if you need some links I’ll grab some for you, just ask
Last edited by Cloud,
Cloud, I was referring more to if the wifi card could handle it and still have reasonable signal range. But ye, other than that theres no problem. Although tbh, if you ever have more than 200 PC’s on the same network you should be looking at either enterprise hardware or setting up a decent PC with linux and dhcpd.
But anyway, thats getting off topic. ;)
Well, looks like Im just going to wait for my FTTC connection. So I’ll need to get a cable modem? And will the wrt54gl be okay with that?
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