Re: broadband modem routers

Nospam wrote:
In message <MPG.20c6586e8b08003898a9b4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Conor <conor.turton@xxxxxxxxx> writes
In article <5N9+V7C260WGFwUk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Nospam says...
I am looking for a WiFi broadband router to access the Internet for 2
PC.

there is a lot out there;

will a unit that is ADSL2+ work on a standard run-of-the-mill broadband
connection?

Netgear DG834GT.



Thanks for the replies.

I have been and had a look and I am down to two units.

the netgear unit mentioned by Conor above

http://www.netgear.co.uk/wireless_starterkit_dgb111g.php
this is a starter pack that has a USB WiFi adapter included.


And a unit I can get from Tescos (I can just pick it up off the shelf)
Buffalo Wireless ADSL Modem Router Package

http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.200-4670.aspx


this is also a starter pack that has a USB WiFi adapter included.

Does anyone have any horror stories about either unit?


thanks

You can get a manual for the Tesco Buffalo model here. What I like to see
in a product, is flash updates for the box, as they seldom get the design
right on the first try. My first router must have had over a dozen versions
of firmware. So why don't I see any firmware listed here ?

http://www.buffalo-technology.com/support/downloads/wireless-g-broadband-adsl2-modem-router/
http://www.buffalo-technology.com/support/getfile/?WBMR-G54+Manual.pdf

And this posting is from Feb 2002 ? Implying the Buffalo design has been
around for a while. Maybe the firmware is "mature" or something ?

http://forums.speedguide.net/showthread.php?p=2037946#post2037946

I can see something for the Netgear, implying they support their design.

http://kbserver.netgear.com/products/DG834Gv3.asp
ftp://downloads.netgear.com/files/DG834Gv3_RM_20JAN06.pdf (manual)

If you are going wireless, then you'd want the thing to be secure.
Some options (weaker to stronger). Again, check the list of supported
standards, to see what is possible.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wired_Equivalent_Privacy (WEP)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi_Protected_Access (WPA)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPA2 (WPA2)

Paul
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