Jon Ison
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| posted on 24/3/07 at 09:31 PM |
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BB routers
how do these work, can we use two pc's from one BB modem ?
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ecosse
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| posted on 24/3/07 at 10:11 PM |
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Yep, just watch what kind you get though, there are a lot of cheap noname brands about that are crap.
Cheers
Alex
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 24/3/07 at 10:12 PM |
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Recommendations ?
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meany
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| posted on 24/3/07 at 10:25 PM |
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im using a Belkin 125 wireless modem.
desktop plugged in, laptop using wireless, not had any probs, got it just before christmas
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Paradoxia0
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| posted on 24/3/07 at 10:41 PM |
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Netgear DG834G or whatever the newer model is.
Cheap and cheerful and do the job well! I think I have about 40 users at work running broadband of these and they only cost about £50 nowadays.
Mark
There is no replacement for displacement...
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Paradoxia0
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| posted on 24/3/07 at 10:41 PM |
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Netgear DG834G or whatever the newer model is.
Cheap and cheerful and do the job well! I think I have about 40 users at work running broadband of these and they only cost about £50 nowadays.
Mark
There is no replacement for displacement...
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ecosse
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| posted on 24/3/07 at 10:54 PM |
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Of the home user brands Netgear and Linksys are pretty good, with good support and regular updates, I went off Belkin a few years back (had to replace
quite a few) but others seem to like them.
If you want to go up a level, I use and install Sonicwalls and (occasionally)Watchguards, and have done for a few years now with no problems worth
mentioning, although they may be considered overkill for home use (by some people)
Cheers
Alex
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Peteff
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| posted on 24/3/07 at 11:40 PM |
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I bought a D-Link from Jasper and it's been sound, easy to set up and no problems since. I think they are all pretty sorted nowadays as long as
you stick with the named brands.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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Catpuss
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| posted on 25/3/07 at 10:04 AM |
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Yep,
Pretty much most netgear, linksys and dlink are good.
Belkin can be a bit hit'n'miss. A few don't behave too well with on line game play.
If you are going for wireless or wired, get a wireless router as they usually have 4 wired ports anyway so means you don't have to buy a new
router at a later date.
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Alfa145
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| posted on 25/3/07 at 10:12 AM |
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Just be careful which one you go for as I've been caought out recently buying a linksys broadband router, turned out it didnt include an ADSL
modem. And a quick look in the local PC world most of the ones they had on the shelves were the same. Unless you have an ethernet capable modem then
you'll need to get one with a built in ADSL modem.
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phoenix70
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| posted on 25/3/07 at 10:18 AM |
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Just to pop another name into the picture 'Draytek'. I use these router a lot for ADSL and have found them to be excellent, particularly
at extented ADSL ranges.
Cheers
Scott
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Keith Weiland
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| posted on 25/3/07 at 12:48 PM |
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First who is your Broadband Supplier. This is important because if it is a cable company like NTL then they will give you a cable modem and for you
to use it with multiple computers you will just need a router, either wired if your PC's are close together or wireless if they are not.
If your supplier uses your standard BT line then you can either go the same way as above if the Broadband Modem they have supplied has an Ethernet
port or if it only has a USB connection then you would most likely want to get an ADSL modem/router.
Either way if you are going the wireless route then I would recommend buying one that supports 802.11n which is the latest wireless standard which
allows for devices using different standards I.E. 802.11n, 802.11g or 802.11b all to connect to the router at the same time while still maintaining
their relative speed whereas previous standards have had to drop to the slowest device speed.
The details below show the various standards
code:
Wireless LAN Throughput by IEEE Standard
IEEE WLAN Standard Over-the-Air (OTA) Estimates Media Access Control Layer, Service Access Point (MAC SAP) Estimates
802.11b 11 Mbps 5 Mbps
802.11g 54 Mbps 25 Mbps (when .11b is not present)
802.11a 54 Mbps 25 Mbps
802.11n 200+ Mbps 100 Mbps
I have used Belkin, Netgear, Linksys, Asus and various other less well know brands and have had decent results with all but the best results have been
with Linksys and Netgear followed by Asus and then Belkin.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 25/3/07 at 08:20 PM |
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Linksys & DLiNK are fine as a most of the cheaper white box brands but it isn't worth buying cheaper gear these days because the saving is
only a tenner or so.
Whatever you do make sure you get a type with an arial that can be replace by arial that connects by a cable and can stand seperately from the
router-modem box. This is important because most laptops and USB wireless adpators don't have that good reception.
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 25/3/07 at 08:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Alfa145
Just be careful which one you go for as I've been caought out recently buying a linksys broadband router, turned out it didnt include an ADSL
modem.
The routers that include an ADSL modem are generally marketed as ADSL Routers, rather than Cable/DSL Routers.
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