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Jon Ison - 24/3/07 at 09:31 PM

how do these work, can we use two pc's from one BB modem ?


ecosse - 24/3/07 at 10:11 PM

Yep, just watch what kind you get though, there are a lot of cheap noname brands about that are crap.


Cheers

Alex


Jon Ison - 24/3/07 at 10:12 PM

Recommendations ?


meany - 24/3/07 at 10:25 PM

im using a Belkin 125 wireless modem.

desktop plugged in, laptop using wireless, not had any probs, got it just before christmas


Paradoxia0 - 24/3/07 at 10:41 PM

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


Paradoxia0 - 24/3/07 at 10:41 PM

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


ecosse - 24/3/07 at 10:54 PM

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


Peteff - 24/3/07 at 11:40 PM

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.


Catpuss - 25/3/07 at 10:04 AM

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.


Alfa145 - 25/3/07 at 10:12 AM

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.


phoenix70 - 25/3/07 at 10:18 AM

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


Keith Weiland - 25/3/07 at 12:48 PM

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

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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.


britishtrident - 25/3/07 at 08:20 PM

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.


MikeRJ - 25/3/07 at 08:35 PM

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.