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with plusnet who provided a piece of **** binatone USB modem, all it does is hang up, customer support have been rubbish so sod em Im gonna buy a router/modem combi and plug my wireless access point into it.

So what do people recomend???

I like the look of this for the money http://www.dslsource.co.uk/product_d...?idProduct=133

thanks

Andy

Geezer

I have the Speedtouch, can't fault it. Very configurable if you want, or just dead simple. Even looks good too!

I would go for the 4 port one though, put your PS2/Xbox other PCs through it. Bit odd, because that page is for a V4 (4 port one) but describes it as a single port one.

Geezer

[Edited by Geezer - 12/19/2003 9:37:43 AM]

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I have a wireless access point so no need of any more than 1 port as such, though 4 port would be nice for "just incase I need to plug something or other in"

chiark

At home I run an IPCOP box with a USB ADSL modem on it, though admittedly this is an Alcatel unit not Binatone.

For ADSL at a client site, we've just put a D-LINK DSL-504 in from Broadband Buyer which is cheap, does the job, and has a 4 port switch. You'd plug any hard wired computers, or your access point into this.

If you really don't need any more than one port, then the unit you've got seems a good 'un. If you do need more than one, then in the future you can add a switch, plug the switch into the router and plug the access point into a switch. job done.

I only went with D-LINK following a recommendation from BBB. Given that it was about 90 quid delivered, including 2 micro filters, there's not a lot in the price.

Cheers,
Nick.

[Edited by chiark - 12/19/2003 10:22:11 AM]

James Neill

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I just got this on Wednesday. Bloody brilliant.

I've got my PC connected directly and I can use my work laptop wirelessly anywhere in the house.

http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=48452

chiark

That looks excellent for the money - OK, you've already got wireless, but you might as well sell it for the money that the new one is!

One wired port too? Looks a bargain!

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Just being a bit thick here, but:

If I buy one of these chaps as above, I can just plug it into the phone line, power it on a off we go. It doesnt need to be physically plugged into a pc or anything ie it can sit on the shelf in my kitchen on its own.

James Neill

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ADP - correct, you can just shove it anywhere and no connection with PC is needed. Apart from possibly two times - which is when you configure it at the start or if you need to upgrade the firmware.

The router has a built in web server you use to configure the device (eg, encryption for the wireless traffic). To be honest encryption was the only thing I changed. Other than that it worked out the box.

You can of course use a wireless connection to configure the router. The problem is if you bugger the wireless settings up then you need to resort to plugging in a LAN cable to gain access to the web server to reconfigure it.

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Ok thanks, really hacked off with my current ICS pc with wireless access point and usb modem, as reliable as a very unreliable thing. I just want the thing to sit in the corner and do its stuff without me having to faff around every 5 mins. Shame no firewall, but I have one on my pc so should be ok.

Buying............now

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any idea if this will work with VPN?

James Neill

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Not done it myself - but the support bulletin board says it can

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