Recommend a very good wireless router.
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Recommend a very good wireless router.
Ive had enough of the D-Link router which i currently use, it has too many drop outs.
Recommend me a very good router that has an excellent transfer speed and is a lot more reliable than a D-Link.
Recommend me a very good router that has an excellent transfer speed and is a lot more reliable than a D-Link.
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Will never touch a Netgear ever again after the issues I had with one. Did have a D-Link previous to this albeit an old 11Mbps one which was faultless, so must be the technology you get and the firmware version to make them stable.
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I'll take a look at the Draytek range, is their any particular wireless router i should be looking at ? Do the Draytek wireless routers come with any wireless dongles/adapters as standard ?
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My money would go on a Vigor 2710VDn, google that and have a read, makes anything Apple do look like a toy and because it has bandwidth management, can handle more than a stupidly low 10 clients at once
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http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/...LAID=143300738
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Billion 7800N is a fantastic router for the home user! Offers excellent wireless range, excellent ADSL compatibility thanks to the Broadcom chipset which means you might get a speed increase on your ADSL, Gigabit ports, good functionality and great reliability and support. It even has Dual WAN so you can use it on either ADSL or Cable.
Second choice would be a DrayTek 2710N series, however Billion is superior for what a home user needs.
Second choice would be a DrayTek 2710N series, however Billion is superior for what a home user needs.
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What about this one, is it the latest version ?
http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/...LAID=143300738
http://www.misco.co.uk/applications/...LAID=143300738
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Why not go for a new wireless access point rather than a router. Should be cheaper, you can swap it as technologies change and unplug it if you see a Google Street View car outside of your house
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I have way more than ten people connected to my Express regularly. I don't think it's a hard limit just a recommended number, it's only a tiny little thing you know.
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Nah, mines a 2600 series, it's years old, I will be getting the 2710, probably next month, it is an outstanding router.
As for adapters, I would imagine any decent make would do, my PCs and servers are wired in and my laptops have them built in.
They do sell them...
http://www.shop.bt.com/products/dray...product+search
I don't know if they would be any better than a £20 dongle though?
Report back how you get on with it, are you going to be using your DECT phones with it?
As for adapters, I would imagine any decent make would do, my PCs and servers are wired in and my laptops have them built in.
They do sell them...
http://www.shop.bt.com/products/dray...product+search
I don't know if they would be any better than a £20 dongle though?
Report back how you get on with it, are you going to be using your DECT phones with it?
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These are what i currently use with a d-link router, would they work with the Draytek Vigor 2710n or are they specific to the d-link router ?
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/336648...cat:Networking
Info from the d-link site
http://www.dlink.co.uk/cs/Satellite?...GB%2FDLWrapper
http://www.play.com/PC/PCs/4-/336648...cat:Networking
Info from the d-link site
http://www.dlink.co.uk/cs/Satellite?...GB%2FDLWrapper
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Unsure what there like now, I had extensive testing going on with Draytek China but they gave up in the end, But other than that Rock solid routers.
I currently have a new netgear supplied by Virgin Media think its the 2000 range of Pre N. and i had before that the common white netgear but that was utter ****e.
Been the best ive had so far never misses a beat,
Ive had the following
both BT adsl Routers N and G <<<<<<<<<< Ok but nowt special
belkin pre-N <<<<<<<<< Look nice and ran ok
netgear 835GT <<<<<<<<<< poo
netgear 2000 <<<<<<<<<< Rock Solid
Draytek Vigour 2600 Voip <<<<<<<<<< Lock up when leeching newgroups with Newsleecher
Draytek Vigour 2900 Voip <<<<<<<<<<<<<<< As above
If your not IT litrate stay away from the Vigours as there more business orientated, that being said you should be able to do it, but the Linksys etc are your bext route for easyness.
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I'd never heard of Billion before..... just looking around the net they do have a very good rep. My Netgear one needs switching off every now and again
Tempted to getone ....I presume all I do is swap them over and change to a new WEP key?
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I'd never heard of Billion before..... just looking around the net they do have a very good rep. My Netgear one needs switching off every now and again
Tempted to getone ....I presume all I do is swap them over and change to a new WEP key?
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One thing thats putting me off the Draytek Vigor 2710n is it looks fairly complicated to set up, apparently on the model above it the 2820n that one has a quick start set up option which the 2710n doesn't appear to have, it seems like you have to put a lot of manual settings into the router and i'm not really clued up in this area.
I would have gone for the 2820n but from whats been said on here that would be overkill for normal home use.
I would have gone for the 2820n but from whats been said on here that would be overkill for normal home use.
Last edited by Rob_Impreza99; 07 November 2010 at 09:52 PM.
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For initial setup, you just need your ISP details and your WEP key. However, I would suggest switching from WEP to WPA2. Main reason is because wireless-n is built-in around WPA2 (hardware accelerated). If you use WEP or WPA with wireless-n then wireless performance does take a hit. Also WPA2 is like having a castle for wireless security while WEP is like having a tent
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One thing thats putting me off the Draytek Vigor 2710n is it looks fairly complicated to set up, apparently on the model above it the 2820n that one has a quick start set up option which the 2710n doesn't appear to have, it seems like you have to put a lot of manual settings into the router and i'm not really clued up in this area.
I would have gone for the 2820n but from whats been said on here that would be overkill for normal home use.
I would have gone for the 2820n but from whats been said on here that would be overkill for normal home use.
There is an old guide which will give you an idea on how it is done. http://www.draytek.co.uk/support/v2600_shooter.html ----> look from part 2 (sub 10. to sub 15.)
Latest interface is here http://www.draytek.com/.upload/Demo/...10%20V3.3.5.1/ - you go to Internet Access > PPPoE/PPPoA
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Interesting, for me its:
D-link x1 - poop
Netgear x1 - good (Standard issue via Virgin media)
Linksys x1 - ok ish.
Belkin N1 vision x1 - ok but iffy (hangs if UTC server doesn't respond, but is 1Gb capeable)
Some unbranded thing (with WBR-T3 on top of it - google says its made by "Tenda") that was £18 on ebuyer x1 - Suprisingly good (I'm using it right now)
D-link x1 - poop
Netgear x1 - good (Standard issue via Virgin media)
Linksys x1 - ok ish.
Belkin N1 vision x1 - ok but iffy (hangs if UTC server doesn't respond, but is 1Gb capeable)
Some unbranded thing (with WBR-T3 on top of it - google says its made by "Tenda") that was £18 on ebuyer x1 - Suprisingly good (I'm using it right now)
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