Hi
regards.
nathan
I'd second every word Andrew says here. Two or three years back, Andrew recommended the Draytek 2600 after I had failed miserably to install two other makes on our server here at the office. It was up an running in minutes. Incidentally, the units have an all important built in firewall
I later bought a second Draytek for home, complete with 802.11G wireless, USB printer port (very handy) and four wired ports. That too has been very reliable, and indeed I now have the two routers connected such that I have a VPN link between the office and home.
Equally beneficial is that these routers have a web interface, meaning that if I do run into trouble, a tech support person can be given permission to access them.
All in all, although more expensive in the short term, they have more than proved their worth over the years.
George.
Hodgson-----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew
looksSent: 12 May 2005 08:43 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: [access-uk] Re: Question about Routers
Hi.
I ahve had a look at the Netgear site and the product
fine. You may want to search for reviews on the products,to
thesee what users think. There always seems to be a battle between D-link and Netgear, one week one is better than
other etc. I have a D-link wireless access point, as Ihave
an older Draytek router with only 802.11B wireless, and it
works very well, though the web interface is not, imho, as
accessible or as well specified as the Draytek webinterface.
features,
Where I come from in recommending the Draytek products is that I know what they are capable of, I know their
and I have used them in homes and small businesses.However,
I realise that there are probably cheaper products outthere,
searchingand if we can get a support base for those products, that would be very good. I don't have really time to go
up.round all the manufacturers, as the market is very fluid.
Also, one thing in looking for these products is to do a google search to see if any security related info comes
For example, I installed a SMC router at a friends house,to
find that the management screens were open to the internetby
default on the default user details - not good. I alsohad a
similar problem with a BT wireless router someonepurchased
itwith a Plusnet starter bundle, and in both instances the firmware had to be upgraded before I had even really got
andworking. Not good plug and play!
In all instances I avoid Linksys du to very poor support
sudden dropping of support for new platforms.
Hope this helps. Andrew.
-----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx on behalf of Darran Ross Sent: Wed 11/05/2005 23:58 To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [access-uk] Re: Question about Routers
Andrew, I followed the link you provided for a look at the
Modem,Draytek 2600G router, and see it comes in around the Â150 mark. I've also looked at the Netgear DG834G Wireless
Router, Firewall, which costs about Â70. Are there anyreal
benefits for me in going for the Draytek?
Baring in mind I'm after a nice simple way to use a laptop
outwirelessly, plug and play as much as is possible!
Darran Darran
----- Original Message ----- From: "Andrew Hodgson" <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 6:14 PM Subject: [access-uk] Re: Question about Routers
| Hi, | | The highest wireless speed is 54G. There is a spec now
thiscalled super | 54G, which runs at 108MBPS. However, the details of
router andare sketchy, | so if you go for this speed of wireless, ensure the
| manufacturer are the same manufacturer, and you may getoccasional
| drop-outs etc. Remember this is the speed of thewireless, and the
| fastest speed for ADSL is 2mbps, which is a lot slowerthan your 54g
modem and not a| wireless speed. | | If you buy a router ensure you get one with an ADSL
| broadband router. The ones I am still recommending arethe Draytek
| routers - you would want the 2600G which has four wiredLAN
ports and a | wireless interface. They are very easy to configure and
link:-diagnose, and | can be remotely managed. http://www.seg.co.uk/. | | Thanks. | Andrew. |
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