need a solid wireless router...

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K3Y

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hi,

atm i have a netgear DG834gt, and in one word, its s***e...

always drops connection, usually needs to be rebooted every few hours or at least everyday, and its slow as hell..

so, anyone got any recomendations for a good wireless router? i dont really have a budget untill ive seen some good models :) lol

needs to be stable for 24/7 wired use (downloaded/server lol) and the wireless needs to be adequate for a 3bed semi-detatch

Any ideas? And merry christmas to all!
 
I'm gonna have to put my vote on the Linksys WRT54GL. The best and most solid router I have ever used.

It's Linux based so you can load any 3rd party firmware onto it like DD-WRT or Tomato. I'm running mine with Tomato v1.11 and it hasn't dropped my connection since... Well, I don't think it ever has. It's current uptime is 47 days right now, and that's only because I installed a new version of the firmware (From 1.10 to 1.11) 47 days ago lol.

I've gone through tones of other routers, and the WRT54GL is by far the best I've ever used.
 
I have only ever used Netgear routers and they have always been spot on.

My Netgear DG834G is in my loft but I still get 90% signal downstairs using my laptop and it never drops or slows down.

Really cant complain.
 
name='Rastalovich' said:
Does IPv6 effect anybody`s decision ?
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thats not natively in xp tho is it? i recall it on my brief dabble to vista

should't effect my decision but ofcourse futureproof/other people it might be worthy a mention
 
2wire 2700hg/hgv (v = voip edition)

Get a SBC hacked firmware off ebay or something

You can up the wireless power past uk legal standards (altho the legal max is fine!)

Outstanding performance and can be got on the cheap

Either get any (if ur on BT) or get a dns poisoned (unlocked) or SBC firmware (recommended - adjustable wireless power :D)
 
I've never had a problem with my netgear, it's been running for the last 3 or 4 years. Although it hates torrents (loads of connections). I'd prob go for a linksys one and put one of the new firmwares on it.
 
IS This the sort of one your on about mrapoc ?

the couple of sellers hype it up pretty well, says its good for long lines and my line isnt the best.

thanks for all the suggestions, ofcourse please keep all the advice coming :) but it looks like the two main contenders are the 2wire 2700hg and the Draytek 2800G....any more kind words on those two?
 
Thats the one mate. Its renowned for working miracles on bad lines, as well as keeping a better one sturdy too. Got mine cause they are all the rage at www.idnetters.co.uk (IDNet customer forum) with some people doubling their sync rate + being up for 20+ days when b4 they could only handle a few.

xmas party time

cya :D
 
name='K3Y' said:
thats not natively in xp tho is it? i recall it on my brief dabble to vista

should't effect my decision but ofcourse futureproof/other people it might be worthy a mention
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According to the grapevine, IPv6 is in the WinXP SP1+ package. What u need to do here is install it with a quick dos command, then set it with ur nic config.

Apparently it`s an alternative way to get XP and Vista networking together better. One of the other alts is to negate IPv6 from Vista, which isn`t easy for every1 to do although it`s a few dos commands in itself. Doesn`t work very well tho and u need to dabble with the qos too.

Tis a mess tbh, created by amateurs.
 
name='Rastalovich' said:
According to the grapevine, IPv6 is in the WinXP SP1+ package. What u need to do here is install it with a quick dos command, then set it with ur nic config.

Apparently it`s an alternative way to get XP and Vista networking together better. One of the other alts is to negate IPv6 from Vista, which isn`t easy for every1 to do although it`s a few dos commands in itself. Doesn`t work very well tho and u need to dabble with the qos too.

Tis a mess tbh, created by amateurs.
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thb, stupid comment!!

If there is an actual problem with the ipv6 stack in vista, cant you just go to your network connections and remove it using the uninstall button on your network interface.
 
No u can only select to disable it, not uninstall. U can however disable some of the qos things.

Either way u do it, the IPv6 still exists (even when the nic is not told to use it) as it issues the ID throughout the network. (when u look at the whole network the ip for v6 is still issued). In the Status section it`s peformance is listed as "limited".

Hence it`s not so stoopid a comment :D

Now if u had an easy ikill button for it, to help it get along with the likes of 2000/2003/XP, it wouldn`t be as amateurish. Upon the purchase of Vista, it`s not guaranteed that all ur pcs will have it also.
 
name='Rastalovich' said:
No u can only select to disable it, not uninstall. U can however disable some of the qos things.

Either way u do it, the IPv6 still exists (even when the nic is not told to use it) as it issues the ID throughout the network. (when u look at the whole network the ip for v6 is still issued). In the Status section it`s peformance is listed as "limited".

Hence it`s not so stoopid a comment :D

Now if u had an easy ikill button for it, to help it get along with the likes of 2000/2003/XP, it wouldn`t be as amateurish. Upon the purchase of Vista, it`s not guaranteed that all ur pcs will have it also.
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regardless, calling microsoft amatures is still stupid. There clearing the predominant company of the OS market. Bad decision's here and there cant and doesnt warrent calling a company amatures. But then again we're all entitled to our opinion.
 
I`ll retract the "amateur" statement, as long as I can replace it with "retarded".

I mean honestly, an average IT person.. no scrub that any person with a pc, can have it explained to them that if a "new" pc with Vista/IPv6 is introduced to any network (home or business) without any existing Vista/IPv6 pcs - then IPv6 is not the correct way to go about using the network.

Let`s put something in... ooo I dunno.. check if there are less than 1% (to pick a number for them at random) of the pcs already on the network issuing/answering the call for their IPs under v6 - if thats correct, revert to IPv4 (which struggles to get 20mbs over 1G networking as it is) so that they can all talk to each other with as much efficiency as possible.

Let`s not see if 99%+ of the pcs on the network are using IPv4 - let`s not bother to check, we`ll keep on using our own shiney IPv6 and limit any transfer rates to 6/7M in hope that some1 can tweak it up to that from the standard qos of around 2/3M.

Not amateurish ? Well in terms of trying to get the existing users to upgrade to Vista, it`s financially brilliant. It`s the market`s version of "upgrade" (loosely used term) to this or suffer the consequences. It will however cost peoples a fortune to go about it as a whole.

I personally don`t think an average pc owner should be excedingly savey with networking protocols to find out why their new laptop takes 24 hours to transfer their work from their laptop to their home pc that happens to run XP.

Cos ur predominant in a market doesn`t necessarily mean ur the best. Means u have great. or ruthless, business skills.
 
name='Rastalovich' said:
I`ll retract the "amateur" statement, as long as I can replace it with "retarded".

I mean honestly, an average IT person.. no scrub that any person with a pc, can have it explained to them that if a "new" pc with Vista/IPv6 is introduced to any network (home or business) without any existing Vista/IPv6 pcs - then IPv6 is not the correct way to go about using the network.

Let`s put something in... ooo I dunno.. check if there are less than 1% (to pick a number for them at random) of the pcs already on the network issuing/answering the call for their IPs under v6 - if thats correct, revert to IPv4 (which struggles to get 20mbs over 1G networking as it is) so that they can all talk to each other with as much efficiency as possible.

Let`s not see if 99%+ of the pcs on the network are using IPv4 - let`s not bother to check, we`ll keep on using our own shiney IPv6 and limit any transfer rates to 6/7M in hope that some1 can tweak it up to that from the standard qos of around 2/3M.

Not amateurish ? Well in terms of trying to get the existing users to upgrade to Vista, it`s financially brilliant. It`s the market`s version of "upgrade" (loosely used term) to this or suffer the consequences. It will however cost peoples a fortune to go about it as a whole.

I personally don`t think an average pc owner should be excedingly savey with networking protocols to find out why their new laptop takes 24 hours to transfer their work from their laptop to their home pc that happens to run XP.

Cos ur predominant in a market doesn`t necessarily mean ur the best. Means u have great. or ruthless, business skills.
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Are you talking about the "teredo" mechanism?
 
What does tunneling mean to an average home user with a new Vista laptop and an existing houseful of xp/network ? Aside from it`s now gonna take u an absolute age to transfer stuff from the laptop to/from any1, I suggest u buy some rewritable cds or some usb pens.
 
I hate to say it but the "average" user doesn't have a network, they just have one PC or laptop and if they have two they wouldn't network them up anyway.

Yes MS have awesome business acumen, that is why they are on top of the market
 
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