ADSL router?

HuH said:
"Cough" Bullsh1t "Cough" :rolleyes:



What kind of problems did you have???
And also have you tried phoning Billion support and asking about the problems you are having, if any???
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Poor hardware. Poor drivers. I had an ISDN (PCI) card. It would inexplicably drop connections. More annoying was the fact that if it didn't drop the connection, the connection would be "dead" (nothing would load). Of course, that wasn't enough, so it would throw in a blue screen of death or two once every few weeks. I had to roll back to a previous version of a driver (not the latest) which was a LITTLE better.

No, I did not phone them but I replaced the Billion with an external, Microcom ISDN USB modem. Had none of the issues that I had with the Billion.

Happy?
 
Well I just got my adsl account activated (YAY!!!) and was about to start a thread asking for the best router to get but decided to hijack this instead since it's active.

I need something that will share the line between a iMac and a PC, it needs to cover the distance from my "granny flat" to the main house (router would stay in the "flat" where my PC is). Also what else would I need to purchase (if anything) to get up and running?
 
dam said:
Well I just got my adsl account activated (YAY!!!) and was about to start a thread asking for the best router to get but decided to hijack this instead since it's active.

I need something that will share the line between a iMac and a PC, it needs to cover the distance from my "granny flat" to the main house (router would stay in the "flat" where my PC is). Also what else would I need to purchase (if anything) to get up and running?
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How far in meters is the granny flat from the house? Also, does the flat have thick walls?

Wireless range isn't that great in general, but it should be doable if it isn't that far apart, otherwise you can use an Ethernet cable(max 100m though).

I would suggest borrowing a wifi router from a friend and test before deciding to buy your own, also starting a new thread and asking which router you should buy isn't a bad idea ;)
 
The distance is about 30m as the crow flies, there is a window facing the house with one (not too thick) wall in between. I know I should take your advice and borrow one first but I was hoping to buy it tomorrow.
 
Since range is an important concern for you, I would recommend getting a "n" router. Unfortunately, that means that all devices that connect to it also need to be "n" to derive the benefit (= lots of additional cost, depending on the devices you want to connect).

If n is out of your budget, then see if you can get a MIMO router.

Lastly, a regular router with a more powerful antenna (separate purchase) would also work. Depending on if you will only need the signal concentrated in one direction, you can construct your own reflector to boost signal in a single direction: http://www.freeantennas.com/projects/template2/index.html I have done something similar, except I just put aluminium foil around a piece of photo paper (which is nice and thick) and taped that to my antenna. That boosted my signal tremendously (in the direction the reflector is facing, obviously).
 
If you are willing to spend more money I would suggest the NETGEAR RANGEMAX NEXT WIRELESS-N ROUTER GIGABIT EDITION WNR854T.

http://www.netgear.com/Products/Rou...axNEXTWirelessRoutersandGateways/WNR854T.aspx

Features

up to 300 Mbps wireless and Gigabit wired networking

* Bulit-in Ultra Fast 5-port Gigabit Switch (1 LAN + 4 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Ports)
* Wired Gigabit delivers even faster wired + wireless-to-wired performance
* Advanced Wireless-N technology delivers exceptional range and speed
* Up to 15x the speed and 10x the coverage of Wireless-G technology†
* High-performance wireless perfect for multiple users and multimedia streaming
* Touchless WiFi Security makes securing your network easy
* Supports Windows® Vista™
 
Thanks, that helps a lot. Going to try get something during my lunch break so I can set it up tonight.
 
But if you want a nice cheap router that will perform magic, make the coffee, take out the garbage and put your children to bed, what you really want is a Linksys WRT54GL.

Bring to boil, add modem and DD-WRT firmware and wait to simmer...
 
Gatecrasher said:
But if you want a nice cheap router that will perform magic, make the coffee, take out the garbage and put your children to bed, what you really want is a Linksys WRT54GL.

Bring to boil, add modem and DD-WRT firmware and wait to simmer...
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Personally, I find it very annoying to have to purchase a modem separately (more clutter, more to set up :cool:) But the various firmwares available all look very cool. I actually bought a WRT54 from Incredible Corruption, not realising that it did not have a modem built into it (and the salesperson told me that it was all I needed to connect to ADSL...)
 
I went with a Linksys AG241 which is not wireless, as I already have a wireless access point. Works a treat, and cost about R750 IIRC.
 
Just got back from Sky High Corporation with a Linksys wireless ADSL router, set me back R850. If it doesn't work out I can always take it back. Thanks for the input guys and gals.

CVRChameleon, thanks for letting me hijack your thread;)
 
Got it going but it wasn't all smooth sailing. I had trouble logging into the router. I finally managed by booting into my old W2K OS but then I couldnt surf even after everything was setup so I spent ages trying different settings. Eventually after a few hours of hold time calling telkom it turns out that the verification on my line had failed! :mad:
 
I haven't tested the range yet, the iMac was upgraded to an iBook so still getting that set up but my brother brought is laptop over yesterday and he managed to log in from inside the house, so I think it will work fine. If not then I will direct the signal using a reflector (shot for that link).
 
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