What is the best modem/router to use as far as I understand they all do same thing, connect me to adsl and then transfer signal to rest of the flat... I am a noob when it comes to this stuff, would just have gone into first store I walked in a bought first reasonably priced one eg belkin but gut tells me I shouldn't! Getting a 4mb line with unshaped capped if it makes a difference...
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Best modem/router to use
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PostmanPot
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Personally I recommend D-Link - easy to set up (they have Telkom/SA settings applied), and if you need a guide their local support is good!
Cheapest wireless router is about R600.
Cheapest wireless router is about R600.
dj_jyno
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+1 for D-Link. If you don't want wireless, get the DSL-2540U. For normal wireless G, DSL-2640. Wireless n, DSL-2740U. If you already have a Gigabit switch, take the DSL-2500U. Then again, you are referring to transferring the signal, so I assume it has to have wireless built in.
HermanTheGerman
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Telkom's duoPlus 300WR. Seriously, it does what you need it to do and you get it from Telkom for FREE! And compared to the other, more fancy routers, it doesn't break.
Best router I had on my desk yet. Don't let them give you the Netgear 834, that's a POS. Billion 400 refused working on my Win7 64 bit system. Only routers doing their job are the Mega105WR and the duoPlus 300WR.
Best router I had on my desk yet. Don't let them give you the Netgear 834, that's a POS. Billion 400 refused working on my Win7 64 bit system. Only routers doing their job are the Mega105WR and the duoPlus 300WR.
I would recommend the Billion 7300G (802.11g) or 7300N (802.11n) for wider coverage and faster speeds (300mbps). I think Matrix Warehouse stocks them or go to www.webantics.co.za, +/- R600
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+1 for the Billion 7300G and 7300N. have used both routers and the work brilliantly. Also from Telkom the Billion 400G works well and it does work on the Win 7 64bit platform.
to the guy that had a problem with the Billion 400G. if your unit is more than 6 months old you might require a firmware upgrade.
to the guy that had a problem with the Billion 400G. if your unit is more than 6 months old you might require a firmware upgrade.
I just had a client with a crashed Mega105WR... don't speak too soon. I didn't check firmware though. I only recommend firmware updates for home users if a router is causing serious issues.
Why would some routers not work on W7 64 bit?
I used to think Edimax was the shiznit, until I experienced the AR-7284WnA in bridge mode.
After a few days it won't allow new PPPoE connections to be established. Has to be rebooted.
Tried dealing with their taiwan support (about 20 emails back and fourth).
They either think you're too retarded to use it properly, or ignore that there is a problem.
Then finally they say their engineers are working on a new firmware release to fix bugs, send the much awaited release, and the same bug persists. Now they don't respond.
When used in PPPoE (normal routing) mode it works fine.
What I like about Edimax is routers is they run very cool, and I've never had one die or crash. (before this problem) and I've sold many.
I've had tons of instability with Netgear routers. The one actually needed to be left off for 10 mins before powering it back on, or the power light would go red and it wouldn't work.
SMC routers have been reliable *after* firmware updates. The old ones ran very hot, but the newer ones are quite nice, also they support WDS which is useful.
Early SMC 54mbps PCI and USB wireless adapters were utter shyte. I don't know about their newer stuff.
Some telkom routers are good, some are absolute crap, can't generalize. They're just rebranded cheap chinese stuff.
DLink. I've had little experience with them, but its been flawless. They seem to run cool and stable.
However be *very* careful when updating their firmware. They have ambiguous model names, and no hardware version checking in their firmware files. I just bricked one
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Get a TP-LINK 8840 for R250 from www.dbg.co.za
rock-solid and cheap and you can use DMT Tool v8.07 to check you line stats , SNR etc
Also cheap to replace if lightning hits ur router
There is also a Wireless N version for R600. I think u can get DDWRT firmware loaded for an extra R50
rock-solid and cheap and you can use DMT Tool v8.07 to check you line stats , SNR etc
Also cheap to replace if lightning hits ur router
There is also a Wireless N version for R600. I think u can get DDWRT firmware loaded for an extra R50
Pada
Executive Member
POS = Piece of ****.
Well, that Netgear doesn't have ADSL2 support for a start.
The Netgear routers sometimes doesn't offer you the ability to put it in bridge mode via the standard web interface.
The Netgear routers often struggles to sync at 4Mbps when you're like 3km from the DSLAM, where other routers are fine with that.
Well, that Netgear doesn't have ADSL2 support for a start.
The Netgear routers sometimes doesn't offer you the ability to put it in bridge mode via the standard web interface.
The Netgear routers often struggles to sync at 4Mbps when you're like 3km from the DSLAM, where other routers are fine with that.
placebo
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This is a very interesting thread.I am also a noob regarding routers and most other things regarding computers.I have always used a Netgear DG834 GT however I cannot bridge the router and furthermore I had to drop my line speed from a download connection of 7008 to 6 megs although my router does support ADSL 2+ according to the specs.I use 3 different connections do not require wireless but would like to achieve a decent download speed and bridge the router.I would therefore ask which Router to purchase to achieve the impossible as it would appear.Prefably less than R1500.00.Location Gauteng Northern Suburbs.i. e Fourways.