Replacing My Ruoter

[KaMoS]

Hi Guys,

I need to replace my 5 year old ADSL router (Netgear DG834GT), it’s giving me problems and it’s out of warranty.

I have a 90m2 flat and I want a gigabit LAN with strong Wireless N (doesn’t need much range must just be good quality signal). ADSL 2+ support is required (though I would expect all new modems to have this), I also do quiet a bit of gaming so I need high availablility / reliability (I hate dropping).

I’ve had look at all in one routers that have all the above capabilities (like the Linksys WAG320N) but they are too expensive. I found the following:

D-link DSL-2500U
TP-LINK WR1043ND

I’ve also looked at the D-Link DIR-655 instead of the TP-Link but then I might as well get the Linksys.

or this:

D-link DSL-2760U
DGS-1005G


What do you guys this? Should I go for the all-in-one solution or buy the parts separately meaning but risk having more than one breakpoint within the network? Is it worth it spending the money on an all-in-on solution?

 

[Tinuva]

I think you understand risk wrong.

If you go with a all-in-one solution the risk is much higher than separate parts. If you have a all-in-one device fail, everything breaks. If you have a single part fail when you use separate devices, you have some stuff at least still working. Usually the idea is to not have a single point of failure, however for home use generally one ignores that, so you won't have like 2 adsl lines, 2 adsl modems, 2 wireless access points ect.

 

[KaMoS]

I think you understand risk wrong.

If you go with a all-in-one solution the risk is much higher than separate parts. If you have a all-in-one device fail, everything breaks. If you have a single part fail when you use separate devices, you have some stuff at least still working. Usually the idea is to not have a single point of failure, however for home use generally one ignores that, so you won't have like 2 adsl lines, 2 adsl modems, 2 wireless access points ect.

Thanks for that. Which of the two configurations would be better, modem + gigabit wireless router or wireless modem router + gigabit switch?

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[Tinuva]

Thanks for that. Which of the two configurations would be better, modem + gigabit wireless router or wireless modem router + gigabit switch?

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If those are my only choices...modem + gigabit wireless router.

Currently at home, I myself have a modem + gigabit router + wireless N access point. It just so happens that I never bought a wireless modem, and the AP I've had for the past 7 years and still works fine, and I wanted to try out a mikrotik RB750g router at home.