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New wireless router/adsl modem
Rohan
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My flat-mate and I are looking into getting a new adsl router. Our current one, given to us by our provider, is the Netgear DG834G, which is a fine router that gets the job done. We have a media pc hooked up to it and it provides ample bandwith over G playing HD videos, and it's fine for gaming also. However, every now and then we'll hold a LAN with friends and they've been getting ever bigger. Our last one had six people over and it was crazy - we had to install a wireless card in one of the pc's, because the Netgear comes with the standard four ethernet port setup. It's getting awkward, and because we often have to copy across large patches or mods across the network, G is just too slow. So, we thought we might get a new router.
Usually I will buy from Komplett.ie, a fantastic site, but if I search for ADSL modems, I get four-port routers like our current one. If I search for routers or switches, I get models with as many ports as is needed, but lose the ADSL function. So, what we're looking for is an ADSL modem with Wireless N, Gigabit Ethernet and roughly six to ten ethernet ports. Does anyone have any suggestions?
Usually I will buy from Komplett.ie, a fantastic site, but if I search for ADSL modems, I get four-port routers like our current one. If I search for routers or switches, I get models with as many ports as is needed, but lose the ADSL function. So, what we're looking for is an ADSL modem with Wireless N, Gigabit Ethernet and roughly six to ten ethernet ports. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Iirc we tried this once, and it wouldn't work.
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1) Keep your current ADSL modem and buy a Gigabit switch (with as many ports as you need).
2) Buy an ADSL router & modem with 802.11N as well as said Gigabit switch.
3) Keep your current router and buy a separate N-capable wireless access point.
4) #3 above along with a Gigabit switch.
5) Somehow locate this fabled 10 port 802.11N ADSL modem.
If I were you, I'd just get a Gigabit switch and connect it to your current modem/router. Based on what you've said, wireless is really only an issue because you've needed to use it to connect people and they've needed to get game patches and whatnot. If you end up with enough wired ports (gigabit or otherwise) then this is no longer a problem. A decent switch also won't be that expensive, either.
Then someone did something wrong when they set it up.
What we actually used was a four port pci router, which we used to use way back in the day. I didn't set it up myself, my flat-mate did, but I remember him telling me that using the pci router as an ethernet port on his machine, then connecting it to the external adsl router didn't work. No idea what he did, but he's competent in computing - he even worked as a tech support guy once so I trusted what he told me. Perhaps there was something he missed...
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Fixed. If I have to troubleshoot the damn things all day, the least you could do is get the name right.
Jeez.
Also, no Wireless N and only 4 ethernet ports.
My parents have one that's about 5 years old. It's a PITA.
I am resisting going into full fledged troubleshooting mode. My day is over; my weekend is beginning.
If they are uVerse, and I'm only mostly kidding here, grab their billing number and I'll run some tests on Thursday, if you'd like.