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Best router?
04-12-2013 11:36 AM
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My budget is £250.
So any ideas for me please chaps?
Many thanks.
Re: Best router?
04-12-2013 11:45 AM
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04-12-2013 11:46 AM
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Re: Best router?
04-12-2013 1:39 PM
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At any given moment in the universe many things happen. Coincidence is a matter of how close these events are in space, time and relationship.
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Re: Best router?
04-12-2013 1:45 PM
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Of course, if it isn't expensive enough, there are plenty of others that cost much more and do the same job
Re: Best router?
04-12-2013 2:08 PM
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It also has the advantage of allowing you to do away with the Openreach modem.
Re: Best router?
04-12-2013 6:26 PM
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I should have said it's ADSL2+, but fibre will be here any time, so it needs to be capable for both.
Re: Best router?
04-12-2013 6:34 PM
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Quote from: Finguz I recommend the Asus RT-N66U for it's great performance ( wireless is particularly good ) and stability.
I'd also give a vote for this router(AC Wifi version available) - there are also numerous 3rd party firmwares you can install if you don't like the Asus software. Very popular router...
EDIT: I bought mine to use with ADSL, using a TP-Link ADSL ethernet modem, then just swapped out the TP-Link for the Openreach modem when fibre arrived.
Re: Best router?
04-12-2013 8:04 PM
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Their latest RT-AC68U looks very impressive (spec wise).
Re: Best router?
04-12-2013 8:36 PM
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I'd suggest not going in for any AC router at the moment since it's still in draft stage so at any moment, there might be a change and your money would be down the drain. Also, unless you have AC hardware, there's no point getting an AC router. Maybe in the next 3-4 years, but now now.
However, if you really want to go AC... the Netgear N7000 is the way to go. Best AC router anywhere today.
Re: Best router?
04-12-2013 9:24 PM
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Re: Best router?
05-12-2013 12:41 PM
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It has Gigabit Ethernet and wireless (dual band) and USB sockets so you can plug in a hard drive to stream HD movies without your PC being on (it can also download torrents and such overnight with your PC being off, which is pretty groovy).
The advantage of being a router only is that you can plug in any external modem (ADSL2+ or Fibre) rather than having one with a build in ADSL2 modem which then becomes redundant when you have Fibre installed, with the RT-N66U (it's called the Dark Knight btw, which is awesome, well Black Diamond in the UK) you can simply unplug the ADSL modem and plug in the Fibre modem when you get Fibre (and with Gb connections you'll be able to run full whack).
You can use the PN supplied Tg582n as a modem only, download putty, open it up, choose "telnet" and type in the address of your Technicolor (usually 192.168.1.254) log in and copy/paste the following :
ppp relay flush
ppp flush
eth flush
atm flush
atm phonebook flush
saveall
atm phonebook add name=BrPPPoE_ph addr=0.38
atm ifadd intf=BrPPPoE_atm
atm ifconfig intf=BrPPPoE_atm dest=BrPPPoE_ph encaps=vcmux ulp=mac
atm ifattach intf=BrPPPoE_atm
eth bridge ifadd intf=BrPPPoE_br
eth bridge ifconfig intf=BrPPPoE_br dest=BrPPPoE_atm
eth bridge ifattach intf=BrPPPoE_br
service system modify name=DHCP-S state=disabled
wireless radio state=disabled
saveall
It's now only a modem, plug it in via Ethernet cable (the red port on the back) to the router, change username in the Dark Knight interface and it'll work. Downside, you need two plugs, one for the modem, one for the router, upside, the Dark Knight is considered one of the best (if not the best) home router.
Ebuyer are currently doing them for £110 with free next day delivery, though next day for Yodel obviously means "whenever we can be bothered to deliver it".
Re: Best router?
06-12-2013 1:00 AM
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I see the Asus RT-N66U getting praise but needs a modem (until FTTC arrives!) but what about the DSL-N66U version this one is a Modem/Router i.e. it has a DSL WAN socket as well as and Ethernet WAN socket. So surely a one box ADSL & FTTC 'solution'. Or are there major differences between the two variants that mean the DSL version would be a poor choice???
Re: Best router?
06-12-2013 8:13 AM
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Re: Best router?
06-12-2013 8:34 AM
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From what I've read, the RT-N66U does but only if you turn off the VPN support.
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