obiwan

I am planning to get a WIFI -g router and the brands i have been seeing are D-Link ($99), Belkin ($89), and Asus ($69).

Was wondering what routers you guys are using and if you are happy with them? and if they had any compatibility issues with your modems?

I am connected to Optus (384kpbs) with a Thomson SpeedTouch modem. And was thinking of getting the DLink

Thanks!

renth

Dlink and Belkin are shite. Netgear is the way to go, particularly because their user interface is really easy to use. Check out the ozcable guy's router reviews:

http://www.ozcableguy.com/routers.html

scrubbedexpat020

http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,12...1/article.html

I have the Linksys wireless-g.

If i were buying a router now I would be looking at voip.

http://voipstuff.net.au/ see bit about Billion routers.

more details

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/index...IP_Sites#=VoIP

Not done it yet but looks straightforward if you know the basics of IP.

Use this for price comparison.

http://www.staticice.com.au/

Ian

Hutch

To be honest, most of the ones you find in Hardly Normals and Dick Smiths are bollocks. I use a Billion 7404 - if anything it was easier to set up than the so-called 'home' models like Dlink and Belkin and it's infinitely more secure and powerful.

nzer57

I went with a Belkin. Took about 15mins to set up. Runs like clockwork. All good here

obiwan

Thanks for the replies guys,

didn't know there were so many other brands aside from what was carried in Harvey's and Dick's.

Will check out those links..

themerlin

Try billion www.billion.com.au
had one for a while and can't fault it.

Good place to get this is www.ozcableguy.com (follow the like to his shop in Albany Creek)

Sunny_Glesga

If our looking for quality and stability and have the $$ go with the Cisco! for general usage and next best go with the netgear or 3Com

Katherined0

May be worth considering the security issues highlighted in this article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6595703.stm

Hope it's helpful. We have used a Belkin network without any issues.

silver

I use a US robotics UR9108. It does ADSL2+ which is useful as a lot of providers are offering the greater speed. It has a wireless print server which is useful for printer sharing without leaving a computer on. I would also recommend looking at one with range extender technology as this gives a better signal through out the house. Also as others have said one with built in VOIP.

scrubbedexpat020

Bit of advice re security.

There are two types: WPA and WEP.

WPA is more secure but having spent the day diagnosing why the wireless connection goes funny after coming out of standby it turns out to be that WPA doesn't like the instability of coming out of standby. Something to do with my security set-up of Antivir, Boclean and Prevx1.

Everything is fine using 10 digit WEP, MAC filtering, and disabled SSID.

Just enough to stop the neighbours using your bandwidth!!

Ian

tictac

Draytek Vigor series.

The Murphsters

Dude, i would reccomend ditching the modem and investing in an all in one ADSL Router/Wireless unit from Linksys, D-Link or Belkin. Less hassle and less parts to go wrong. easy to set up all you need is your username / password. Your phone line connects right into the box and you are set to go. The firewalls built into these units are first class and lets you not bother about a firewall on your PC's.

kevinbloomfield

As someone with lots of experience of this stuff I'd recommend you stay away from all those cheap crappy brands, Belkin, Netgear, Linksys are all rubbish. You should look at a Draytek 2800G. These are a business class ADSL router at a price only a little higher than the home user stuff. I supplied lots of these in the UK and now several here in Australia and I've never had one that failed. As regards to the others, at 1 time I used to supply Netgear - out of 10 I supplied I had to replace 4. Netgear are maybe the best of the cheap stuff but I would never supply one again.
I now work in an IT business on the Sunshine Coast and the first thing I did was stop selling Netgear, they had already gone through all the others suppliers and found them unreliable.

Anyone recommending Belkin should try selling and supporting them, they may have a presence in the UK but here they are practically unheard off and have a terrible reputation.

Like most things, you get what you pay for - do yourself a favour and invest in a Draytek. It will be reliable and work without problems for years

Look at www.draytek.co.uk or www.draytek.com.au

adriang

I've got a Billion also. It was pretty easy to set up, but I had some challenges that was probably more ISP related than anything else. If you some IT skills, I'd not hesitate to recommend one. Otherwise, I'd opt for a Linksys. I had one when I was in Europe, and I recently sent one up for a mate down in Canberra, and they have become pretty well a 'one button set up'.