[Klug-general] Modem information requested.

[Laurence Southon]

Sharon Kimble wrote:
> I'm getting modem connection problems again to my ISP on an ADSL line. Last 
> evening they admitted that they were having problems on their status page, 
> but the modem also seems to have quit at some stage during then night.
> 
> Last year I went through two modems, a netgear dg834 I think it was which cost 
> me about £120, and then a D-Link DSL-300T for about £70. Both of them seemed 
> to die because of overheating, they were both kept on a wooden shelf of my 
> computer desk where the heat from the backend of my box was partially trapped 
> under the desk.
> 
> Now this current modem, another DSL-300T seems to be also showing the same 
> symptoms of intermittent connection, which I take to mean of impending death! 
> This time it should not be overheating causing it, as it sits on the floor of 
> the hall where the average temperature is about 17'c, and the coldest its got 
> so far this winter is 15'c.
> 
> So now I'm looking for another ADSL modem to connect to my system/network 
> which is not wifi, and will last! Can anyone suggest any good makes and 
> models please, that I can possibly order online?
> 
> Hopefully thanks
> Sharon.

Think about Draytek, www.seg.co.uk.

Not cheap, but rock solid reliable in my experience.

Regards,

Laurence Southon