[Lancaster] wireless routers

[Ken Hough]

Andy,

I sent a message on this topic, but it is presently being held up pending 
clearance by moderator. I guess that this is because I attached an image 
file, so here is the message without the attachment:

My Netgear DG834GT ADSL/wi-fi/4 port ethenet router has served me very well.

Wi-fi provides b and g speeds (plus a 2x g speed, but that requires a Windows 
driver). This model is now quite old. Wi-fi range is OK around my 3 bedroom 
bungalow, but you might need to think about siting of the router for a 3 
storey house.

I guess that this router includes what you want. eg wi-fi encryption, 
firewall, access restriction via MAC address, DHCP server, etc. It does 
include for WPA/WPA2 although I've left it on the WEP setting that I started 
with. Yes, I know this isn't great, but with MAC restriction, it does OK for 
me.

Hey, I live out in the sticks!   ;-) And the router is switched on only when I 
need to use the Internet.

I've attached an image file which shows the main screen/menu.
(NOT included here)

My broadband account is with BT which provides me with a very reliable link at 
around 2700 kbps. Not bad, bearing in mind that as the crow flies, I'm 6 to 7 
km from my local exchange. I'm sure that the copper lines are significantly 
longer than this!

Even at peak times, the link doesn't slow down much and email gets through in 
a matter of seconds.

BT insisted on giving me one of their flashy looking routers which IMHO is 
rubbish! It's physically quite large and stands up vertically. Very obvious! 
It includes a holder/socket for one of their flashy phones which isn't 
included, and takes forever to boot/connect to the broadband service.

My Netgear device is small and flat, and boots/connects in approx 15 seconds!

Hope that this helps

Regards

Ken Hough

On Saturday 17 July 2010 17:52:53 andy baxter wrote:
> On 17/07/10 16:32, andy baxter wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Does anyone have any recommendations for a good wireless router? The
> > minimum requirements are that it supports WPA, has a built in
> > firewall, and also a proper interface for routing traffic to
> > particular machines based on the incoming port. Nice extras would be:
>
> P.S. if anyone has a second hand one they don't need, that would be good
> too.
>
> Also, if anyone else is looking for unlimited download broadband, I
> think demon look quite good (?). Not as expensive as I thought when you
> compare to other companies that do unlimited packages. The 24 month
> contract on the website isn't the minimum - they also do 12 months for
> 15 pounds/month plus vat.
>
>
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