Re: [LUG] Broadband

[alan <amd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2004.07.29 07:16 Richard Brown wrote:
> Hi Guys
>
> I'm going Broadband shortly and want a router/modem. I was going to 
> buy a Dlink but thought I would ask the group what they thought 
> before doing so.
>
> Thanks
>
> Rich

Hi Rich,

I have a Netgear DG814 , which is an ADSL modem combined with a 4 port 
switch. Cost around £45 these days I think. I've had it over 2 years 
and it has never gone wrong, except for lightning strikes ! Even then, 
a prolonged shut down of the router then reset fixed it ok.

It has port forwarding, NAT, DHCP, child filters, logging, web 
interface, etc. I have 4 machines connected to it, (via a hub) . So I 
end up with 3 ports free. I have a free WiFi access point running on 
one machine, using a Dlink WiFi AP, and I have a FBSD webserver  with 
public access.

If you want to use broadband for running public services, bear in mind 
that the upload speed you will get from BT (or who-ever) is your users 
download speed, so don't post huge files for download, or you will get 
swamped, and you won't be able to use the net on your local machines.

Regards

alan

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