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On 14/04/2012 16:18, Neil Winchurst wrote:
On 14/04/12 15:54, Robin Cornelius wrote:On 14 April 2012 15:46, Martijn Grooten<sweetwatergeek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:On Sat, Apr 14, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Neil Winchurst wrote:Anyway, does this mean that I need both a modem and a router? And if so, when I am looking for a new router must I make sure it includes a modem? Up till now I had always assumed that it would.It'd be hard to find a router that does not include a modem but yes, they do exist and yes, you will need both so yes, it is best to make sure the router does include a modem.We have one that does not include a modem but that is because its designed to plug in to two ADSL connections at once and so you need to add on two modems to it. So you can have automatic fall over or load balancing. Most standard off the shelf consumer ones have the modem portion built in. The ones like i have tend to be more expensive and less common anyway. RobinThanks to all for your help. Now I must continue my search for a router which my Xperia phone likes. My phone does not like my current Netgear router and goes through a connect/disconnect cycle. I have tested the phone elsewhere and it is fine. Apparently this is a known problem which I did not find out until too late. (It will connect for about an hour if I reset the router and then it fails again.) I was thinking of ugrading anyway, my router does not have 802.11N and first came out over 10 years ago. So while I am at it I must make sure that the Xperia phone is happy with it. More research, sigh Neil
Hi Neil, Do you know what version of firmware your router has installed?Before you spend any money I'd be inclined to make sure it's not a firmware issue.
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