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Hi,I can recommend the tp-link TL-WDR3600. Its not too expensive, easily flashed to dd-wrt. Its dual band with ipv6 support.
I've had one for six weeks, not had any trouble. Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On 9 January 2014 08:57:49 Neil Winchurst <barnaby@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 08/01/14 17:33, Rob Beard wrote: > Well the new Draytek Vigor 2860n supports both ADSL and VDSL but it's > not cheap (about 240 quid IIRC). > Too much for me. > If you're getting an engineer to install the FTTC for you it gives you > loads more choice. You'd then be able to get a "cable" router which is a > basic router with an Ethernet WAN port rather than an ADSL modem > (although I did find recently some of the newer ADSL routers can be > configured to turn one of their LAN ports to be turned into a WAN port > (I've seen this on a Netgear DG2200n I believe, it's 40 quid in PC World > right now). > I have a Netgear router at the moment. so I will check that one out. > I guess it also depends if you want to upgrade your Wi-Fi, there's lots > of routers which do the faster N wireless speeds (N600 and N900) or even > AC standard wireless, although you might end up having to upgrade your > existing wireless adaptors if they're a couple of years old.Yes, a new router should use the n speeds. I am not bothered with the new ac type, too new.> > You'll probably find a N300 Wi-Fi cable router for about 30 quid, TP > Link aren't bad (some of them even work with the open sauce DD-WRT > firmware), on the more expensive scale you've got Netgear (not bad, > maybe not as tweakable as some routers but consumer friendly) and then > you've got ASUS which I also understand uses DD-WRT but I might be wrong > on that one. > > Anyway hope this helps a bit. > > TL;DR get a cable router and work out what wireless speed and range you > want, maybe check some online reviews. > > Rob Thanks, will try searching for 'cable router' instead of 'VDSL router'. > -- > Sent from my Sinclair ZX Spectrum > > You are kidding, right? Neil -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/listfaq
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