OT : Wireless access points / routers

Thanks to a power cut, Sod and Belkins firmware upgrades being crap I
now have one half dead Sky BB wireless router and a completely dead
Belkin wireless access point.

The Sky box works fine as a router, but the wireless side works for a
few hours, then get a cold and then dies.

So, even if I could find the receipt for the Belkin (lifetime
guarantee), its a bit crap anyway, so whats a damn good reliable

a) Wireless Access Point?
and
b) ADSL2+ router + wireless AP?

For now I'm back to using the trusty Efficient Networks ADSL router,
but it hasn't got UPnP which I like.

I do like Draytek stuff but they ain't cheap.

 

I've been happy with my whatever Eddie recommended for a similar period
of time. Very much a case of it doing what it says on the box without
any faffing around to make it that way.

 

I just fitted a Netgear DG834G. Bought from Amazon for £40 delivered
(slowly). I don't know if it's got UPnP because I don't know what that is.
What I do know that it installed very easily, it very easy to configure and
the other two machines in the house found it's wireless signal easily.

John

 

That's what the Sky-supplied one is, only hacked a bit for the
technically un-savvy. Frag may be wary of replacing like with like but
mine's been fine and Netgear seem to have a good reputation.

I wouldn't touch Belkin with a barge-pole.

 

The manual for my DG834GT mentions UPnP but doesn't say anything
about configuring it. fwag might want to look at this article:
http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/01/15/home_router_insecurity/
I'm now using an Orange Livebox, so I can't check the Netgear directly (it
will probably end up with Mum in Oz). I turned off UPnP on the Livebox last
night as I don't think I need it...

Not after they used to hijack your http requests to show you ads
for their services...

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*ding*

 

Thats whay Sky supply, and what has died after 18 months.

I saw that the day after I posted, heh.

I use NoScript on all machines anyway so its not a problem.

Thats what I thought until it died.

One right PITA thing I also need is the ability to limit the ADSL line
speed. Or a decent ADSL modem that doesn't connect at the highest
(unreliable) rate it can, as the Netgear/Sky one did until I flashed it
with some firmware that let me control its speed.

" !"

 

I've always turned off UPnP, not because of any great foresight but
because I prefer to choose which ports are open.

 

I moved from a house with cable to one with ADSL only. I bought an SMC ADSL
modem/router with one ethernet and one USB port. I've connected that to the
Linksys wifi router I used with the cable broadband.

I'm very happy with this setup. The Linksys box has worked continuously for
over 4 years without a hitch. It seems to be happy talking to any make of
wireless adapter. The SMC box has been going strong for 2 years.

 

Thread hijack.

Do all wireless routers support NAT so multiple machines can share the
same internet connection?

 

CT banged the rocks together and said:

Thanks to someones suggestion that Netgear used some of those 1999
dodgy capacitors, I pulled the router to bits and sure enough there was
a bulging cap in there. Replaced in 5 mins and its been fine so far.