Re: FN-FORUM: ADSL Router Grief

date posted 19th August 2003 16:46

Andy Hutchinson wrote:

> Right. I take back all the nice things I've ever said about the D-Link
> DSL504.

I'm saying nothing :)

> Happy to pay up to
> around a hundred quid I guess - personal usage recommendations appreciated
> most.

Netgear DG814 or Zyxel Prestige 650H (the H is important - it denotes
having the built-in switch) would be my first suggestions. Should be
in the region of £80+VAT / £90+VAT respectively or you're being done
over (plus carriage). Both of them are ADSL routers with 4-port
switches and offer NAT etc.

For SPI you'll have to up the money and go for a DG824M or Prestige
652R (roughly £120 + VAT and £140 + VAT respectively, but the 652R
doesn't have a switch - there's a 652H due, not sure if it's out yet).

The other alternative is one of the Vigor range, but IME the Vigors
are a bit more "plastic" feeling, and the config UI doesn't inspire as
much confidence as the Netgear and Zyxel products.

I have Netgears and Zyxels on client sites, and they never give any
trouble. I use a Netgear router here (but not ADSL) and virtually
all my colleagues use either a Netgear or Zyxel product for their
routing needs. We also sell a fair few of these on to people and
have a very, very low problem rate (c.f. D-Link, which we now refuse
to supply for reasons you've discovered).

Prices might have dropped a bit - I haven't checked for a month or so.

Cheers,

Pete
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Peter Croft
PC Associates