Routers

[puffpastry69]

Finally going to get around to changing my cable router
for a wireless one, but being a bit fick is slowing down the process:redface:

I could do with some suggestions on purchasing a good quality one,
need to get mrs pp's lappy on the net (bought last chrimbo):tsk so we can play
on-line poker downstairs.

Any ideas would be very much appreciated, even offers of setting it up would
go down a treat:biggrin

thanx in advance

puffy:ok

[thetarget]

had only 2 routers linksys and a belkin that im using now both where great
and very user friendly


out the 2 i would say i like the belkin the best


http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0496169111.115718460 3@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccefaddikddidmdcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&page=Product&fm=14&sm=1&tm=1&sku=886496&category_oid=-28361

something like this would do the job :ok

[puffpastry69]

cheers target m8:ok

looks like it would do the job, is it one of the good ones?

i've got a cable linskys at the moment, which has been good

Thought i'd ask here as the staff in PC World can be such arseholes
sometimes, i'm sure some of them only know how to turn the pc on:tongue:

[thetarget]

belkin offer a lifetime warranty mate so you can't go wrong


ive had a belkin wireless router for over a year with a laptop wireless
and never had a problem

im sure there are better routers but for a small home network i don't see the point in spending more than you have to

plus if you get it home and are not happy you could always take it back
and tell pcworld that it cuts out all the time and all the lights go off lol

they will change it or offer your money back with out any doubt :biggrin

[thetarget]

this one looks even better mate

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0897888851.115719302 1@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccefaddikddidmdcflgceggdhhmdgmh.0&category_oid=-28361&sku=619685&page=Product&fm=14&sm=1&tm=1


http://catalog.belkin.com/IWCatProductPage.process?Product_Id=184371

[Dave Mak]

i used this one on a job last week and it seemed a decent bit of kit...

D-Link from C+ (http://www.computerplus.uk.com/product/product_detail.asp?productcode=NET/WIR/DI624)

tho the one TT says will do the job just as well :ok

[thetarget]

d link also looks nice with a nice price tag .....cant go wrong for £42


PP you have got a wireless card installed in your laptop don't you ? lol

[puffpastry69]

PP you have got a wireless card installed in your laptop don't you ? lol

do you think i'm stupid or something.....don't answer that:biggrin :biggrin

thanx 4 your input guys, the belkin f5d looks ideal:ok

have no fear when i get it i'll be asking for help setting it up as i'm bound
to go wrong somewhere:tongue:

[thetarget]

hehe the 2 i posted are both f5d mate


go for the second one as its wireless is 35% faster than the first

[puffpastry69]

that's the 1 i meant m8

thanx:ok

[Helmutt]

PP when you come to setup your network you might want to take a look at Network Magic which I posted in PC discussion a couple of weeks ago. I found it really simple to use and setup the network in about 10 minutes. It helped me walk through an issue with firewalls and saved bags of time. You get a 30-day trial for the network magic pro (all you need), while the basic programme is free anyway. Best of luck.

[puffpastry69]

thanx helmutt, i'll take a look

anything that saves alot of time is well worth a gander:ok

[paddy]

Bit late on this topic, but this should help anyone with a Belkin router using DYnDns.org to update their IP.


There is a hidden capability to use Dynamic DNS with these units by pointing your browser to the following locations in your router:

http://<address of your router>/ddnsadd.html (DynDns Setup)
http://<address of your router>/ddnsmngr.cmd (DynDns View)
Where <address of your router> is something like 192.168.0.1....

Setup for a free DYnDns.org domain is as simple as just adding in the details.

Setup for a Custom DNS domain is a little trickier. To do this you must add the domain by setting the Hostname field to "<your.domain>&system=custom" including the quotation marks and replacing <your.domain> with the real one (eg microsoft.com). Other fields are normal.

Reboot the router and all should work.

Remember - must use UK firmware (I am using 1.00.10), and login before using the links above. And sorry, but this router only supports DynDns.org nothing else.

Great little trick though, whenever your router either needs re-booting or re-boots to a different IP it automatically updates with DYns....

Paddy

[puffpastry69]

cheers Paddy:ok

You must have been on holiday!!