adsl router reccomendations?

ShambleS1980

ShambleS1980

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Wasnt sure if i should jam this in general chat or here. Finaly decided to throw it in here..

any way i spent about 2 hours last night configuring my bt home hub v1.0 to be a wierless repeater (used it before at the old house and worked just fine)
so i was stumped as t why it wouldnt work here..

after tweaking and re tweaking then re setting, and tweaking again it finaly dawned on me that the talktalk router "Huawei HG523a" is not WDS compatable/enabled
So it was never going to work. "i knew i set the home hub up right the 1st time"

so now i need reccomendations on an adsl router that has WDS and isnt very expensive but is going to be stable and configurable..

I had a look for custom firmware for the huawei, but there really arent any. i do have a router at the old house that would work, but as my wife does not comprehend what i am telling her she says im not allowed to swap the talktalk router for the belkin thats at the house..

this is all an issue for me as i have old school xboxes upstairs, which i had intended to use as media centers for the 2 bedrooms.
without the WDS function on the talk talk router however i cant configure it properly so i cant stream media to them upstairs..

It should go..
ADSL Line----> Talk talk router--> Wierless to BT home hub--> Wired ethernet to the xboxes from bt home hub.
(and the pc's can connect wierlessly to either router depending on the signal strength)

as i said i know i can configure my network like that as i have done it before. but i will need to replace the talk talk router with a WDS capable router.

all the configuration data needed to configure the new router is simple enough so im not worried about that. Just need to know of a decent low priced stable wierless router with WDS (preferably with atleast 1 ethernet port so i can connect the 360 to it downstairs)
 
I've got a few wireless routers kicking about.

I can check them out if you interested in one of them.

Dave G :cool:
 
Anything beyond the BT home crap is a step up to be honest. I have never, ever, ever, EVER, come across anything so backwards in all my life. But that my little rant about the home hub lol.

I have used cisco routers before and they have been great. the Linksys By Cisco X3000 is a good router and affordable. Where I live we have a powerline that runs near the house, and all the walls are brick. So I need something with a fair bit of power to get the signal around the house. This I found to have no dropouts.

But anything that is adsl is lacking when compared to cable routers. For a similar price you can get a better router from Cisco but it needs a cable modem. Or connection to just a adsl modem.
 
davideo said:
I've got a few wireless routers kicking about.

I can check them out if you interested in one of them.

Dave G :cool:
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that would be awesome..
I was about to steal my belkilin router back today but i didnt have the huwai thingy one with me.
so i couldnt really leave the old house with no internet.

and the wife really dosent want me swapping them over (dont know why)
 
@Shambles

Had a quick look and found these

Belkin ADSL modem with high speed mode wireless G router. Model #F5D7633-4

Broadband wireless G ADSL2+Router. HUAWEI Echolife HG520B (Talk Talk)

BT 2Wire Gateway. Model 2700HGV (Boxed)

I've got some more somewhere but haven't had a chance to look n all my hideyholes yet.

Any of the above three any good to you? Or would you like me to see what else I've got?

Dave G :cool:
 
the belkin should have wds available. did a quick google. and it seemed to have WDS
 
ShambleS1980 said:
the belkin should have wds available. did a quick google. and it seemed to have WDS
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It's yours for the price of postage if you want it matey.

As far as I know it worked last time I used it.

Dave G :cool:
 
if you Pm me your pay details il magic the money over.
im using my wifes pay pal since pay pal decided that i was a bad man and that they closed my account for all my xbox related stuff.
 
@Shambles

PM on route.

Dave G :cool:
 
@Shambles

This was posted yesterday and should hopefully be with you tomorrow.

I've got a couple of hectic days but I'll check with you on Tuesday and see how you've got on.

Dave G :cool:
 
forgot to mention the router arrived the other day, had everything set up within a few mins and every room can now stream media from the living room media/server pc..

il keep an eye out for a pm :thumbsup:
 
I'm pleased it worked for you.

The PM will be on its way sometime near the weekend :thumbsup:

Dave G :cool:
 
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