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post Feb 1 2012, 09:10 PM
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So im looking to upgrade my current router. Its an old netgear model which is two slow for me now both on the wireless and ethernet front. Heres what im after:

Gigabit ethernet capability, 4 ports at least
300mbps+ Wireless N capability (not bothered about dual / single band)
ADSL modem

Im getting confused by all the jargon to be honest. From what I can see, most gigabit routers out there in my sort of price range (sub £100, as close to £50 as I can get) dont seem to include DSL modems? I dont have the power sockets to have a separate router / modem and I definitely need both gigabit ethernet and high speed / long range wireless.

Any ideas?


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post Feb 7 2012, 09:39 AM
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Just wanted to check your requirements.. if you're on ADSL one would assume your intermaweb connection is up to 20mbps, so actual network speed shouldn't be a major issue for internet stuff

The increased wireless speed of N150 or N300 and gigabit ports would more benefit faster file transfers between computers e.g. computer to computer or computer to media centre, NAS etc., if this is the case then fine, if not maybe look to a decent N class combo which is much cheaper

at £75 there's this

http://www.ebuyer.com/270892-buffalo-airst...bmr-hp-g300h-eu

From a personal perspective I like the combo devices, they tend to be less finnicky. For me one of the most common failures on wired networking is the wires themselves so the combined ones remove 1 wire at least. You can also run inot issues with ocnfiguration on networky stuff like tcp window sizes etc., which is more less likely on a combined device


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