Be* Users using diffrent routers?

Fothsn

Fothsn

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Well it seems the wireless on my Speedtouch router is lacking these days, streaming media like songs/movies to my laptop is getting flaky most files stutter etc, connected via Ethernet is fine.

My question can anybody recommend a decent router that works with Be*? And offeres good wireless speeds well as range?


Thanks :)
 
I use the Netgear DG834N for my Be* line. I use the D-Link DIR655 for my Virgin Line.
I can recommend both of those - both of them are capable of the draft version of 802.11n, up to 270Mbs. Just don't get that Belkin ExpressCard I was telling you about :)
 
I'm using a DG834N on Be* at the moment, pretty happy with it and you can tweak the SNR on it to force a bit more speed out of your line :)
 
Netgear ones seem to be the most popular. Just to add, I use a separate Mini-ITX router running www.pfsense.com - I tried using the modem I usually used with it to connect to Be, but it didn't work too well (something to do with Chipset).

I found you can acutally use the BeBox in bridge mode and use any router with it (providing it's has an Ethernet WAN port).
 
Clown said:
I use the Netgear DG834N for my Be* line. I use the D-Link DIR655 for my Virgin Line.
I can recommend both of those - both of them are capable of the draft version of 802.11n, up to 270Mbs. Just don't get that Belkin ExpressCard I was telling you about :)
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Hi mate :D

Did you pick up another ExpressCard? I’m going to get a quicker wireless card for the laptop as HD content will struggle with the built in wifi card.

Yea the DG834N looks to be popular around here looks like that’s the one to pick. How reliable is it with the Be* line? I’ve being looking on various sites and it seems it’s hard to set up routers to work with Be* is this the case?



Thanks for the quick replies btw :D
 
fothsn said:
It seems it’s hard to set up routers to work with Be* is this the case?
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The main issue with Be is that the don't use a username and password, so are not compatible with quite a few routers.

No problem connecting with the Netgear and very stable here. Hasn't gone down for months.
 
Gillywibble said:
The main issue with Be is that the don't use a username and password, so are not compatible with quite a few routers.

No problem connecting with the Netgear and very stable here. Hasn't gone down for months.
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Ah how do you setup the Netgear router? Just plug and play so to speak? I remember looking for a new router about a year ago but it looked like a mission to set up so I left it at there :D
 
Be don't use PPP either, which was a slight hitch for me - but I guess I'm abnormal in using a Cisco 877 (which doesn't do Annex M unless you buy a revised hardware version).
 
In the beginning I spoofed the router's MAC address but I read that people didn't need to do that. Reverted back to its original MAC and it still worked. Reliability-wise I can't fault it. It was up for over 500 hours with no problems, especially with the custom firmware which lets you 'overclock' your ADSL. The only time I get annoyed with it is when we have a power cut. It doesn't like to reboot properly and is just stuck with a red light. A simple unplug and plug back in solves that though. It would work even better if we weren't still on an electricity key that we have to top up every week :)

I did get another wifi adapter - the D-Link DWA643. Hasn't cut out on me once like the Belkin did. I can tell the wireless works fine (and faster) because when streaming the very first Planet Earth 720p and it doesn't struggle when you see millions of flying birds on screen at once :)
 
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