Got my 10MB NTL - recommend me some wireless equipment

MeatLoaf · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:40

And im very pleased with it. Can anyone recommend me some wireless equpment to use with it so i havent got that thick white csable around the living room. Preferably as cheap as possible but it need to work at 10Mb

lookitsjonno · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:54

any modern wireless router will be capable of 10mbit speeds.

i'm on NTL and using a D-Link 108mbps DI-624 which has never let me down so far

killsta · 2 Apr 2006 at 10:59

Linksys WRT54G is excellent, and even better with the Sveasoft firmware

MeatLoaf · 2 Apr 2006 at 11:24

jonno.co.uk said:
any modern wireless router will be capable of 10mbit speeds.

i'm on NTL and using a D-Link 108mbps DI-624 which has never let me down so far

How do i connect that up? Do i still need the cable modem or do i plug the cable straight into the router?

Pain · 2 Apr 2006 at 11:33

You still need the NTL Cable Modem.

killsta · 2 Apr 2006 at 11:34

Cable modem plugs into the router's WAN port using a CAT5 patch cable (the one you're probably using to connect the cable modem to your PC at the moment

)

MeatLoaf · 2 Apr 2006 at 11:43

Ahhh, thanks for that

helpimcrap · 2 Apr 2006 at 17:32

killsta said:
Linksys WRT54G is excellent, and even better with the Sveasoft firmware

sorry for the hijack, but how does upgrading the firmware on routers work?

i have the same modem (albeit the speedboosted one) and have Firmware Version : v1.05.3.

is this one any good?

Vertigo · 2 Apr 2006 at 19:09

Sveasoft is one of a number of companies providing alternative firmware for various Linksys models (I also have a WRT54GS running Sveasoft firmware).

Some of these firmwares are provided free of charge whilst others demand a fee. Sveasoft falls into the latter category. They basically aim to "release" more of the power of the underlying hardware and give you access to things the OEM firmware doesn't, such as VLANs and increased wireless power levels. Whether it's worth it or not depends on whether any of the added features are of value to you.