My Netgear DG834N has decided to freeze up, lose it's wireless AP and not hold the internet connection up, I tried a few things, factory reset, reflashed the firmware etc which works for a couple of hours then the problem repeats itself, so I guess it is on its way out.
The DG834N has been rock solid for me and along with the DGteam firmware has no problems with it.
As backup, I kept my old DG834GT (SKY model) and flashed it to the latest DGteam firmware, so I am in no rush to replace my DG834N, I want to get the best one I can that suits my needs and internet connection.
My requirements are this:
2 wired PCs, 3 wireless PCs, 2 smartphones and a PS3, all of them use the internet and can be all on at the same time, with the 834GT wireless G, I dont seem to get the range I had with N.
The new router must have some sort of time scheduling to allow me to block the kids internet access at a certain time of night via the firewall.
My ISP is BE ADSL2+ and currently I can tweak my SNR margin to 80% (set at 6dB in my BE control panel, this takes me down to about 4.5-4.8dB, is a solid connection and gets my speed up to between 6900kbps and 7200kbps)
I have looked at the Vigor2820n, looks great but is expensive and does not look like I could tweak my SNR.
So what other routers could I look at? I dont want Belkin (bad experiences) and my budget is between £100 - £150.
All suggestion greatly welcomed.
The DG834N has been rock solid for me and along with the DGteam firmware has no problems with it.
As backup, I kept my old DG834GT (SKY model) and flashed it to the latest DGteam firmware, so I am in no rush to replace my DG834N, I want to get the best one I can that suits my needs and internet connection.
My requirements are this:
2 wired PCs, 3 wireless PCs, 2 smartphones and a PS3, all of them use the internet and can be all on at the same time, with the 834GT wireless G, I dont seem to get the range I had with N.
The new router must have some sort of time scheduling to allow me to block the kids internet access at a certain time of night via the firewall.
My ISP is BE ADSL2+ and currently I can tweak my SNR margin to 80% (set at 6dB in my BE control panel, this takes me down to about 4.5-4.8dB, is a solid connection and gets my speed up to between 6900kbps and 7200kbps)
I have looked at the Vigor2820n, looks great but is expensive and does not look like I could tweak my SNR.
So what other routers could I look at? I dont want Belkin (bad experiences) and my budget is between £100 - £150.
All suggestion greatly welcomed.