recommended router for ntl?

blik · 12 Apr 2006 at 15:41

Hello!

Could anyone recommend me a router for a 10meg ntl connection.
My setup is a shuttle with pn18 802.11g wifi adapter and an acer aspire 5004wlmi laptop with built in 802.11g wifi.

Ive already managed to go thru two routers already:

A belkin F5D7230UK4 wireless router which kept dropping out, in wifi and in wired connections.

Linksys wrt54gs v5

. Which sometimes doesnt assign ip addresses (in auto dhcp?) without reseting. Once i then get connected it tends to dissappear completely from viewing wireless connections with the WLAN light staying constant.

All i want is a stable connection. Any recommendations please?

Thanks
blik

ultim · 12 Apr 2006 at 16:53

im using a wrt54gs v4 with my 10mb ntl broadband. everything works fine. maybe you just got a faulty one.

blik · 12 Apr 2006 at 16:59

hmm is it worth just getting a straight exchange for another linksys wrt54gs v5 router or should i go for another make? I don't think there is much chance of getting a pre v5 router instead.

Datamonkey · 12 Apr 2006 at 17:04

I had the same issue,

also the same routers lol.

I ended up getting a buffalo jobby, canna remember the name of it, am at work at the mo. And my 10mb ntl connection is down at the moment the &**&(* and has been since friday!!

Its silver in appearance and stands up, tall slim and silver lol.

Not much use i know.

Main thing is its been working for 4 months solid with no lock ups or anything.

Skilldibop · 12 Apr 2006 at 17:23

Those issues sound like they're at the adapter end not the router end. Worst that is wrong is the firmware is dodgy, but you can re-install that and would probably fix any issues.

Also do you use the linksys adapter software?

blik · 12 Apr 2006 at 17:42

Skilldibop said:
Those issues sound like they're at the adapter end not the router end. Worst that is wrong is the firmware is dodgy, but you can re-install that and would probably fix any issues.

Also do you use the linksys adapter software?

You mean problems with adapters on both the laptop and my computer? I have tested the laptop on a friends netgear adsl router network and that was fine, connected every time. I have also updated the firmware to most recent from linksys site.

I am just using windows to connect to network also.

Thanks for your help guys its appreciated

blik · 12 Apr 2006 at 20:16

any more suggestions?

tolien · 12 Apr 2006 at 21:37

WRT54GL if you can get one - that way you're guaranteed not to get a lobotomised VXWorks version.