Decent 4 port ADSL2+ G or N router

On 21/12/11 19:40, Peter Crosland wrote:

> You can also use the DG Team firmware as an alternative. The download links
> are
>
> http://support.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/2334
>
> http://dgteam.ilbello.com/index.php?pid=17
>
> This tells you a bit about the reasons for using the latter.
>
> http://www.kitz.co.uk/routers/dg834GT_targetsnr.htm
>
> Peter Crosland
>
>

Thanks for the additional info. For now, I've got hold of another
DG834GT and taken mine apart.

The two biggest 1000uF 16V caps are badly blown so I've removed them
along with a 470 + 100uF and ordered replacements. Fingers crossed, I
might get a bit more life out of it yet.

Andy C

Java Jive <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:49:34 +0000, (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> >
> > I have a Draytek 2820n here, works pretty well, though the web
> > interface is a bit arcan in places.
>
> However, note that the 2820 series appears to have only 1 Gigabit
> Ethernet port:
> http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2820.html
>
Absolutely right, which is why my LAN is connected through Gigabit
switches with only one link going to the 2820n and thence to the
outside world.

--
Chris Green

On Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:22:07 +0000, Peter Crosland wrote:

> "Andy Cap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> My Netgear DG834GT is showing sign of giving up. Google seems to point
>> to failing caps but perhaps that's for later. All I'd like is good
>> reliability and fairly straight-forward menus.
>>
>> Everything I look at has reviews that seem fairly balanced between
>> great and crap, with a scattering in between.
>>
>> So the question is, does a really reliable box exist, with decent
>> wireless to reach around my semi and a good set up scheme?
>
>
> You cannot be sure of the coverage but the Netgear DGN2000 has given me
> very good results. It has been running for 110 days non-stop. You can
> buy a refurbished one on eBay for around £26 from istor. I have bought
> three so far and am delighted with them as are the users. You need to
> update the firmware with the rest of the world version rather than the
> USA version they come with.

From what I gather, the DGN2000 is "kind of" a DG834G v4 (or DG834GT) but
with 'N' wireless. That means the Broadcom chipset, so should be good.

"Andy Cap" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 21/12/11 19:40, Peter Crosland wrote:
>
>> You can also use the DG Team firmware as an alternative. The download
>> links
>> are
>>
>> http://support.netgear.com/app/products/model/a_id/2334
>>
>> http://dgteam.ilbello.com/index.php?pid=17
>>
>> This tells you a bit about the reasons for using the latter.
>>
>> http://www.kitz.co.uk/routers/dg834GT_targetsnr.htm
>>
>> Peter Crosland
>>
>>
>
> Thanks for the additional info. For now, I've got hold of another DG834GT
> and taken mine apart.
>
> The two biggest 1000uF 16V caps are badly blown so I've removed them along
> with a 470 + 100uF and ordered replacements. Fingers crossed, I might get
> a bit more life out of it yet.

My experience has been that there are other issues with the versions before
V4. Still if you one to hand and have the skill to repair it then you don't
have much to lose.

Peter Crosland