recommendations for BB router

"mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Probably been asked a thousand times but anyone got any recommendations
for
> a decent
> router (with / without switch) with a decent hardware firewall ?
>
> cheers
>

I'v had the Linksys BEFSR41 for more than a year, never had a problem, and
I found it simple to configure.
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Probably been asked a thousand times but anyone got any recommendations for
a decent
router (with / without switch) with a decent hardware firewall ?

cheers

Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Wed, 14 Jul
2004 11:59:52 +0100, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
uk.comp.home-networking, yawatina tan reek esk "dnh"
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>I'v had the Linksys BEFSR41 for more than a year, never had a problem, and
>I found it simple to configure.

I agree - had mine 18 months, no problems.

deKay
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thanks for the responses - ill go for one of those then!

My Dlink failed recently and the customer support was pathetic, so i cant
recomend them.

"deKay" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Soni tempori elseu romani yeof helsforo nisson ol sefini ill des Wed, 14
Jul
> 2004 11:59:52 +0100, sefini jorgo geanyet des mani yeof do
> uk.comp.home-networking, yawatina tan reek esk "dnh"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> fornis do marikano es bono tan el:
>
> >I'v had the Linksys BEFSR41 for more than a year, never had a problem,
and
> >I found it simple to configure.
>
> I agree - had mine 18 months, no problems.
>
> deKay
> --
> + Lofi Gaming - www.lofi-gaming.org.uk AC: deKay in Sponge
> |- ugvm Magazine - www.ugvm.org.uk Gamertag: deKay 01
> |- My computer runs at 3.5MHz and I'm proud of that
> |- Currently buying games at a rate of one every 14.33 hours

"Julian Hales" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> My Dlink failed recently and the customer support was pathetic, so i cant
> recomend them.
we use a linksys here at work - its never been a problem - just checking if
theres anything else that people are using (im a netgear fan - wondered what
the netgear routers were like!)

mark

"mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Julian Hales" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:LdxJc.13688$(E-Mail Removed) ...
> > My Dlink failed recently and the customer support was pathetic, so i
cant
> > recomend them.
> we use a linksys here at work - its never been a problem - just checking
if
> theres anything else that people are using (im a netgear fan - wondered
what
> the netgear routers were like!)
>
> mark
>

I know, just thought i would mention it, CS can be pretty important if
something goes wrong, Edimax emailed and foned me, Dlink never responded,
not even almost 2 weeks later

>

"Julian Hales" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "mark" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> >
> > "Julian Hales" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:LdxJc.13688$(E-Mail Removed) ...
> > > My Dlink failed recently and the customer support was pathetic, so i
> cant
> > > recomend them.
> > we use a linksys here at work - its never been a problem - just
checking
> if
> > theres anything else that people are using (im a netgear fan - wondered
> what
> > the netgear routers were like!)
> >
> > mark
> >
>
> I know, just thought i would mention it, CS can be pretty important if
> something goes wrong, Edimax emailed and foned me, Dlink never responded,
> not even almost 2 weeks later

My dad has got a Solwise router and can recommend it for each of
configuration and reliability. There are occasional (once every few months)
problems with the ADSL link being dropped, but these are easily solved by
rebooting the router which can be done from a browser on the network and
takes about a minute.

When I was originally setting it up I had a few problems with configuring it
so I phoned their customer support line. It took a while (probably about 10
minutes) to get thorugh, but I was kept informed of my position in the queue
each time I moved up the queue. And when I got through I had the rare
experience of talking to a support engineer who was helpful and
knowledgeable, rather than the usual patronising teenager or person with
limited command of the English language - I was talking to someone with as
much (if not more) technical knowledge as me, who was able to modify his
hand-holding spiel to suit my level of knowledge. He talked my through my
problem and had resolved it quickly. I was very impressed.

When eventually get broadband - my exchange is due for upgrade next April -
I'll probably go for a Solwise router on the strength of my experience with
the company.