Router for Wanadoo Broadband

Some friends recently signed up for Wanadoo broadband. They want to replace
the supplied USB modem with a router-modem in order to share the connection
with other networked machines. We're looking at both wired and wireless
solutions.

Can anyone recommend a router that has proven to work well with Wanadoo?
(Personally I use a Vigor 2600g on BT,but that's beyond their budget.) Also,
can anyone suggest where I might find an faq for router settings on the
Wanadoo service?

Many thanks.
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"Paladin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Can anyone recommend a router that has proven to work well with
> Wanadoo?

Wanadoo still use BT Wholesale's equipment at the exchanges - so anything
which works with that will be fine.

For wireless adsl modem/routers look at (among others)

Belkin 7630
Netgear 834G
USR 9106

For wired only - ebuyer do a cheap 1 port for under £25 (Quickfind code:
48448) and a 4 port one for £27..

> Also, can anyone suggest where I might find an faq for
> router settings on the Wanadoo service?

It will be the same as any other ISP - VPI and VCI settings of 0 and 38
etc..

Regards
Sunil

In uk.telecom.broadband, Sunil Sood wrote:

>VPI and VCI settings of 0 and 38

I don't have BB yet, but I've helped a few friends set it up. I wondered
what these settings were, can you suggest where to get more info?


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> In uk.telecom.broadband, Sunil Sood wrote:
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>> VPI and VCI settings of 0 and 38
>
> I don't have BB yet, but I've helped a few friends set it up. I
> wondered what these settings were, can you suggest where to get more
> info?

BT's ADSL network runs over ATM..

http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/V/VCI.html
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/V/VPI.html

Regards
Sunil

In uk.telecom.broadband, Sunil Sood wrote:

>BT's ADSL network runs over ATM.

Thanks Sunil,

I get the idea, but from memory, these settings are stored in the phone
number field. Is this simply a convenient place to send them from?

BTW, I remember you have been on Usenet since my early days on "Pipex
Dial" (the first Local Call ISP) - back in 1995. Doesn't time fly!


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Nigel M

On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:53:17 GMT, Nigel M <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In uk.telecom.broadband, Sunil Sood wrote:
>
>>VPI and VCI settings of 0 and 38
>
>I don't have BB yet, but I've helped a few friends set it up. I wondered
>what these settings were, can you suggest where to get more info?

They are set out in a page within the Wanadoo help/faq pages
accessible from the Wanadoo home page.
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On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 16:45:37 -0000, "Sunil Sood"
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>"Paladin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> Can anyone recommend a router that has proven to work well with
>> Wanadoo?
>
>Wanadoo still use BT Wholesale's equipment at the exchanges - so anything
>which works with that will be fine.
>
>For wireless adsl modem/routers look at (among others)
>
>Belkin 7630
>Netgear 834G
>USR 9106
>
>For wired only - ebuyer do a cheap 1 port for under £25 (Quickfind code:
>48448) and a 4 port one for £27..
>
>> Also, can anyone suggest where I might find an faq for
>> router settings on the Wanadoo service?
>
>It will be the same as any other ISP - VPI and VCI settings of 0 and 38
>etc..
>
>Regards
>Sunil
>
From my own experience, I suggest you take care with the Belkin
product if you are some distance from your exchange. The little silver
Speedtouch modem works fine for me but a Belkin 7632 modem/router
didn't.
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Paladin wrote:
> Some friends recently signed up for Wanadoo broadband. They want to
> replace the supplied USB modem with a router-modem in order to share
> the connection with other networked machines. We're looking at both
> wired and wireless solutions.
>
> Can anyone recommend a router that has proven to work well with
> Wanadoo? (Personally I use a Vigor 2600g on BT,but that's beyond
> their budget.) Also, can anyone suggest where I might find an faq for
> router settings on the Wanadoo service?
>
> Many thanks.

The one I wouldn't recommend is Wannadoo's own branded one as I've yet to
meet up with one which works fully (well I suppose I wouldn't in my line of
work, but you get my drift). The remote units are to small to contain any
meaningful aeriel size whilst the base unit appears to be all style & no
guts (that's if you want a pulsating W of course) & if my memory serves me
well it only has the one ethernet port.

Any 'named' router should do but bare in mind that some do have problems
coping with P2P traffic...

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> The one I wouldn't recommend is Wannadoo's own branded one as I've
> yet to meet up with one which works fully

Yes, I would avoid these - they are locked down and can only be used with
Wanadoo's service..

Regards
Sunil

"Nigel M" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I get the idea, but from memory, these settings are stored in the
> phone number field. Is this simply a convenient place to send them
> from?

Ethernet routers generally store these details themselves.

By "phone number field" it sounds like your friends are using USB modems.

These are basically just dumb units and the Windows (assuming thats what
they use) drivers has to provide the the username and VCI/VPI information.

How they do this depends on the modem/manufacturer.

Most I have seen include the VPI/VCI information within the drivers
somewhere .

For instance, the Alcatel Speedtouch range have a special file called
phonebook.ini - and the one you would use differs depending on if you are
connected via BT Wholesale or via Kingston Communications (who use different
VPI/VCI settings from BT)

However, some seem to require you to put it in the phone number field - this
originally came up when some ISP's switched from giving the Alcatel free to
a Fujitsu USB modem. Its possble that other modems based on the same chipset
require the same.

> BTW, I remember you have been on Usenet since my early days on "Pipex
> Dial" (the first Local Call ISP) - back in 1995. Doesn't time fly!

Now you're making me feel old - but yes it does suprise me sometimes just
how long I have been online.. just a couple of years before you

Regards
Sunil