advice on a new router please.

I have a cheap dynamode adsl router that was nasty when I bought it, but
cheap enough to get back online two years ago.

However, it is now dropping the line and won't resynch with a reconnect,
but does with a reboot. However it has started to need a reboot roughly
every 30 minutes.

I fancy a Linksys AG241 for future compatability. I already have a
linksys wireless access point. Is the AG241 any good for the money? as I
said I have a wire AP and a 12 port 10/100 wired switch in the home
network anyway.

Currently I'm on Bulldog 4meg (with an outstandig regrade to 8 meg for
the last 6 months). If they don't sort it soon, I'll be returning to
donor and joining BeThere as they are in my local exchange hence why I
figured that the ADSL2/2+ might be useful.

Also any suggestions on a god cheap place to order from with reliable
next day delivery?
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Carl Robson
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Elder

Elder wrote:

> I have a cheap dynamode adsl router that was nasty when I bought it, but
> cheap enough to get back online two years ago.
>
> However, it is now dropping the line and won't resynch with a reconnect,
> but does with a reboot. However it has started to need a reboot roughly
> every 30 minutes.

The bulk storage capacitors in the external PSU may have 'worn out'.

Graham

Elder, in article <MPG.21435d948b8a4535989986
@news.individual.net>, says...
>I have a cheap dynamode adsl router that was nasty when I bought it, but
>cheap enough to get back online two years ago.
>
>However, it is now dropping the line and won't resynch with a reconnect,
>but does with a reboot. However it has started to need a reboot roughly
>every 30 minutes.
>
>I fancy a Linksys AG241 for future compatability. I already have a
>linksys wireless access point. Is the AG241 any good for the money? as I
>said I have a wire AP and a 12 port 10/100 wired switch in the home
>network anyway.
>
>Currently I'm on Bulldog 4meg (with an outstandig regrade to 8 meg for
>the last 6 months). If they don't sort it soon, I'll be returning to
>donor and joining BeThere as they are in my local exchange hence why I
>figured that the ADSL2/2+ might be useful.
>
>Also any suggestions on a god cheap place to order from with reliable
>next day delivery?

I find Zyxel P660R-61C http://preview.tinyurl.com/vn864 works
well as a low-cost ADSL2/2+ router - I've fitted several. I
use the HW version and haven't needed to resynch.

I see www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk have stock, as do
www.scan.co.uk. I normally use Ebuyer, but they are OOS
--
JohnW.
Replace the obvious with co.uk in 2 places to mail me.

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> The bulk storage capacitors in the external PSU may have 'worn out'.
>
It is possible, although I wondered whether it might have been
bulldog/pipex playing games too as after 8pm, the half hour disconnect
became an hour one, but it has totally random since then.

I've decided to go with getting a Linksys anyway.
The dynamode was a piece of crap, but I bought it because at the time
locally. When I signed to bulldog, the old BT tadpole wouldn't connect
at all and hold any kind of synch, so I couldn't even order one online
while I was stuck at slow speed. Even PCWorld/Maplin only had
wireless/adsl combined kit and I already had decent wireless kit.

At least now I will be covered for tech upgrades.

Convinced the missus that our two antique fishbowl 17" CRTs are out of
date and ordered a couple of Hanspree XM NY 19" TFTs while I was at it
too. Her old Philips will kept as a spare, but mine was bought second
hand, and I've had it for 5 years and it was branded as a PC make but
the badge has come off so I don't even know what that was. Works OK,
just seems slow now.
--
Carl Robson
Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest
Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed)lid says...
> Elder, in article <MPG.21435d948b8a4535989986
> @news.individual.net>, says...
> >I have a cheap dynamode adsl router that was nasty when I bought it, but
> >cheap enough to get back online two years ago.
> >
> >However, it is now dropping the line and won't resynch with a reconnect,
> >but does with a reboot. However it has started to need a reboot roughly
> >every 30 minutes.
> >
> >I fancy a Linksys AG241 for future compatability. I already have a
> >linksys wireless access point. Is the AG241 any good for the money? as I
> >said I have a wire AP and a 12 port 10/100 wired switch in the home
> >network anyway.
> >
> >Currently I'm on Bulldog 4meg (with an outstandig regrade to 8 meg for
> >the last 6 months). If they don't sort it soon, I'll be returning to
> >donor and joining BeThere as they are in my local exchange hence why I
> >figured that the ADSL2/2+ might be useful.
> >
> >Also any suggestions on a god cheap place to order from with reliable
> >next day delivery?
>
> I find Zyxel P660R-61C http://preview.tinyurl.com/vn864 works
> well as a low-cost ADSL2/2+ router - I've fitted several. I
> use the HW version and haven't needed to resynch.
>
> I see www.dsl-warehouse.co.uk have stock, as do
> www.scan.co.uk. I normally use Ebuyer, but they are OOS
>
I never thought of Zyxel. I'll remember them if someone asks about cheap
kit in future. I ended up buying a Linksys from Ebuyer along with some
new monitors.
--
Carl Robson
Audio stream: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com:8000/samtest
Homepage: http://www.bouncing-czechs.com