Vigor 2600VG - what's it like?

Hi,
thinking of buying the above mentioned device from Draytek. Thought I
would look at their user forums just to see how people are getting on
with it. Problem is, I can only use the forums if I am a Draytek
customer. This seems a bit daft.


Have wondered if it is possible to power down the wireless section since
I don't need to use it all of the time. No Point in burning power
needlessly.

Cheers.

On 09/02/2005 Rob Horton wrote:

> Hi,
> thinking of buying the above mentioned device from Draytek. Thought I
> would look at their user forums just to see how people are getting on
> with it. Problem is, I can only use the forums if I am a Draytek
> customer. This seems a bit daft.

I must admit to fibbing about this when I signed up with their forum, I
just crossed my fingers and said I was a customer.

Having done so and read the comments, particularly about WAP problems,
I went for Linksys.

There are also some open Australian forums for Draytek, they don't pull
their punches.

--
Jeff Gaines
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On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 16:22:17 +0000, Rob Horton <ooyah@mr_horton.com>
wrote:

>Hi,
>thinking of buying the above mentioned device from Draytek. Thought I
>would look at their user forums just to see how people are getting on
>with it. Problem is, I can only use the forums if I am a Draytek
>customer. This seems a bit daft.
>
>
>Have wondered if it is possible to power down the wireless section since
>I don't need to use it all of the time. No Point in burning power
>needlessly.

I really doubt the amount of extra power used by the built-in wireless
access point would be even discernable on your electricity bill.

Chris

On 9 Feb 2005 16:39:01 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>On 09/02/2005 Rob Horton wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> thinking of buying the above mentioned device from Draytek. Thought I
>> would look at their user forums just to see how people are getting on
>> with it. Problem is, I can only use the forums if I am a Draytek
>> customer. This seems a bit daft.
>
>I must admit to fibbing about this when I signed up with their forum, I
>just crossed my fingers and said I was a customer.
>
>Having done so and read the comments, particularly about WAP problems,
>I went for Linksys.
>
>There are also some open Australian forums for Draytek, they don't pull
>their punches.

I have one. It's boxed up and unlikely ever to be touched again.

I use a Zyxel P2602HW instead. It does what it says on the box.
--
John Naismith

Chris Blunt wrote:

> I really doubt the amount of extra power used by the built-in wireless
> access point would be even discernable on your electricity bill.

I spoke to one UK supplier (can't remember which) who thought you COULD
disable the Wifi. For me, the interest is in reducing the family's RF
exposure rather than to save kwh.

John Geddes

On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 17:32:55 +0000, John Naismith
<john$(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>On 9 Feb 2005 16:39:01 GMT, "Jeff Gaines" <(E-Mail Removed)>
>wrote:
>
>>On 09/02/2005 Rob Horton wrote:
>>
>>> Hi,
>>> thinking of buying the above mentioned device from Draytek. Thought I
>>> would look at their user forums just to see how people are getting on
>>> with it. Problem is, I can only use the forums if I am a Draytek
>>> customer. This seems a bit daft.
>>
>>I must admit to fibbing about this when I signed up with their forum, I
>>just crossed my fingers and said I was a customer.
>>
>>Having done so and read the comments, particularly about WAP problems,
>>I went for Linksys.
>>
>>There are also some open Australian forums for Draytek, they don't pull
>>their punches.
>
>I have one. It's boxed up and unlikely ever to be touched again.
>
>I use a Zyxel P2602HW instead. It does what it says on the box.

I agree that there were a lot of problems reported when the 2600VG was
first released.

I have a 2600We, and also had difficulties using this with VoIP
services but there have been a couple of firmware updates in the last
few weeks which have solved all of my previous problems. Perhaps it
might be worth taking your 2600VG out of its box one more time to see
if a firmware upgrade might help.

Chris

On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 17:35:45 +0000, John Geddes
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Chris Blunt wrote:
>
>> I really doubt the amount of extra power used by the built-in wireless
>> access point would be even discernable on your electricity bill.
>
>I spoke to one UK supplier (can't remember which) who thought you COULD
>disable the Wifi. For me, the interest is in reducing the family's RF
>exposure rather than to save kwh.

Perhaps removing the antenna and short circuiting the RF output
sockets would achieve that. ;-)

Chris

Chris Blunt wrote:

> I have a 2600We, and also had difficulties using this with VoIP
> services but there have been a couple of firmware updates in the last
> few weeks which have solved all of my previous problems.

There have? Of a non-beta variety? AFAICS the only > 2.5.5 versions for
the original 2600 series about are beta and haven't changed in some time.

--

Brian Morrison

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Rob Horton <ooyah@mr_horton.com> wrote:

> Hi,
> thinking of buying the above mentioned device from Draytek. Thought I
> would look at their user forums just to see how people are getting on
> with it. Problem is, I can only use the forums if I am a Draytek
> customer. This seems a bit daft.
>
>
> Have wondered if it is possible to power down the wireless section since
> I don't need to use it all of the time. No Point in burning power
> needlessly.

I had a 2600 VG - the Wireless was very reluctant to turn on at all.

On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 18:29:35 +0000, Brian Morrison
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Chris Blunt wrote:
>
>> I have a 2600We, and also had difficulties using this with VoIP
>> services but there have been a couple of firmware updates in the last
>> few weeks which have solved all of my previous problems.
>
>There have? Of a non-beta variety? AFAICS the only > 2.5.5 versions for
>the original 2600 series about are beta and haven't changed in some time.

It is still beta, but their v2.5.6 firmware has just fixed a problem
I've had using my Draytek 2600We router with Sipgate.

Chris