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    Which Router?

    Can anyone recommend me a router for around £50 that would be good with bt Yahoo broadband?

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    Netgear DG834G's seem pretty solid, I've dished out 30 or so of them to our field based people and haven't had any problems.

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    The Dynamode R-ADSL-C4-2 is cheap as chips, just over £20 from Scan and just works.
    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=442869
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    buy an adsl modem... dirt cheap

    then buy a linksys wrt54gl router, flash the firmware and it is a machine.

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    Ok thanks for the information, but will it be easy to connect to bt yahoo broadband as I have heard that some routers are not compatible with some isp's? again, any help is appreciated. Thanks

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    It's a doddle to connect, take a micro filter, shove it onto the BT socket, plug your phone into the phone socket on the filter and your router into the ADSL port using the supplied RJ11 cable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by adam1701 View Post
    then buy a linksys wrt54gl router, flash the firmware and it is a machine.
    Do this!

    I've had no end of issues with netgear. No point risking it with them when you can have a WRT and open up almost endless possibilities with open-source firmware
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    Depends on whether you want a no fuss, no brainer approach... or you want an in-depth hands on approach.
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    Do this!

    I've had no end of issues with netgear. No point risking it with them when you can have a WRT and open up almost endless possibilities with open-source firmware
    he's right....

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    so is he....these are easy, effective and rock solid

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    Quote Originally Posted by 0iD View Post
    Depends on whether you want a no fuss, no brainer approach... or you want an in-depth hands on approach.

    ok if I were to want a no fuss approach, how might i go about it...?

    thanks all for yout help aswell

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zak33 View Post
    so is he....these are easy, effective and rock solid
    Well, it was your idea originally was it not. Mightily impressed by them, just a set it & forget it solution.
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    Well my parents & in-laws both use BT/Yahoo BB. Parents have the Dyanamode & the in-laws use a Netgear WPN824 Wireless Router. Both systems worked out of the box.
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    Ok thanks for all of your suggestion, I will have to have a think as to which one to go for, please keep the suggestions coming however

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    Quote Originally Posted by Agent View Post
    Do this!

    I've had no end of issues with netgear. No point risking it with them when you can have a WRT and open up almost endless possibilities with open-source firmware
    Ok if I was to do this please could you provide me with an idiots guide to updating the firmware?

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