Strange one this, But BT had an outage in my area, and ever since it came back online, my Dlink router/modem no longer works.

I've changed back to my "Black" BT Homehub, but it's awful !

I cant see why the Dlink would no longer work, but hey ho !

So,

I'm looking for a new router, dont want to spend a fortune, but want something half decent.

Can anyone recommend anything please ?

Much thanks

I have been using a Netgear RangeMax router for over a year now and it is the best one I have had

I recently swapped my DG834G for a DGN3500 and think it is great.

Netgear.......

it proberly blew as there would have been a spike in the phone line which hit the D-link, kinda like when you have a power one, and your told to get a surge protecter? you can get them with Phone/Ethernet ports on.

What sort of budget do you have in mind?

Also worth checking your D-Link warranty details to see if they'll repair/replace it for you. Worth a check with their Tech Support anyway.

Steve

If you don't want latest and greatest, I have a DG834 with one duff port going for a song.

Phil

Im running a LINKSYS WAG120N (cisco)

Easy to setup and use.. Doesnt look an isor either

Can be installed with custome software *helps boost to illegal signal strength* lol

Another vote for linksys here. Good kit and never had any problems with it. I've got the WAG120N too, and my dad has the WAG160N on my recommendation (and he's a picky sod, but happy with my choice of his router)

I was going to get a Linksys, but I have a mild allergy to Cisco as they seem to believe they know better than industry standards in commercial products. There are also some mixed reviews of them, but then there are mixed reviews for most things.

The 120N and 160N (and 320?) were on my shortlist though.

The Linsys I had before my Netgear could not cope with multiple requests when I was running a DC hub and would lock up from time to time.

Also had a similar problem with torrents etc and I got sick of the kids/wife moaning about the router locking up.

The Netgear has had an uptime of over 100 days before without any issues with the wired/wireless side of things and was only restarted for a firmware update

To everyone who replied, thankyou.

I actually got it working !

Turns out, for whatever reason, that the D-Link required a username/password combo to connect to BT. (strange that it didn't before)

So panic over for now, and black BT hub stored away for en emergency

Thanks again

To everyone who replied, thankyou.

I actually got it working !

Turns out, for whatever reason, that the D-Link required a username/password combo to connect to BT. (strange that it didn't before)

So panic over for now, and black BT hub stored away for en emergency

Thanks again

Good.

Slightly OT , but how do people find the BT hub 2.0 ? , especially with another isp.

My old man likes his much better than his v1. I upgraded him with a unit off ebay I won for £1.

If I had known they go for a song on ebay at the time I would have saved myself £89 and got one for myself.

Good.

Slightly OT , but how do people find the BT hub 2.0 ? , especially with another isp.

Can only comment with using BT, but it seems quite unstable at times. Frequently drops connection and needs a soft reboot. Not sure if that's router, of line though. It claims to be N standard, but it quotes some really odd speeds. My laptop thinks it connects at '65mbs' according to task-manger, and the homehub has the connection quoted as being 39mb. Only one N device has ever quoted the hubs highest speed of 130, a friends laptop. Considering it came free, it's not too bad, and the automatic power on/off is quite useful. Can't see any real advantage over the ancient Linksys it replaced though. Not sure if it can be configured for other ISP's, but unless you have one hanging around, I wouldn't make an effort to obtain one unless it's really cheap.

Even more off topic - is N still waiting to be certified with an RFC/ISO or something, as I see various devices quoting different speeds (130, 300mb being the main ones).

N is ratified. And different speeds are a part of that standard.

Ah, ok. Seems an odd way to it though, thanks.

Can only comment with using BT, but it seems quite unstable at times. Frequently drops connection and needs a soft reboot. Not sure if that's router, of line though. It claims to be N standard, but it quotes some really odd speeds. My laptop thinks it connects at '65mbs' according to task-manger, and the homehub has the connection quoted as being 39mb. Only one N device has ever quoted the hubs highest speed of 130, a friends laptop. Considering it came free, it's not too bad, and the automatic power on/off is quite useful. Can't see any real advantage over the ancient Linksys it replaced though. Not sure if it can be configured for other ISP's, but unless you have one hanging around, I wouldn't make an effort to obtain one unless it's really cheap.

Even more off topic - is N still waiting to be certified with an RFC/ISO or something, as I see various devices quoting different speeds (130, 300mb being the main ones).

Thanks for that. I was offered one gratis. I have a 270Mbs DLINK , which works fine , but was interested if the Hub was a bit of a BT gimmick or was actually any good.

I take it the LAN is still 100Meg on it though?

correct, but my DGN3500 is 1gbps.

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Thanks for that. I was offered one gratis. I have a 270Mbs DLINK , which works fine , but was interested if the Hub was a bit of a BT gimmick or was actually any good.

I take it the LAN is still 100Meg on it though?

Oh, then yeah, if it's free I'd take it. Although there isn't any option for QOS etc that I can see (port forwarding/DMZ is there though). LAN I believe to be 100mb, and the max wifi seems to be 130mb. One good(ish) thing - is there's a USB port which people claim can be used to share FAT32 format devices over the network - although it failed miserably when I tried with my iPod classic.

Any ADSLmodem/router is fine for broadband, they all work well. My choice if I had to buy another one is Belkin, comes with a lifetime guarantee also.

Oh! I don't have to buy one again because I have a Belkin already

Any ADSLmodem/router is fine for broadband, they all work well. My choice if I had to buy another one is Belkin, comes with a lifetime guarantee also.

Oh! I don't have to buy one again because I have a Belkin already

From my experience with Belkin you'll need the lifetime guarantee, I had 3 in 4 months due to them going wrong, lost my rag with Belkin and swapped out for linksys which didn't go wrong until I moved and dropped a TV stand on top of it... Bought a new linksys

Belkin may be quite good now, but I will never ever buy another one...

Use a DrayteK myself but would like to add a couple of useful points that I came across when hunting around for the ideal solution.

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/Reviews.asp?ProductID=8138

The link above is for an upgraded BT socket which did make a difference as I was able to test with and without several times before i was convinced.

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/

Probably one the best dedicated broadband sites which has information regarding your specific exchange

Use a DrayteK myself but would like to add a couple of useful points that I came across when hunting around for the ideal solution.

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/Reviews.asp?ProductID=8138

The link above is for an upgraded BT socket which did make a difference as I was able to test with and without several times before i was convinced.

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/

Probably one the best dedicated broadband sites which has information regarding your specific exchange

Ask Soot1e is your best broadband resource on Briskoda.

The "Accelerator" Is not really necessary as disconnecting the wire on terminal 3 on each socket has the same effect.

The "accelerator's " purpose is to filter the 3rd. wire when you have extention sockets.

If you have no extentions then it doesn't do anything.

If you have a very new "Openreach" logo main socket then the "Accelerator" function is already built in.