Digiweb metro,wireless router needed which one??

thegame

Just ordered digiweb metro 3mb,i asked about getting it in another room and they said i can get a wireless router in pc world,which would be the best and cheapest to buy to get it connected in another room? can i use a Ethernet cable from the digiweb modem to my computer ethernet pc card in another room would that work??and use the usb connection in my laptop which will be the main computer??

watty

The Metro can drive ONE PC --OR-- a router.

make sure it is NOT an ADSL model. It needs an Ethernet WAN port.

Dlink, Linksys, netgear are OK
Belkin I'm not happy with.

108Mbits MIMO is a bit more compatible than 125MBps products. Avoid pre N

My 108Mbps Dlink MIMO router / wifi has up to 5 laptops at 11mbps 54MBps and 108Mbps all working
The four Ethernet switch ports connect to other wired PCs etc. You can expand by plugging a 4, 8, 16 or 24 port switch into one Ethernet port.

An ethernet cable connects my Digiweb Metro direct to the WAN ethernet port.

You can use DHCP on your lan or static IP 192.168.0.xxx range to allow port forwarding for Skype, etc at better performance.

Leave the WAN side of Router at default DHCP client setting. We have the static IP of the playstation2 set as the DMZ "PC" so it needs no ports setup. No spyware/trojans etc for PS2

Foxwood

thegame wrote:

Just ordered digiweb metro 3mb,i asked about getting it in another room and they said i can get a wireless router in pc world,which would be the best and cheapest to buy to get it connected in another room? can i use a Ethernet cable from the digiweb modem to my computer ethernet pc card in another room would that work??and use the usb connection in my laptop which will be the main computer??

Does your laptop have built-in wireless? USB is not best way to connect a laptop to a router, simply because there are very few routers available that support a USB connection - most only support ethernet and Wireless.

If your laptop doesn't have built in wireless or ethernet, then you can get a USB or PCMCIA wireless or ethernet adapter - wireless is obviously more useful if you move the laptop about, ethernet may be better if you use the laptop in a docking station.

This router comes highly recommended.

thegame

this is what i have at home i have two computers one in different rooms,i have a broadband modem which is connected to my tower using usb,the other computer in the next room is also connected to the modem using a ethernet cable running from the modem to the ethernet pci card in the computer.

but i moved to limerick and was wondering can i do it that way as i have never seen a digiweb metro modem as of yet as im not installed

what about this router http://cgi.ebay.ie/Netgear-WGT624-108Mbps-Wireless-Firewall-Router-FAST_W0QQitemZ120033916090QQihZ002QQcategoryZ44997QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

watty

You are receoomed to ONLY use an Ethernet port on the Modem and use a Ethernet router.

The Linksys is OK:
Interfaces
1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45 ( WAN )
4 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX - RJ-45
1 x network - Radio-Ethernet

The Netgear is really the same thing and should also be OK:
Interface:
Internet/WAN: 10/100 Mbps (auto-sensing) Ethernet, RJ-45
LAN: 4 ports 10/100 Mbps (auto-sensing) Ethernet, RJ-45


Wireless:
Network Speeds: up to 54 Mbps
(auto-rate capable) 108 Mbps (Static with Dynamic upgradable)
Standards Capability: 802.11g and 802.11b


This is the DLink I'm using, it's a bit fancier so 150 Euro. PC World had it for 99 Euro a short while (pricing mistake?)
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.asp?sku=321821&view=detailed
It is the same as the others except with
* 108Mbps max super g,
* Dual band Wireless a,b and g.
* MIMO (gives more performance when more than one wifi laptop used).

The Digiweb modem has coax to connect to the outdoor aerial unit, two ordinary phone sockets (same number only one call, but on either socket, you may be able to pay extra to have two numbers and two "lines"), 12V external power plug top adaptor and Ethernet for either one PC with internal Firewall software OR a router/firewall like any of the three above.

Digiweb Metro Modem might look a little like this older model:

thegame

ok i have chosen these ones below which one would be the best to get,im getting a 3mb will the sppeds on the wirless modem be good for downloading files??

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE818712

or

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE837213

or
http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE945719

Foxwood

thegame wrote:

is this one anygood down below??will it work ok?? or should i get the one from komplett,im getting a 3mb will the sppeds on the wirless modem be good for downloading files??

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE818712

I'm using a DI-624 at the moment. I don't have any complaints. I also use a DI-524, and I'd suggest that you save the €18 and get that instead.

Both of them supports wireless speeds of up to 54Mbps, so it shouldn't have any problem with your 3Mbps broadband service.

watty

thegame wrote:

ok i have chosen these ones below which one would be the best to get,im getting a 3mb will the sppeds on the wirless modem be good for downloading files??

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE818712

or

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE837213

or
http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE945719

At 11Mps Wifi one user can get 3Mbps. If two or more users on Wifi, but only one on Internet then you are limited to a bit less than 3Mbps

22Mbps allows 3 using LAN and one downloading at full 3Mbps

54Mbs allows five on LAN and one downloading at full 3Mbps approx.

All speeds approx.Obviously if more than one person browsing/downloading, the then individuals get less.

Many sites don't actually go as fast as 3Mbps, depend on site, country, time of day etc.

Some Sites appear to down load at 10Mbps on 3Mbps, but this is because of type of data and effect of on-the-fly compression.

For one or two wireless uses I doubt you will see any difference at all between these. With more users a MIMO version (more expensive) does not slow down as much. MIMO gives about twice the performance for many users and not much improvment for one user