can i replace/upgrade my broadband router?

jasperok

Our eircom router has started playing up and is especially in the wireless department giving lots of guff -
though i work alot with computers and networks i have never done anything with the standard routers apart from setup ip's and nat addressing -
I am just checkng that I am correct in 'assuming' that any ADSL router will be ok to use and that it doesnt have to be eircom approved / configured?
thinking of getting:
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=337363&view=links#ProductTabs

thanks

pizzahead77

Yep, you can use any ADSL broadband combined modem/router with eircom

dub45

jasperok wrote: »

Our eircom router has started playing up and is especially in the wireless department giving lots of guff -
though i work alot with computers and networks i have never done anything with the standard routers apart from setup ip's and nat addressing -
I am just checkng that I am correct in 'assuming' that any ADSL router will be ok to use and that it doesnt have to be eircom approved / configured?
thinking of getting:
http://www.komplett.ie/k/ki.aspx?sku=337363&view=links#ProductTabs

thanks

When you say its giving you guff have you tried to sort it out? There is the possibility that your wireless problems are caused by a neighbour on the same channel or a wirelss gizmo somewhere in the house so make sure you have looked at any such possibility before splashing out on a new model.

By the way you will not get the benefits of the n standard without an n card on the laptop or pc.

Gonzo

just make sure you dont order any of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linksys-Cisco-WAG54G2-Wireless-G-Router/dp/B001IBHVW0

I bought the above modem and my internet drops about 10 times a day since i bought it, the modem software thats installed out of the box is the last version of firmware. It cost 55 Euro in pcworld, avoid this modem like the plaque.

Merch

Gonzo wrote: »

just make sure you dont order any of these http://www.amazon.co.uk/Linksys-Cisco-WAG54G2-Wireless-G-Router/dp/B001IBHVW0

I bought the above modem and my internet drops about 10 times a day since i bought it, the modem software thats installed out of the box is the last version of firmware. It cost 55 Euro in pcworld, avoid this modem like the plaque.

I didn't realsie plaque was that lethal

sorry I coudn't resist

Merch

oops did it myself
meant realise, just thought it was funny when I read it

vibe666

also be careful if you see something advertised as a 'broadband router' as it will not have a modem built in, even if it tells you it is compatible with dsl, you'll still need a seperate modem which is a real PITA to find out once you've got it home.

exaisle

Is your modem/router dropping the connection (is the DSL light going out)?

Or, is it a wireless problem?

If you can log in to your modem/router with your browser (the IP is usually something like 192.168.1.X)

Can you check which channel you're using. Do a site survey to find which channels are in use near you. Preferable channels are nos. 1, 6 and 11.

Hope this helps.

E

dub45

Its http://192.168.1.254 for the Eircom routers.

jasperok

ok to follow up on my original post...

So ordered and installed the router -
seemed ok - though took longer to sync than usual but worked grand all day
came into work this morning - no internet
so logged in to cpanel - all settings unchanged notice the time out is set to 15 minuits - so figure that why it dropped over night - set the timeout to 0
will not authenticate
it syncs fine but it seems to be an issue with the authentication
ie sync light solid green but internet light red
tried everything i could think of (read random guess's) no good
so for a finish changed the timeout to 1
interent fine - but of course drops out when no use for over a minuite
changed to timeout 4200 (enough to cover a weekend of no use)
took bloody ages to authenticate
did eventually but now it looses the internet connection all the time randomly

i dont see why its not set and forget settings...

csn you think of anything i may have configured wrong?

Username: eircom
Password: broadband1
Encapsulation: PPPoE
Multiplexing: LLC Based
VPI: 8
VCI: 35

Primary DNS: 213.94.190.194
Secondary DNS: 213.94.190.236

there is no where to enter the dns settings if i have the router/modem setup for PPPoE
i can set it up for dynamic ip's and have the option to enter primaey and secondary dns but this way there is no space for username and password and an extra field called host name which i dont know what to enter - anyway i am pretty sure i should be running it in PPPoE mode.

any ideas?

Civpro

vibe666 wrote: »

also be careful if you see something advertised as a 'broadband router' as it will not have a modem built in, even if it tells you it is compatible with dsl, you'll still need a seperate modem which is a real PITA to find out once you've got it home.

OK, so idiot me has done this. Where do I go from here? Can I use the Eircom router supplied as a modem?

I mainly got the new router for its extended range. It can work as a bridge as well as as a router - if I use it as a bridge, can it work with the Eircom router to give me better coverage around the house?

Ive asked this in the wireless forum so mods can move threads if they feel its duplicating.

cpu-dude

jasperok wrote: »

ok to follow up on my original post...

So ordered and installed the router -
seemed ok - though took longer to sync than usual but worked grand all day
came into work this morning - no internet
so logged in to cpanel - all settings unchanged notice the time out is set to 15 minuits - so figure that why it dropped over night - set the timeout to 0
will not authenticate
it syncs fine but it seems to be an issue with the authentication
ie sync light solid green but internet light red
tried everything i could think of (read random guess's) no good
so for a finish changed the timeout to 1
interent fine - but of course drops out when no use for over a minuite
changed to timeout 4200 (enough to cover a weekend of no use)
took bloody ages to authenticate
did eventually but now it looses the internet connection all the time randomly

i dont see why its not set and forget settings...

csn you think of anything i may have configured wrong?

Username: eircom
Password: broadband1
Encapsulation: PPPoE
Multiplexing: LLC Based
VPI: 8
VCI: 35

Primary DNS: 213.94.190.194
Secondary DNS: 213.94.190.236

there is no where to enter the dns settings if i have the router/modem setup for PPPoE
i can set it up for dynamic ip's and have the option to enter primaey and secondary dns but this way there is no space for username and password and an extra field called host name which i dont know what to enter - anyway i am pretty sure i should be running it in PPPoE mode.

any ideas?

First of all, leave the DNS settings as automatic, no need to manually assign them.

Secondly, the username is eircom@eircom.net and password is broadband1.

VPI 8 and VCI 35 with a PPPoE connection LLC based, everything else automatic.