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Cable Router or ADSL Router?

  • 16-12-2013 4:32pm
    #1
    um7y1h83ge06nx
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    The thread title makes it seem like a stupid thread but hopefully it's not. :D

    Currently my ISP is Magnet. The equipment is an ADSL Telsey router plugged into the telephone line that they supply (wifi switched off on this) and hanging off that is an old Netgear WGR617 cable router.

    The reason for the netgear is that the Telsey can only assign 7 ip addresses and they can only be dynamic not static. Crap for a home network.

    In the new year I want to upgrade the equipment as the Netgear is pretty crap, particularly for heavy P2P use.

    Thing is should I buy an "all in one" solution by getting an ADSL router or continue with the same setup and get a new cable router?

    I have the DSL settings for Magnet so an ADSL router would be a cleaner, simpler, more energy efficient solution. However If I move ISP will I be able to obtain the DSL settings for them or do the ISPs like to restrict that info in order to force us to use their equipment only?


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  • #2
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    I'd grab a decent cable router because as you said, if you change or move around and get given the usual Irish bottom of the barrel ****e you can use your router.


  • #3
    Popoutman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,363 ✭✭✭Popoutman


    The other reason for the cable router is to allow network address translation to occur, as the range of IP addresses you are currently getting from the Telsey device are all public IP addresses. Using a router would allow the internal IP range to be assigned and that is how you would get your 192.168.x.x range on your network.

    Almost all of the newer connection devices will give you an internal IP range to work with, so you may not need your own router, but with your own router you can control what is going on much more accurately with no fear of a network tech from your provider messing with your settings.


  • #4
    um7y1h83ge06nx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,029 ✭✭✭um7y1h83ge06nx


    Thanks for the opinions lads.

    Was looking this Asus, seems to cover all bases - ADSL/VDSL, WAN giving great flexibility.

    http://www.asus.com/Networking/DSLN66U/

    Could be pricy though.

    By the way I read somewhere here that from sometime next year modem routers need to be able to support a certain technology. Any idea what that is?

    Answer: Vectoring is what I'm looking for! As you can see I don't much about networking, should stick to the programming! :D


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