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uk.telecom.broadband (UK broadband) (uk.telecom.broadband) Discussion of broadband services, technology and equipment as provided in the UK. Discussions of specific services based on ADSL, cable modems or other broadband technology are also on-topic. Advertising is not allowed. |
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![]() I hope to become ADSL enabled the end of Jan so am running around in ever decreasing circles trying to make decisions. I use the internet for browsing, mail and P2P, not interested in games. I will only be connecting the one PC. What is the best hardware to do for: Modem/Router and Internal/external. Any help gratefully received. TIA John T If emailing direct please remove wet from towill. |
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![]() Hello John, There are a variety of ways to connect your pc to the Internet via ADSL and there are some general points to consider (excuse me if 'grandmother' and suck eggs' spring to mind) 1) It is paramount that you install some form of firewall, either software such as Norton, or 'hardware' such as NAT in a modem router, likewise ant-virus software 2) Avoid the USB modem devices as these are known to cause problems with some motherboard chipsets. 3) Although you say that you will only connect one pc to the Internet, I would suggest that you consider providing flexibility in case you have a friend to stay, buy a laptop etc. Based on my own experience I have found the following set up to work very well. Buy an integrated modem/firewall device such as the Dlink DSL 504: this device has the modem and NAT firewall/DHCP server and a 4 port 10/100 switch and I have been running one for about 3 years with no problems whatsoever. You can buy them from a number of places including Dabs and Ebuyer. Step by step instructions can be found on www.btowfaq.org (I think that's the site) You can also get a wireless-based version Being somewhat paranoid about security, I also run Norton Internet security on all the pcs connected as well as a second line of defence and also to trap any viri. Hope this helps, Mike "John Towill" wrote in message ... I hope to become ADSL enabled the end of Jan so am running around in ever decreasing circles trying to make decisions. I use the internet for browsing, mail and P2P, not interested in games. I will only be connecting the one PC. What is the best hardware to do for: Modem/Router and Internal/external. Any help gratefully received. TIA John T If emailing direct please remove wet from towill. |
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![]() I found the exact web address for setting up the DSL modem/router it sis http://www.btofaq.net/articles/route...04/dsl504.html Cheers, Mike "public mike" wrote in message ... Hello John, There are a variety of ways to connect your pc to the Internet via ADSL and there are some general points to consider (excuse me if 'grandmother' and suck eggs' spring to mind) 1) It is paramount that you install some form of firewall, either software such as Norton, or 'hardware' such as NAT in a modem router, likewise ant-virus software 2) Avoid the USB modem devices as these are known to cause problems with some motherboard chipsets. 3) Although you say that you will only connect one pc to the Internet, I would suggest that you consider providing flexibility in case you have a friend to stay, buy a laptop etc. Based on my own experience I have found the following set up to work very well. Buy an integrated modem/firewall device such as the Dlink DSL 504: this device has the modem and NAT firewall/DHCP server and a 4 port 10/100 switch and I have been running one for about 3 years with no problems whatsoever. You can buy them from a number of places including Dabs and Ebuyer. Step by step instructions can be found on www.btowfaq.org (I think that's the site) You can also get a wireless-based version Being somewhat paranoid about security, I also run Norton Internet security on all the pcs connected as well as a second line of defence and also to trap any viri. Hope this helps, Mike "John Towill" wrote in message ... I hope to become ADSL enabled the end of Jan so am running around in ever decreasing circles trying to make decisions. I use the internet for browsing, mail and P2P, not interested in games. I will only be connecting the one PC. What is the best hardware to do for: Modem/Router and Internal/external. Any help gratefully received. TIA John T If emailing direct please remove wet from towill. |
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![]() On Wed, 24 Dec 2003, John Towill wrote: I hope to become ADSL enabled the end of Jan so am running around in ever decreasing circles trying to make decisions. I use the internet for browsing, mail and P2P, not interested in games. I will only be connecting the one PC. What is the best hardware to do for: Modem/Router and Internal/external. I bought a Mentor ADSL single ethernet port router this morning for my father's new ADSL connection. It cost less than £40 and works very nicely. Avoid the Binatone offering from Argos - they don't work. Popular ones among our users include: Dlink DSL-300G+, Ebuyer ASR8100 (available from other places under other brandings too) and one from Netgear that I forget the model number of. We have a couple of users with Pulsar PCI ADSL cards who seem happy with them running Linux systems. Jason Clifford -- JustADSL 1Mb Home ADSL just £31.99 / month http://www.justadsl.com/ Business ADSL from £30/month |
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![]() "John Towill" wrote in message ... I hope to become ADSL enabled the end of Jan so am running around in ever decreasing circles trying to make decisions. I use the internet for browsing, mail and P2P, not interested in games. I will only be connecting the one PC. What is the best hardware to do for: Modem/Router and Internal/external. Any help gratefully received. TIA John T If emailing direct please remove wet from towill. Take the USB scare stories with a pinch of salt.. I got a Zoom USB 5510 for £40 from PC World and it's worked perfectly from day one. Staying online filesharing for few days no problems. Running an ECS K7S5A motherboard. Martin. |
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![]() Jason Clifford wrote: Avoid the Binatone offering from Argos - they don't work. That's strange, the Binatone offering I bought from Argos works very well and I'm pleased with it. Merry Christmas. -- John |
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![]() Avoid the Binatone offering from Argos - they don't work. Jason Clifford Sorry Jason, sending this with one , so they do !! Dave -- And you were born knowing all about ms windows....?? |
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![]() On Thu, 25 Dec 2003 14:01:44 +0000, Dave Stanton wrote: Avoid the Binatone offering from Argos - they don't work. Jason Clifford Sorry Jason, sending this with one , so they do !! Dave Which shows that the original question contained too little information. What works with one bit of kit, and operating system, will fall over with another. Someone has already mentioned motherboards, for example. I suspect that anyone seeking advice here should spell out the details of their kit before hitting the send button. Then someone with a similar configuration can saying "this works for me" or "This fell over when I tried it". In general, I look with suspicion at any question asking "what is the best equipment?" It shows poor understanding of how this stuff works. Here with my pair of networked Asus AMD motherboards in ME and XP, the Netgear 834 thingy works fine. But that's as a network. I've got another couple of weeks before the exchange goes ADSL. Then I may have something very different to report. MK __________________________________________________ _____________________ Michael Kenward Words for sale |
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![]() Which shows that the original question contained too little information. What works with one bit of kit, and operating system, will fall over with another. Agreed, but the Binatone uses ethernet as well as USB. Use ethernet and you can use any piece of kit and OS. I am using various flavours of Linux here and 1 win box ( rarely used). Cheers Dave |
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![]() "Dave Stanton" wrote in message news ![]() What works with one bit of kit, and operating system, will fall over with another. Agreed, but the Binatone uses ethernet as well as USB. Use ethernet and you can use any piece of kit and OS. I am using various flavours of Linux here and 1 win box ( rarely used). Actually, some Binatone firmware versions have "known issues" with the latest versions of code that BT are using on their DSLAM's. (especially the Fujitsu ones) In those cases, it doesn't matter what your other equipment is, the router will have a problem making/maintaining a connection unless its firmware is upgraded. I believe this problem is known to affect firmware versions 21.19.6 and below Regards Sunil |
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