Help needed please

mondeoman

Hi,
I have a Netopia 3347nwg router with eircom at the moment,The router is starting to give me trouble.not connecting etc!.rang eircom -they said its not a problem with the line.
so my question is can someone recommend me a new router that will work with eircom.
http://www.komplett.ie/k/kc.asp?bn=10273
i just want sonething that will do the same job as the netopia one.

any help very welcome;)


Thank You.

Cuddlesworth

I'm not 100% on this with eircom, but your router is your modem. You dont own the modem, eircom do. And if you are still paying eircom, it is their duty to either replace the modem or fix the line.

Avns1s

krazy_8s wrote:

I'm not 100% on this with eircom, but your router is your modem. You dont own the modem, eircom do. And if you are still paying eircom, it is their duty to either replace the modem or fix the line.

I don't think this is correct. Eircom give you a free modem / router but this is stated in their offers. Therefore you would ordinarily be buying the equipment so if you buy it, you would own it.

If the equipment is less than a year old, then I would expect Eircom to replace it under warranty.

mondeoman

Thank You for replys -no the modem(router) is 1 year & 7 months old:( ,so i guess it's down to me to replace it.i paid €40 at the start with 1 year contract.

can onyone recommend a good modem(router) from komplett please.;)

1 more question - those anyone here leave the modem on ALL the timw,even when not in use?.i turn mine off when im finished even though is called 'always on broadband'??

dub45

Dont suppose you upgraded your speed recently? Have you checked your line stats? An iffy line can cause drop outs - if you line is a bit iffy netgear models have a good reputation for keeping connection where other brands might not.

mondeoman

dub45 wrote:

Dont suppose you upgraded your speed recently? Have you checked your line stats? An iffy line can cause drop outs - if you line is a bit iffy netgear models have a good reputation for keeping connection where other brands might not.

Hi & thanks for reply,:)
no i have not upgraded,i have had no problems at all in the last year & half,just last night & today im getting problems.

i want to buy a new router(modem) but hav'nt a clue which to buy.i just want to plug & play(wireless not important)

Please Help

Neil.

dub45

mondeoman wrote:

Hi & thanks for reply,:)
no i have not upgraded,i have had no problems at all in the last year & half,just last night & today im getting problems.

i want to buy a new router(modem) but hav'nt a clue which to buy.i just want to plug & play(wireless not important)

Please Help

Neil.

One suggestion to get you started:

http://netgear.co.uk/wired_broadband_router_dg834.php

If you are only experiencing problems in the last 24 hours I would wait a bit before splashing out on a new piece of equipment. Might sort itself out:)

mondeoman

Thank you m8,
will look into it.cheers

MarkR

Can you access your routers config page? 192.168.1.254 in the address bar.

mondeoman

MarkR wrote:

Can you access your routers config page? 192.168.1.254 in the address bar.

yeah i could today alright.DSL was available but Eircom broadband was 'disconnected' & would not connect at all:(