Separate router and modem?

Morgan

I'm hoping to get my Smart connection this week. I'm going to set up a wireless system using either the free smart modem and Linksys wireless router (WRT54G), or a combined wireless router and modem (WAG54G). What are the pros/cons of either setup? There isn't much difference in the price.

TimTim

I'd go for the combined version, it just takes out the hassles of configuring both devices to work with each other, NAT, port forwarding etc.

Just make sure its ADSL2+ compatiable if your using Smart

dub45

TimTim wrote:

I'd go for the combined version, it just takes out the hassles of configuring both devices to work with each other, NAT, port forwarding etc.

Just make sure its ADSL2+ compatiable if your using Smart

I agree totally the combined version saves a lot of messing and is very easy to set up. (It would of course be redundant if you decided to change to cable any time in the future but that may not be your intention) I have been using the adsl2 version of the wag54g for the past couple of months and it works fine. Its available in IT direct for just over 100 euros which is not a bad price at all. They also have an adsl2 version of the netgear 834g but that is about 120 euros.

ButtermilkJack

What's the neccessity for ADSL2 as apposed to ADSL?

TimTim

ButtermilkJack wrote:

What's the neccessity for ADSL2 as apposed to ADSL?

Its an improvement over the ADSL standard, by allowing more of the frequencies
of the copper pair to be used thus allowing faster download/upload speeds and greater line noise tolerence and afaik it works from a further distance.

ButtermilkJack

Great explanation Thanks TimTim!