Wireless networking hardware?

[Pinchy]

Nice for a typical domestic home.

Remember, thats what its gonna be used for .


I'm not planning to allow the whole suburb to use my friends internet

 

[Pinchy]

Okay, today I went through the routers with her, and we decided upon:

The Netgear Rangemax DG834PN, for $164 AUD and the Netgear WG311T, for $60 AUD.

Now, while I was looking at the store catalogue I found some interesting things. These include:

For $152, I can get the Netgear WNR834B RangeMax, which is a whole lot better than the DG834PN as it is 802.11n. Also, for a mere $89, I can get the Netgear WPN824 Rangemax.

The only difference I could see between the $89 WPN824 and $164 DG834PN is that one is for ADSL and one is for cable/DSL. IIRC, you can install ADSL/ADSL2+ internet on a cable/DSL router, as it is a form of DSL. Am I right in saying that? Is the only difference between these two routers that simple fact? (the $89 one actually has 7 antennas, as opposed to the $164's 6 antennas)

I'm not interested in the WNR834B for $152 as 802.11n isnt needed.

Oh and just one last thing, I changed the WLAN card to a Netgear PCI WPN311. Its only $53 AUD and boasts "Rangemax" over the $60 Netgear WG311T's simple "super G".

So basically guys, am I making the right decisions ? Will these cable/DSL routers work fine with ADSL and ADSL2+?

 

[craigwhiteside]

go with the DG834PN and WPN311 , the signal for both is really strong and reaches far, my school has the DG834PN and has had no problems with it so far, the connection never drops out although there are about 50 connections all accessing the network and internet at the same time
the WPN311 and a DG834PN is a good combo and will not dissapoint you

cable is totally incompatible with adsl and adsl2, has a different connecor and uses different protocol's and signals.

 

[Pinchy]

cable is totally incompatible with adsl and adsl2, has a different connecor and uses different protocol's and signals.

Lol yeah, but im talking about cable/DSL routers. Now, isnt ADSL just a form of DSL? Shouldnt ADSL work on a DSL router?

See she doesnt actually need the inbuilt modem of the DG834PN (as she already has a modem) and hence, I would think just getting the WPN824 would do.

From what I have gathered, the WPN824 IS the DG834PN without the built in ADSL/2+ modem, which isnt needed as I have already said (she has the ADSL modem). Correct me if I am wrong, but thats the only difference I see .

 

[craigwhiteside]

dsl is for digital subscribers line, and adsl is for asynchronous digital subscribers line
i think they use different protocol's to send packets, i know they use a different system of connecting home networks with the isp aswell

 

[Pinchy]

Yeah I get that, but the sending and recieveing of data packets is done by the modem isnt it. I would think that a normal ADSL modem (with an ethernet port) would hook up to a cable/DSL router with no problems (as ethernet is ethernet, its not changing ).

 

[craigwhiteside]

oh, i see now lol, thought you were talking bout a dsl modem



guess i need to look a bit more closer

 

[Pinchy]

LOL yeah, all I want to know is if I can use an ADSL modem on a cable/DSL router .

B/c as I said, the two routers are identical, yet the one without the inbuilt modem is half the price (and she doesnt need an inbuilt modem as she has an external modem )

 

[Wile E]

LOL yeah, all I want to know is if I can use an ADSL modem on a cable/DSL router .

B/c as I said, the two routers are identical, yet the one without the inbuilt modem is half the price (and she doesnt need an inbuilt modem as she has an external modem )

The regular router will work fine., so long as it's able to log into the ADSL modem.