Router questions

[Mal]

3 questions from a novice...

Which one of these routers is any good for a 2 meg adsl connection?

Linksys

Belkin

Netgear

How relevant is the data transfer speed? What I mean is it overkill to get the the fastest? I hope that you understand what I mean

Also, what is the most secure method for a secured connection?

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by Mal

3 questions from a novice...

Which one of these routers is any good for a 2 meg adsl connection?

Linksys

Belkin

Netgear

How relevant is the data transfer speed? What I mean is it overkill to get the the fastest? I hope that you understand what I mean

Also, what is the most secure method for a secured connection?

Not sure about most of the tech side of routers, 2 things I will say though.

1) The ones you've linked to seem waaaaaaaaaaaay over priced.
2) Wait for someone more tech savvy


Sorry that's all I can do.

[Mal]

It's actually for my nephew's new laptop. He has had a look and being a kid, seen the data transfer speed and gone for the fastest. I am not too sure if it is necessary or not.

They will be getting it from a high street shop instead of online, so that limits the options on price...

Thanks Bop

[bopdude]

Originally Posted by Mal

It's actually for my nephew's new laptop. He has had a look and being a kid, seen the data transfer speed and gone for the fastest. I am not too sure if it is necessary or not.

They will be getting it from a high street shop instead of online, so that limits the options on price...

Thanks Bop

I'm sure that you'll be able to pick a decent one, at a very decent price in the sales. IIRC they're only £40 - £50 in the likes of PC world etc.

[Mal]

Sorry, to be pushy, but can anyone help?

[rickyg01]

tbh the quality of the ones you picked are far to great for a 2 meg adsl connection,
you could just use

http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...3&category_oid=

this would be right for a 2meg connection,

altho a little over priced,

[Lord Nikon]

I would suggest something like This - WAG200G router
it's easy to setup, reliable, can be used on ADSL connections up to 24mbit and beyond, supports all major standards.

The only downside is it doesn't have a version of DD-WRT or it's equivalents available, and on the current shipping firmware won't support DMT Tools, but that's it's only drawbacks and that won't affect 99% of people anyway, unless you want access to highly detailed line statistics and a linux based router for somewhat specialised purposes.

[Mal]

Thanks for the replies. Another novice question, but what is the best method to security?

[Lord Nikon]

WPA with a nice long alphanumeric passphrase and enable MAC address filtering...

something like s1llyphr4sesdef347dictionary669968ATTaCk5 - mix capitals and lowercase, insert numbers etc, and the longer the better.

[Mal]

Thanks

[love2learn]

Originally Posted by Mal

3 questions from a novice...

Which one of these routers is any good for a 2 meg adsl connection?

Linksys

Belkin

Netgear

How relevant is the data transfer speed? What I mean is it overkill to get the the fastest? I hope that you understand what I mean

Also, what is the most secure method for a secured connection?

If it's for your nephew, then he'll probably be downloading using peer 2 peer programs for music e.c.t So in this case you need to be careful in the router you select, as most routers on the market freeze, hang or lockup the internet connection when downloading from multiple sources connections when downloading from P2P programs.

From what I have learned, one of the best routers for p2p file sharing, speed and stability is the Linksys WRT54GL, as it has a Linux based operating system. Which basically means, you can update the routers software (called firmware) for free, and turn a £40 router into a £300 router. Not all Linksys routers are as good as this though, so pay attention to the model I told you. The chepest price I've found (vat and quick delivery included) I found was £45.96 from http://www.linksys.co.uk/acatalog/Wi...e_Routers.html

If you decide to get this router, learn how to install DD-WRT at http://www.dd-wrt.com

With this you can increase signal strength and adjust it to allow multiple simultaneous connections to name just a couple of features.

[Mal]

Thanks again

[tcbass]

I bought this http://www.currys.co.uk/martprd/stor...&category_oid=
in currys digital before x-mas for 50 quid (i needed the dongle as well) and it works fine (now router and dongle on different floors, they did not like being next to each other) have been doing p2p no problem.