Which Netgear?

Hi
I am looking to replace my Bt homehub 2.0, the performance of which (particualrly wireless stability), I am less than impressed with, to say the least. I have gathered from reading a lot of posts that people generally seem to favour the Netgear routers. But I am a little confused by all the various versions and models. Any advice as to which would be the best bet? Thanks.

In reply to a post by has:

Hi
I am looking to replace my Bt homehub 2.0, the performance of which (particualrly wireless stability), I am less than impressed with, to say the least. I have gathered from reading a lot of posts that people generally seem to favour the Netgear routers. But I am a little confused by all the various versions and models. Any advice as to which would be the best bet? Thanks.

Hi, I find it easier to sort network connectivity problems with the LAN (Local Area Network) configured with a static IP Address for each device on the network wired and wireless.

http://www.portforward.com/networking/staticip.htm

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto/static-ip-addre...


You could wait for this interesting fancy new dual band Netgear ADSL 2+ wireless-N (Draft 2.0) router.

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?...

http://www.firenet.co.uk
Firenet BT MAX 8Mbps. Sync 8128 Kbps. Exchange DSLAM=TSTC=Texas Instruments.
3Com 3CRWDR100A-72-UK ADSL2/2+ router uses Texas Instruments AR7 Chipset
BT Business Hub 2Wire 2700HGV v2 Dual SSID ADSL2+ wireless Router

I have a DG834gv3 and had no problems with it. I learned how to configure it and setup the security- straightforward. It never loses sync and I have a long line. I rarely switch it off. It never overheats.

If I was to change it ( if it started to go wrong) it would be a DG834GT a newer model.
Lots of good features and easy to setup.

Hi
Thanks for your reply and advice. I have decided to go for a netgear DGN2000.

P.S. What effect does assigning fixed ip addresses have? Does it reduce the likelyhood of disconnections/dropouts?

Edited by has (Sun 05-Jul-09 13:48:34)

In reply to a post by has:

Hi
Thanks for your reply and advice. I have decided to go for a netgear DG2N000.

P.S. What effect does assigning fixed ip addresses have? Does it reduce the likelyhood of disconnections/dropouts?

Hi, I have my LAN (Local Area Network) configured with a Static IP Address for each device on the network, so I can tell the devices how and where to connect and I can see clearly how the devices are connected.
I never did like relying solely on the router DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server for network connectivity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHCP

http://www.firenet.co.uk
Firenet BT MAX 8Mbps. Sync 8128 Kbps. Exchange DSLAM=TSTC=Texas Instruments.
3Com 3CRWDR100A-72-UK ADSL2/2+ router uses Texas Instruments AR7 Chipset
BT Business Hub 2Wire 2700HGV v2 Dual SSID ADSL2+ wireless Router

Edited by E7er (Sun 05-Jul-09 21:54:52)

In reply to a post by has:

Hi
Thanks for your reply and advice. I have decided to go for a netgear DG2N000.

P.S. What effect does assigning fixed ip addresses have? Does it reduce the likelyhood of disconnections/dropouts?

No. Internal fixed IP's have nothing whatsoever to do with connection issues.

Returning to the main topic (Which Netgear?) - after reading around, I realised that newer does not necessarily mean better and have decided to go for a netgear dg834n instead of the dgn2000.

Edited by has (Sun 05-Jul-09 15:46:23)

In that case, go for the DG834GT or the DG834G v4, if you can find one.

John.

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Why are the dg834gt or dg834g better than the dg834n?

Edited by has (Sun 05-Jul-09 15:46:08)

They're not - you've sneaked in and edited your post

Your reference to dgn834 looked like a typo for dg834 as you hadn't mentioned the dg834n in your previous posts and it looked like you'd dismissed the dgn2000.

Basically, any of them with a Broadcom chip is best.

John.

________________________________________________
RouterStats 5.4 and RouterStats -Lite Line monitoring tools for the DG834(G) and others..

Website: vwlowen.co.uk
ISP: ZeN