Thanks anyway, but the speed limitation is definitely not the kit.

BT estimate I can only get 3Mbps on this line (only recently revised upwards from 1!) OK, I know that's only an estimate, and not really very technical, but as I'm already achieving in excess of it, I haven't much grounds for complaint.

I might be able to squeeze a bit more out of it with different kit, but there aren't going to be any miracles here - a long line is a long line.

Ignore setup CDs Perhaps use a wizard, but in general manual setup is safer. You don't get anything done that you don't want (on your PC) if you stay away from CDs.

It looks like the DGN2200 is also Broadcom
I'm only familiar with the DGN2000 - this runs hot, so I recommend using the feet to keep it vertical (I know you've mentioned this).

The only issue i've seen with early DGN2000's is problems with the LAN ports failing - which I think is related to the heat. The wireless is unaffected but the LAN ports start to deteriorate in performance - you could think you have normal internet throughput issues! Swapping to another port is an easy way to see if you are having this issue - unless they all fail.

As you don't have to change anything on your PC there's no issue with messing up your internet connection. Just put your current router back in place if things go pear-shaped. All you need to do is change the login/password via a browser and you should be good to go...

In reply to a post by b4dger:

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As you don't have to change anything on your PC there's no issue with messing up your internet connection. Just put your current router back in place if things go pear-shaped. All you need to do is change the login/password via a browser and you should be good to go...

I beg to differ. The OP is currently using a Speedtouch 330 USB modem which appears to Windows as a dial-up connection. So Internet Explorer and other applications may need a config change from something like "Always dial my default connection" to "Never dial a connection".

It already looks for a wireless network though, and says there isn't one. I assume, if there were one, it would see it and attempt to connect to it?

Yep, that's true - I forgot he was using a USB modem and not a router
Still they are quite minor changes.

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Thank you!

I'm slightly more sensitive about that distinction than about whether I'm using a USB modem or not.

I'm confident you'll get a much better sync using a router rather than the frog.

OK, new router has been delivered, setup has gone OK.

Only two slight hitches. One was when I couldn't remember my FULL Plusnet username (only the shortname), but that was easlily looked up.

And the second was that I couldn't see any wireless networks, initially. Unknown to me, there was a software switch, as well as a hardware switch, to turn wireless ON, so although the h/w switch was on, the s/w one wasn't.

As soon as I'd cottoned onto this, and set the s/w switch to ON as well, I had no trouble "seeing" and connecting to the router.

I didn't have to cry for help this time, so either I'm getting better at this (finally), or installation is getting simpler. Next step is to see if I can get my new iPad fired-up and connected to it as well!

The bad news is there's no appreciable improvement in speed (just done a TBB speedtest), so to all those who denigrated the "frog", it looks as if it was doing pretty well, in the circumstances. Replacement hasn't made a marked difference, but I never thought it would on this line.

On the plus side, if the new Netgear ever goes down, and I'm forced to revert to the frog, I won't see a marked degradation in performance.

T.