Thanks for all replies. Anyone who has used the HG612 as a router have any other comments on it's performance in such a mode? I have a big household with probably up to 20 different devices connected. The Belkin router I use currently can handle them all constantly connecting and disconnecting throughout the day no problem but my previous Huawei experience was not good. TalkTalk supply the HG532 as it's fibre router and it would need rebooting often - more so as the number of connected devices increased (and It wouldn't let me see which devices were connected at any one time, only a list of mac addresses that had connected at some point during that session)

I'd move the router to next to the modem and put a switch next to the TV personally...

Sounds the most sensible yet .

On reflection I'd tend towards ferretuk's suggestion.

The first person here to get the HG612 working as a router was BatBoy. If you decide to try that way, maybe he could help you - I don't know what he loads onto it.

In reply to a post by ferretuk:

I'd move the router to next to the modem and put a switch next to the TV personally...

I only have a standard twin socket power point on the wall and that currently services eight powered devices full time (plus the occasional extra items and the homeplug) via extension/expansion blocks. I'm really looking to reduce devices not add another! Ta for all the suggestions though.