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Simon Williams wrote:
Does it? I've had a few different ADSL devices and not had any problems on various connections ranging from a basic 512k connection to LLU connections.Max Siegieda wrote:Hello there everyone! I'm currently sat in the middle of a predicament and i'm wondering if anyone here can help, my problem is as follows:* My old modem/router combo doesn't support ADSL2+, we have recently switched to one of these shiny connections * We bought a router thinking this would solve the problem (Linksys WRT54GL) however we forgot the modem * I now require a modem (without the router, just the modem) that supports ADSL2+ and ideally Annex M, they seem to be hard to find Any help with the finding of such a modem would be appreciated.Most ADSL hardware sucks. Don't be cheap on this one. I've tried it and it's not worth it. Just go and by a Draytek Vigor 120 or similar. They're not cheap (about 50 pounds on ebay), but it's worth it.
Avoid D-Link - they suck at everything.
Again, do they?I've not had any problems with D-Link kit before. I guess I could say avoid Belkin because I've not had any luck, but it doesn't specifically mean that Belkin is crap.
Again, not had any problems (apart from the wireless on the Belkin ADSL2+ modem/router). if they ALL sucked without exception then surely they wouldn't be sold (millions of happy ADSL users can't be wrong).Avoid all ADSL router combo boxes- they all suck without exception.
The Draytek is a true PPPoA to PPPoE bridge, meaning that you don't need to login to a web interface on the modem to put the connection details in. Instead, the router has full control over the connection- you put the details in the PPPoE config on your router. This is a sign of a good business class device which stands at least some chance of working. Don't buy any boxes which are essentially 1-port routers in bridge mode (many claim to be pure ethernet modems but this is not true), such as D-Link DSL-300T.Thinking back, I'm pretty certain my SpeedTouch Home was a true PPPoA/PPPoE ethernet modem (apart from the fact that PPPoE wasn't supported back in 2002 on BT ADSL connections). Eventually I hacked the firmware to turn it into a cut down SpeedTouch Pro (ADSL Modem/Router).
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