thekirbyfake;332900 Wrote: > I will be provided with separate a cable modem and DSL router. I don't > want an all-in-one cable/router. As far as I am aware, a standard Virgin installation does not include a router, just a cable modem. This has a single ethernet output (and a USB one for masochists). If Virgin are offering you a "DSL router", it'll probably be a cheap wireless broadband router.
thekirbyfake;332900 Wrote: > I can go and buy a stronger DSL router but I already have a fairly > decent ADSL router which I was planning to continue using with my SQB > set up. Does your ADSL router have the option of an ethernet connection on the WAN side? If it does, you may be in luck. But I've never seen one like that - they normally have ONLY a phone line connection fo the WAN, and that means you cannot use it as a router in a cable setup. However, many wireless routers can be configured as a switch plus access point (ie. ignoring the WAN side of the device). If your ADSL router can do that, then you could get away with buying a very cheap ethernet-only broadband router and use your ADSL router as the WAP. You could probably pick up a secondhand Linksys BEFSR41 or similar for a tenner. (Plug the WAN side of the ethernet router into the cable modem, and connect one of the ADSL router's LAN ports to one of the ethernet router's LAN ports - that basically just daisy-chains two switches). That said, my recommendation would be to just bite the bullet and buy a decent wireless ethernet router. Some of them can be upgraded with third party firmware to further improve their facilities. I use a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 with Tomato firmware. It's rock-solid. -- cliveb Transporter -> ATC SCM100A ------------------------------------------------------------------------ cliveb's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=348 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=51550 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list discuss@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
