New router/modem
I need some advice regarding a new router modem. My old Linksys WRT54G finally died on me, so I need to get a new router and I thought to replace it with a combined router/modem. I looked on the cheapo Edimax ar-7186WnA and on paper it seems to support almost everything I need. Things lacking seem to be selectable DDNS server, different input and output ports for portforwarding, but I realize that my always turned on raspberry pi 2 can fill in for what is missing. Of course I am also giving up the ability to put replacement firmware on the router, but in any case I was never doing anything interesting with it, and again if I need some fancy stuff, I guess that the raspberry can do it. I am currently using the old ADSL connection, as I have not yet updated to NGN, but if I understand things correctly the 7186 supports Annex M needed for NGN, so I can always update. Did I miss something? Does someone have any experience with this modem/router or can you recommend something else? Thanks in advance! Dov ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: New router/modem
There was a recent discussion on the list on the subject where the general consensus was to use a good router of your choosing and a simple Bezeq modem, like that you can quicly and easily get new technology supported (whether new DSL/cable by switching the modem or new WiFi/LAN technologies by switching the router) and if you choose your router right you also get to use openwrt or something similar The above is similar to the unix philosophy that one program should have one task, one device one task The listed support of the device is indeed ADSL 2/2+ which Bezeq tends to call NGN, though they also call their 100M NGN which is definitely not provided with ADSL2 Good luck, Eliyahu - אליהו 2015-05-02 23:02 GMT+03:00 Dov Grobgeld dov.grobg...@gmail.com: I need some advice regarding a new router modem. My old Linksys WRT54G finally died on me, so I need to get a new router and I thought to replace it with a combined router/modem. I looked on the cheapo Edimax ar-7186WnA and on paper it seems to support almost everything I need. Things lacking seem to be selectable DDNS server, different input and output ports for portforwarding, but I realize that my always turned on raspberry pi 2 can fill in for what is missing. Of course I am also giving up the ability to put replacement firmware on the router, but in any case I was never doing anything interesting with it, and again if I need some fancy stuff, I guess that the raspberry can do it. I am currently using the old ADSL connection, as I have not yet updated to NGN, but if I understand things correctly the 7186 supports Annex M needed for NGN, so I can always update. Did I miss something? Does someone have any experience with this modem/router or can you recommend something else? Thanks in advance! Dov ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: New router/modem
On 5/2/2015 11:55 PM, E.S. Rosenberg wrote: The listed support of the device is indeed ADSL 2/2+ which Bezeq tends to call NGN, though they also call their 100M NGN which is definitely not provided with ADSL2 ALL NGN is connected via vDSL hardware, with anything less than 15 megabits and by request 15 megabits, in aDSL2 emulation mode. The emulation mode works poorly, if at all, and many people complain their router slows down or loses the connection in 24 to 48 hours and needs to be rebooted. While they are required to provide the old support, they never tell people that is the problem and suggest that they upgrade their connection and router. If they don't it NEVER will work properly, and if they do, it works fine. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson 4X1GM/N3OWJ Jerusalem Israel. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
