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| Thread ID: 125789 | 2012-07-19 10:01:00 | Buying a router | Nick G (16709) | Press F1 |
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| 1289487 | 2012-07-20 09:16:00 | Yeah basically the TP-Link is what you can flash with the custom firmware which is way more powerful, however none of the devices that can take this custom firmware have DSL ... So what you *want* is the TP-Link running Gargoyle. What you need to accompany it is the Draytek DV-120 so you can get DSL... | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1289488 | 2012-07-20 09:28:00 | I vote for separate devices anyway, easier to mix things when upgrading etc. Say you upgrade to VDSL, you just swap the DSL device and keep the same WAP and don't lose your good firmware. |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1289489 | 2012-07-20 10:09:00 | Say you upgrade to VDSL, you just swap the DSL device and keep the same WAP and don't lose your good firmware. Precisely! Or FTTH / UFB, just keep the Gargoyle router, so you can tell your olds you're "Future proofing yourself" :D |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1289490 | 2012-09-30 20:50:00 | Finally, our router had died beyond measure, so we *have* to get a new one now. What one are you recommending now Chill? PB tech doesn't seem to stock this one (pbtech.co.nz), which you recommend before. Thanks :) |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1289491 | 2012-09-30 21:06:00 | Precisely! Or FTTH / UFB, just keep the Gargoyle router, so you can tell your olds you're "Future proofing yourself" :D is the Netcomm NB6Plus4Wn future proofed for UFB???, or will have to buy something else?? |
GameJunkie (72) | ||
| 1289492 | 2012-09-30 21:28:00 | Well the NB6Plus4Wn won't connect to the fibre, but you could still use it for routing and wireless acess duties. I'd expect the ISPs to supply a device to convert the optical signal to ethernet which you could then plus into your router, whether that would also be a router or something else I haven't looked into due to my area not getting UFB any time soon :( | dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1289493 | 2012-09-30 21:43:00 | I think will supply a ONT (Optical Network Terminal) and install it in your home. You can then connect it to your wireless access point or router. | bk T (215) | ||
| 1289494 | 2012-09-30 22:01:00 | Yeah best way to "Future-proof" yourself for FTTH is to get a separate DSL router and Modem, such as the Draytek DV120 with the TP-Link TL-1043ND (Put Gargoyle on it, with install guide at www.c2s.co.nz ). This way when you ditch DSL, you just drop the Draytek modem and carry on using your Gargoyle TP-Link router. It's super easy that way :) On top of that, the Draytek DV120 is a SUPER solid device, they're absolutely fantastic, shouldn't give you any issues after a small firmware upgrade from the vendor that fixes some minor UDP issues with the likes of DotA2 / TeamFortress 2! EDIT: bk T, yeah, pretty much that's about it :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1289495 | 2012-10-01 00:43:00 | Yep, with regard to UFB, if you have a separate router it will connect to the ISP supplied modem/phone device which, in turn, is connected via ethernet to the ONT. | linw (53) | ||
| 1289496 | 2012-10-01 00:50:00 | AFAIK you don't *have* to use the ISP-supplied kit (Such as the Orcon Genius). They've configured one of the ports on most of the Genius Routers a while back to be used as a "FTTH Uplink" port which was a secondary WAN I believe. Could be mistaken... | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
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