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| Thread ID: 125789 | 2012-07-19 10:01:00 | Buying a router | Nick G (16709) | Press F1 |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1289507 | 2012-10-01 20:56:00 | Ok, he's ordered the TP-Link and the Draytek. Thanks all for their help :) Just need to convince him gargoyle is worth it now :D |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1289508 | 2012-10-01 21:24:00 | Three words: Quotas / Restrictions / Reporting Either that or just flash it and don't say anything, instructions on my Blog, can't go wrong, and he'll be none the wiser ;) (Wait did I just suggest that?!) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1289509 | 2012-10-01 21:38:00 | Three words: Quotas / Restrictions / Reporting Either that or just flash it and don't say anything, instructions on my Blog, can't go wrong, and he'll be none the wiser ;) (Wait did I just suggest that?!) Haha no of course you didn't - just like I won't flash it and not tell him ;) :lol: Might not tell him about that you can block certain sites or restrict the amount of data a device can use - It'll almost certainly be used to block me lol . Might stick with 'stability' to sell it . |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1289510 | 2012-10-01 22:35:00 | Ohhhhh, I'm telling on youuuuu! :D | KarameaDave (15222) | ||
| 1289511 | 2012-10-01 22:40:00 | Yeah stability is pretty damn awesome on it. Makes them solid as anything, it's absolutely fantastic! You've got my blog with the How-To and everything? Grab the firmware for it from here though: www.gargoyle-router.com I should really update the blog post with that... It's just *some* of them have an issue with the bootloader. Flashing it ^^ guarantees it won't be an issue. Either way, don't fret, you *won't* brick it :) |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1289512 | 2012-10-11 03:30:00 | They arrived! Looks good, just got to set them up now. | Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1289513 | 2012-11-04 01:00:00 | Hi guys. This seems a good place to chuck in a question. I've decided that I need to go wireless at home - and spending Sunday arvo trying to find out more about it - I have no bloody idea! I need a router (is that the same as a modem?) and figured DSE is as good a place as any to start. I'm looking at the most basic setup possible, just my lappie to run and that's all. I'm with Telstra (if that matters). I don't need anything flash (the posts above lost me completely), just something Toyota, bland, boring but goes everytime I turn it on. Any thoughts on what would be a go-er? I've looked around and they seem to start around $100, which works coz the budget won't go much past that. Cheers. Next job after this post is to Google "how to set up wireless at home"....lol |
allblack (6574) | ||
| 1289514 | 2012-11-04 01:17:00 | A true modem provides an internet connection only, and a true router does not provide an internet connection, meaning you need both for any sensible setup. However, devices sold as "ADSL Routers" or "ADSL Modems" are in fact an ADSL Modem and Router in the same device, which is why some call them "ADSL Modem Routers" If you already have ADSL then likely you already have such a device. If you wish to add wireless, all you need a Wireless Router that does not have the ADSL Modem part built in. Something like this www.dicksmith.co.nz will attach to your current setup and add wireless functionality. However I would not necessarily recommend that model or even DSE, you can probably get something better for cheaper somewhere else. I'll let someone else put forward good suggestions... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1289515 | 2012-11-04 01:26:00 | Thanks Agent - I've currently got a "Motorola Surfboard Cable modem" supplied by Telstra when they installed it all. I would go to the Telstra shop at Readings and ask, but past experience with that lot is they're bloody useless so I'm keen to avoid. | allblack (6574) | ||
| 1289516 | 2012-11-04 01:48:00 | OK, so not ADSL but still, you should be able to 'tack on' a wireless router or wireless access point to your existing setup. | Agent_24 (57) | ||
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