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| Thread ID: 113973 | 2010-11-12 20:29:00 | ADSL modem + router separately. | Nomad (952) | Press F1 |
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| 1152387 | 2010-11-13 04:21:00 | Thanks for the info Speedy . I prob decide on something by Monday . Either a all in one N-300 unit . Or a cheaper modem RJ45 + a 1000BT switch + wireless . Was your method simply just plug and play? As average Joe, I tried to link my 2 modems up - didn't work :p The good wireless modem, wireless was disabled . I connected a patch cable to the broken one . The broken one had ADSL disabled, but wireless enabled . The laptop could connect to the wireless no problem but it couldn't get online :D |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1152388 | 2010-11-13 04:33:00 | Yup just plug the short cable in and plug the other cables into the switch. All go. The switch is just a switch nothing else. There's nothing in it to configure | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1152389 | 2010-11-13 05:13:00 | I know some people like the Netcomm NB6 series, how are the NB14 series? I also had a look at the wireless routers without a modem. Doesn't appear to be much available and back to the subjective question. Does it matter which brand it is and stuff? |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1152390 | 2010-11-13 05:17:00 | I've never used anything but the modem I'm using now. So, cant answer your 2nd question :p | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1152391 | 2010-11-13 05:38:00 | Hi, I have a broken ADSL wireless router modem, which the modem function does not work, everything else does . Question . If I get this . . netcomm . com . au/netcomm-products/adsl-broadband/nb6" target="_blank">www . netcomm . com . au It has 1x USB and 1x RJ45 . Does it work with a USB printer? The website just says for people who does not have a ethernet port . No, the USB port is a client port . Not a host port . You can connect it as a client to a computer (instead of using the ethernet port) . You can't connect a client device (printer) to it and use it as a host . Can I connect this modem only device onto my current device (above) . No, it only has one ethernet port, and it is assigned as a private LAN port . Not a WAN port . The only way to change that would be to modify the router's firmware, which you can pretty much forget . Basically, you will need a new router + modem . I prefer separate devices - all-in-ones tend to be jack of all trades . And if you want to upgrade one aspect, you throw away everything else . For a relatively inexpensive but good router, there's the TP-Link WR1043ND - which can also run open source firmware (DD-WRT) . It's wireless N 300M, gigabit, and it also includes a USB host port which you can connect a printer to . |
Nuck Chorris (16072) | ||
| 1152392 | 2010-11-13 08:00:00 | You really need to keep it all in one thread, it's impossible to keep track of your query, and they're all related. Try and keep in mind next time that people are already taking time to offer advice, and the less time they have to spend trying to figure out where you're at, what you've read, what you're after ... the more time people can spend on actually giving you sound advice. Now the USB port on the 1-port router is for USB to your PC, not USB to a device such as a printer or Thumbdrive (As Nuck Chorris mentioned). It's simple time to bite the bullet and buy yourself a new modem. Get an all-in-one to save yourself the hassle, and no there's very little difference between the NB6Plus4Wn as opposed to the NB14Wn or the NB6Plus4W. Just get whatever is the cheapest and in-stock. |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1152393 | 2010-11-13 08:36:00 | Oh sweet, the NB14 is $40 or $50 lesser :D Don't think we will get the Gigabit now. Don't really use wired enof. Like many people, our house isn't wired up w/ category cables and the odd time, we just use a thumb drive or a portable hdd that might be 1x a month. @ your notes about keeping threads together noted. i was probably impatient when my modem bombed out. i have did some research and choosing which router or which modem might be a subjective thing until we get to the corporate line. :) |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1152394 | 2010-11-16 07:47:00 | The temp modem I was getting 11Mbit, now with the Netcomm I am only getting 6.5Mbit, what's going on? Just fluctuation at diff times? | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1152395 | 2010-11-16 20:02:00 | What was your temporary modem? Whats your actual *sync* speeds, as that's what matters. The rest is likely congestion either at your exchange or by your ISP's backhaul / wholesaled data. | Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1152396 | 2010-11-16 21:29:00 | how do i find out the sync speed? temp modem was a D-Link 2730B. |
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