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| 1452853 | 2018-08-18 21:51:00 | Here in Stratford, we're about to get fibre :). Chilling Silence a few years ago, helped and advised me how to set up a Tp-link Draytek Vigor 120 combo. With Gargoyle installed on the router (WR941ND). I believe this won't work with fibre. Chilling, if you're out there? Or anyone else on the forum; could you please give me some ideas as to what might work best? |
jcr1 (893) | ||
| 1452854 | 2018-08-19 00:19:00 | Chilling Silence has not been around for a while. His Blog advice is still valid read down to the end. www.c2s.co.nz | CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1452855 | 2018-08-19 00:35:00 | Which ISP? Have you already written off the ISP provided one? | linw (53) | ||
| 1452856 | 2018-08-19 04:03:00 | Most people happily use the ones sent by the ISP, and most never have any issues either. It's popular to blame things on the modem, wifi dropouts etc. Really, the standard issue is fine. |
piroska (17583) | ||
| 1452857 | 2018-08-19 05:25:00 | Highly recommend the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter ER-X. Far more reliable than any POS ISP freebie ever could be. :thumbs: | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1452858 | 2018-08-19 06:21:00 | Highly recommend the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter ER-X. Far more reliable than any POS ISP freebie ever could be. :thumbs: +1 Rock solid and what I use. Having said that I set up my daughters Vodafone supplied modem when she got fibre around 6 months ago and she has no problems. As piroska said the ISP supplied gear usually works ok and it certainly comes at the right price. |
CliveM (6007) | ||
| 1452859 | 2018-08-19 21:56:00 | Why not try the ISP supplied router , rather than what may be spending on something you possibly dont need. If you have a local server or need to open ports, then you'd seriously consider something else. |
1101 (13337) | ||
| 1452860 | 2018-08-20 01:32:00 | I am using the Spark supplied free unit, Huawei HG659G from day one without any issues. So-far so happy with it. We have one gamer machine, 2 desktop PCs for general use, 2 laptops, one for video streaming, one smart tv and 3 smart phones connected to it. It's solid as a rock and FREE. |
bk T (215) | ||
| 1452861 | 2018-08-20 01:57:00 | Yeah, 'best' is very subjective because it's different for everyone. I use a Ubiquiti ER-Lite3 and Ubiquiti UAPs for wireless coverage, this is awesome, however for a lot of people, it's too complicated and maybe a bit overkill. Most of the ISP supplied routers are OK these days. Vodafone UltraHub has some small firmware issues, but they'll get those sorted out soon. The HG659 from Skinny, Spark, Vodafone etc are OK for light use (under 30 devices total). There is a new Netcomm that Trustpower is giving away, NF18AC I think that seems very unstable. Other than that, for light use on a home connection, generally ISP supplied is OK. |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1452862 | 2018-08-20 02:32:00 | If you dont mind spending $300+ "The router guide - what is best." "Third Category - routers w/ access points for UFB:" www.geekzone.co.nz Can be tricky to setup for VLAN tagging (for fibre) , if you've never done that before . The setting might be buried several menu layers deep . Some ISP's routers might not have 5.8Ghz wifi. Thats often worth having . |
1101 (13337) | ||
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