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| Thread ID: 98170 | 2009-03-14 07:04:00 | Need to buy a Modem/router. | Blackandblue (14231) | Press F1 |
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| 756271 | 2009-03-14 07:04:00 | Hi, I need to buy a modem/router in one. I heard the Dynalink RTA1025W was pretty good. Why is this? wasnt it released/made in 2005? Would seem old technology. What are my other router/modem options? And im looking to get a 10M ethernet cable to connect two computers or I have the option of getting a wireless network card. Is this what every one is getting? www.c1com.co.nz Thanks. |
Blackandblue (14231) | ||
| 756272 | 2009-03-14 07:12:00 | Not sure if thats a good brand of wireless, personally I would go for a TP-Link or Linksys one. And 10m cable: www.trademe.co.nz You'll get much better speeds with wired, obviosuly. Go for a Linksys All in on, they seem to be quite good/reliable blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 756273 | 2009-03-14 11:09:00 | Yeah if computers are desktops wired is probably a good option, especially if you're planning on transferring files between the computers. Wireless is generally rather slow when it comes to this. --- Don't think of it as old technology, it supports ADSL2+ which is the best you can get in NZ right now. Its probably a good thing its a bit older as all the bugs would have been sorted out with the firmware upgrades. I know my old Dynalink RTA1320 keep "crapping" out but now the new one seems fine, I guess they fixed all the issues with software upgrades. If you asked me about getting a Dynalink 6 months ago I'd have told you to stay away from them but now its a different story. Although I've also got a linksys and have NEVER had any problems with it :) Nothing is perfect, as long as it supports all the things you need and has warranty you should be ok. Getting a known good brand/model is a good idea though. Good luck!! Gregor |
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| 756274 | 2009-03-14 18:04:00 | Linksys WAG200G As for wired/wireless... depends where your desktop is going to be in relation to your router. If they are close by, I usually go for wired. If at other ends of the house (as is the case when I wanna watch a movie in bed or SWMBO family is over and I can't be bothered with them :p) I just use wireless from the laptop to the router then onto the media server |
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| 756275 | 2009-03-14 23:19:00 | Can you do polls on these forums? If so how? | blueblue (14579) | ||
| 756276 | 2009-03-14 23:53:00 | To create a poll when you post a new thread, simply click the 'Yes! post a poll' checkbox at the bottom of the page, and set the number of possible responses you want to include. | Blam (54) | ||
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