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Thread ID: 81249 2007-07-22 00:25:00 Replacement for D-Link 302G Generation 2 Modem? Clod (7853) Press F1
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571183 2007-07-22 00:25:00 OK still have the Telecom supplied one and am fitting Netgear Router for networking. Would it be a good idea to replace the modem (already have the router) and if so what do you reccomend, I dont have a huge budget so keep that in mind. I'm asking this as a lot of people on here seem to reccomend and get better speed/consitency with anything but the 302. Clod (7853)
571184 2007-07-22 02:42:00 What is your current line speed as reported by the D-Link modem ?

If it is 7616kb/s , then you're not going to get any improvement by changing it.
decibel (11645)
571185 2007-07-22 07:48:00 My last speed test was 2076 down, 123 up. This is in Oamaru, telephone line to modem about mile from nth end exchange on the great Go Large plan. Clod (7853)
571186 2007-07-22 08:34:00 My last speed test was 2076 down, 123 up. This is in Oamaru, telephone line to modem about mile from nth end exchange on the great Go Large plan.

No, I didn't mean a "speed test", I meant what does your modem report your line speed to be?

It should be a lot more than 2076 if you are only a mile from the exchange.

Browse to your modem and log in - userid and password is probably admin/admin.
decibel (11645)
571187 2007-07-22 10:39:00 No need to replace the modem, all though you may need to flash the firmware to get it to work properly with the Netgear router. You could simply plug the D-Link into a switch port on the Netgear unit but then the D-Link would be doing the routing and not the Netgear.

In order to get the D-Link 302G to work with the Smoothwall in our flat we need to use the Australian firmware that supported half-bridged mode properly.
Pete O'Neil (6584)
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