ADSL Router/Modem PLEASE HELP selecting

sameera · Post by **sameera** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 12:57 pm

I am going to get ADSL, so just looking for a good modem or a modem-router.
Which is the best modem out there which is fast and same time support all of those broadband activities.(I'm still on dialup) like torrents, hosting, sharing, p2p etc..

i have some products please let me know your opinions

D-Link DSL-504T Express EtherNetwork ADSL Router Modem
D-Link DSL-302G ADSL Combo Modem

Linksys BEFCMU10 Cable Modem with USB and Ethernet Connections

Netgear ADSL Firewall Router Model DG834
Netgear ADSL Modem Router Model DG632

So what should i buy? and let me know what you recommend other than these... any good ones?

jthol · Post by **jthol** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:24 pm

I think any of those would be fine (expect the Linksys, it is not an ADSL modem). Simplest is a router which has the modem built in. I am using a USB modem now, just make sure that you don't get one of these.

sameera · Post by **sameera** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 11:35 pm

Hay thanks for your reply jthol! Whats wrong with normal USB modem?
In my area they say now they have only D-Link DSL-210 modem. Which has only USB port. Is it bad?
Or should i go to next city trying to find D-Link DSL-504T External ADSL Modem with Built-in Router and 4-port 10/100Mbps Switch ?

I really need the linux support too.

Thanks in advance.

sameera · Post by **sameera** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:42 am

Guys so atlast it came to these 2 please pick me the best one. I'm not a broadband pro plz help me out.

D-Link DSL-504T
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=373

Netgear DG834
http://www.netgear.com/products/details/DG834.php

I need good torrent, p2p support, linux support and should be fast.

Thank you very much for wasting your time reading this n00b post

Aramis21 · Post by **Aramis21** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:53 am

Do you really have to have a combination device? Best advice is to have separate Modem and Router. I have had DSL for over 5 years and have had to change modems twice (one upgrade, one failure) and am on my 2nd router (soon to be 3rd due to a port failure). Perhaps I got some bad equipment, but it happens and with a combination device, if one of your components goes out, your entire network goes down.

If I cant talk you out of it, either of those should be acceptable, but I have had better luck with D-Link tech support in the past, so I prefer them.

DO NOT get a USB modem if you want to use Linux. Sure, there are drivers out there, but if you ever want to switch flavors of linux, you could run into significantly more problems than if you had an ethernet-based modem. Make sure you use a NIC that is compatible with many distros and you wont have problems.