Wireless ADSL router

Need a reccomendation for a good wireless ADSL router which doesn't cost too much

Currently looking at <A HREF="http://www.pcplus.co.uk/reviews/default.asp?pagetypeid=2&articleid=33714&subsectionid=372&subsubsectionid=44" target="_new">this one</A>

Has anybody got any experience with said router or any other suitable one?

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Got my brother a <A HREF="http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/hardware/modemsandadslhardware/productView.htm?quicklinx=2VCD" target="_new">Netgear 834G</A>. Easy and quick to configure.

He's had it for a few months with no problems so far, and it's ~£73 from dabs.

Got a couple of customers who use them too. Was going to get one for work before a few replies here convinced me it probably isn't up to the task in a small business environment.

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I'm having problems with my router port forwarding so I can run a ventrilo server though!

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Does your friend not want a netgear because of your problems with them? Just curious why you're looking at the higher-priced range is all...

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Cheaper? It's listed as £106 on that site, but the 834G I bought for my bro was <£80...

What's his budget? 6-8 people is a fairly reasonable load. Maybe want to consider something a bit more small-office oriented? I've heard people say those netgears can melt if too much is expected of them....

We just picked up a <A HREF="http://www.broadbandstuff.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=388&osCsid=7e9962227778efd93290d2b2a1500e43" target="_new">Dray Tek Vigor 2600G</A> at work, which is packed with features and seems quite good. at ~£140 it does cost quite a bit more though. We've only had it a day or two now, but we have a large customer who has loads of them(which is where we got the recommendation from originally), fairly heavily used, with no reported problems.

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Hmm.. like I said, a number of people said the netgear tends to melt if used too heavily, but he wants a cheapo one to cope with 6-8 people... could be risky.

I guess it depends on exactly what sort of net surfing they're doing - I've found cheaper routers choke really badly if you download a few torrents . I had an ActionTec single-port ADSL modem/router which I ended up having to replace with a Decent 3Com one due to that problem. Granted, it wasn't wireless but the principle is the same. I would recommend one of those (3com) but I have no idea how much they are, as I... ahem... 'Borrowed' it from work.. And the port forwarding setup is a PITA (can't define a range, only single ports)

Anyway, Just found <A HREF="http://www.adslguide.org.uk/hardware/reviews/2005/q2/speedtouch580.asp" target="_new">this</A> review of the thomson router he was looking at, and they seem to like it, and think it works well under load. The only problem they seem to have (after a quick scan of said review) is that the firewall configuration is <i>missing</i> from the web interface, and instead you have to use some weird command-line tools to configure it. Seems like a pretty good buy if he can get it for £50.

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So far it's fine. Haven't even needed to reboot it or anything.

It's web interface isn't the most intuitive IMO, but it's certainly comprehensive. Gets used pretty heavily all the time for general web stuff, as a DHCP server, a heavily used VPN, and even some P2P stuff (at work? naughty me.. )

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