which modem router ?

lovenkrands

tried this thread in 'i wanna buy it' but no joy, hopefully more luck here!

Can you someone please advise a wireless modem router n suitable for use with talktalk(was tiscali). I bought a tenda from ebuyer but couldn't get it to connect to the internet, so will have to return.

I want to connect my pc by ethernet cable and laptop wireless

Thanks

macman

Any standard ADSL wireless router should work on TT. Lots of Netgear DG834G's on eBay starting at around a tenner.

JasX

Two options:
1-Call talk talk up and threaten to leave unless they send you a free one
2-Get the TENDA one working unless you've bought completly the wrong sort (if cable modem for an ADSL phone line... vice versa.... or a plain router without any kind of modem)

Is this the one you bought?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155638

GunJack

D-Link DSL-2640B or Netgear DG834GT. Both got good Broadcom chipset (6348) and available on ebay. 2640B works best on my line, but GT's more plentiful.

macman

That Tenda one should work fine on TT-it's a standard ADSL modem router.
Never heard of the brand though.

JasX

macman wrote: »

Never heard of the brand though.

They're a cheap one ebuyer stock, I've have two of their PCI wireless N cards for over a year which function fine (although rather limited wireless N, can't do the 5Ghz stuff). Also doesn't play nicely with default/built in windows drivers you need to not lose the disk

It was however much cheaper than the competition at the time :A

lovenkrands

JasX wrote: »

Two options:
1-Call talk talk up and threaten to leave unless they send you a free one
2-Get the TENDA one working unless you've bought completly the wrong sort (if cable modem for an ADSL phone line... vice versa.... or a plain router without any kind of modem)

Is this the one you bought?
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/155638

that's the one, and I paid full price! I'd keep it if I could get it working but I've tried various different settings with no joy.

macman

If you log in to the router and tell us the settings you are using, then someone may be able to help you, unless it's actually a hardware failure.
All you need is your TT username and password to configure it.
If you have been messing with the settings then do a factory restore and start again.

lovenkrands

i tried using pppoa, 0,38, vc etc but no joy, even tried a factory reset and firmware upgrade, but don't think i managed the upgrade.

JasX

Here are the standard talk talk settings, the other information you'll need is your account details -Phone them up and ask if you've lost them (usually get sent out by letter)

http://support.talktalk.co.uk/cgi-bin/uk_tiscali.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=73

JasX

lovenkrands wrote: »

i tried using pppoa, 0,38, vc etc but no joy, even tried a factory reset and firmware upgrade, but don't think i managed the upgrade.

ouch, firmware misflashes can turn your router into an expensive doorstop.

http://www.tenda.cn/product/show.php?productid-343.html

under support has manual and firmware downloads