Difference between these 2 routers?

Juzza12

Hi folks, am trying to work out if my recent problems with Internet are down to my router. Going to buy one to check and just want to make sure I'm getting a the right thing

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/tp-link-tl-wr841n-wireless-n-router-10991880-pdt.html

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/tp-link-td-w8951nd-wireless-adsl2-modem-router-10991896-pdt.html

Just a bit unsure as one had modem in the title and one doesn't and i'm clueless!

withabix

The first one is a CABLE ROUTER (for use with Virgin cable etc)

The second one is a MODEM ROUTER, which is what you need if you have your internet via broadband on a normal telephone line.


If you look at the picture of the back of the first one, you will see there are only ethernet ports and no telephone line port.

bengalknights

The seconds one is for BT lines first one for virgin lines

sabretoothtigger

For an amateur you're good at this

Connectivity WAN Port : 1x RJ11

The modem has this which is a telephone jack basically. WAN is wide area network, it connects to your ISP

The other one lacks this and as you spotted is not a modem just a local router for your home computers to talk to


Im not sure it would work with Virgin, not without extra hardware. Virgin cable comes out of the wall as ethernet ?

Connectivity 4 LAN 10/100/1000 Mbps ports

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sabretoothtigger wrote: »

For an amateur you're good at this



The modem has this which is a telephone jack basically. WAN is wide area network, it connects to your ISP

The other one lacks this and as you spotted is not a modem just a local router for your home computers to talk to


Im not sure it would work with Virgin, not without extra hardware. Virgin cable comes out of the wall as ethernet ?

Needs a separate (Virgin supplied) Cable Modem

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Juzza12 wrote: »

Hi folks, am trying to work out if my recent problems with Internet are down to my router. Going to buy one to check and just want to make sure I'm getting a the right thing

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/tp-link-tl-wr841n-wireless-n-router-10991880-pdt.html

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/tp-link-td-w8951nd-wireless-adsl2-modem-router-10991896-pdt.html

Just a bit unsure as one had modem in the title and one doesn't and i'm clueless!

Could you summarise these problems?

closed

It's unlikely to be a router problem

Guardsman

I have the first one and it connects me to the wireless mast a few miles away and the small receiver thats on the right hand side of the chimney

sabretoothtigger

You have free wifi ? wow, we're talking about transmitting 20m not miles