Darvin Felth
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Broadband Provider: Karoo
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« on: December 30, 2010, 09:00:49 pm » |
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Evening all o/ Got a bit of a problem .....  Been using the Thomson TG585 v7 router from Karoo over the last few months and TBH it's a bag of crap, so i dug out me old WAG54GS Linksy router. The thing is i can't get it to stay stable on ADSL+2 (G992.5) running firmware 1.01.03, green light comes on then goes off b4 it can connect  tried to connect on the ADSL2 (G992.3) setting and no joy either  Only way i can connect is to set it up on G.dmt (G992.1) I'm on the new mid 2 package atm and would like to use the Linksy if possible but also take advantage of the extra bandwidth i'm paying for without having to use the Thomson router so what am i doing wrong |
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grabo1530
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« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2010, 09:07:58 pm » |
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What version is and what operating system are you using I had a lot of problems setting mine up and had to go back to the thompson because of the version it was
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Darvin Felth
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Broadband Provider: Karoo
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Ecky Thump
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« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2010, 11:12:35 pm » |
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What version is and what operating system are you using I had a lot of problems setting mine up and had to go back to the thompson because of the version it was
Dual booting atm between W7/XP, not working under ADSL+2 or ADSL2, works fine with G.dmt under both. |
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el-ahrairah
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« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2010, 03:33:38 pm » |
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Had a lot of experience with the wag54gs, Simple answer, Don't use it for ADSL2+.. Although it has the option to be used in router settings, It is seriously unstable.. I spent hours trying to stabiles a connection with this router on adsl2+ and came to the conclusion that the router just doesn't cope very well.. Switched to a netgear and problems immediately solved..
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Darvin Felth
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Broadband Provider: Karoo
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Ecky Thump
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« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2010, 04:34:39 pm » |
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Well that sucks Looks like i'm stuck on G.dmt then or face having to going back to the Thompson grrra  |
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el-ahrairah
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« Reply #5 on: December 31, 2010, 04:50:17 pm » |
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netgear dg834gt is a very well known, very well used router and will offer you many benefits. You can pick these up for £15-£20 on ebay.
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grabo1530
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« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2010, 05:12:22 pm » |
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What El says is just about right mine was one of the later versions that was supposed to work with adsl 2+ however for some strange reason it would only work with no encryption
I have been playing about with my line settings with some help from El and dug out my old linksys to try it again it did connect and was better than my Thompson but kept dropping out so now back on the standard issue Thompson.
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el-ahrairah
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« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2010, 05:55:23 pm » |
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Indeed, Use the router i mentioned, Vert stable, holds a good connection, And will be very cheap to buy.
Are you happy with your connection settings now @grabo?
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grabo1530
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« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2010, 06:40:46 pm » |
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Indeed, Use the router i mentioned, Vert stable, holds a good connection, And will be very cheap to buy.
Are you happy with your connection settings now @grabo?
yes even with the standard Thompson I am pleased |
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grabo1530
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« Reply #9 on: January 03, 2011, 11:05:37 pm » |
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Darvin
I have taken the advice from el-ahrairah and bought a Netgear DG834GT @ £12 inc Delivery will let you know how it is compared to the thompson when it arrives
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el-ahrairah
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« Reply #10 on: January 03, 2011, 11:41:21 pm » |
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You will be pleasantly surprised, And thats a steal at £12  |
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Scotty
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« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2011, 01:56:32 pm » |
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I had the netgear GT.
Good router, enjoy.
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grabo1530
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« Reply #12 on: January 12, 2011, 09:52:20 am » |
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Picked the router up from the sorting office yesterday ,I flashed it to the latest netgear firmware that was available on their site last night ,will have a go at setting up later tonight when I get home from work ,although I will have more time tomorrow,
Will post if and when I get up and running
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commandergc
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« Reply #14 on: January 12, 2011, 01:07:31 pm » |
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Yep DGTeam firmware is very good as it allows access to settings and info that was hidden in the official firmware. |
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