Getting the DM111P to be a modem means putting it into “RFC2684” mode, something not covered in any of the docs. You can convert the DG834G into a modem, but I had another home for mine, so I bought a DM111P to run as an Ethernet to ADSL2+ bridge. It’s almost impossible to purchase an ADSL modem only unit in Australia today, everything wants to route. Guess I should have read the specs a little better there. The first problem was the Router doesn’t have an integrated ADSL modem. The flashy lights on top are very very irritating, allow an extra $2 for a roll of black tape. The power pack is switch mode and small, and it comes with a few cables. It looks the piece, big, black, no antennas thanks to the secret metamaterial. Looks like this stuff really is new – oh bugger, that’ll mean bugs. The unit supports QoS for my new Naked ADSL w/ VOIP service and has the widest range of features of the current netgear lineup.Ĩ Weeks after ordering, the kit finally turned up, with delays from Netgear getting it into the country. I teamed it up with a set of Netgear USB WNDA3100 adapters. I was more familiar with Netgear, it’s cheaper, and more easily available in Australia. The new Netgear model is WNDR3300 and the Linksys a WRT600N. Teamed with a new naked ADSL2+ service, I figured I would “embrace the future”. Made sense to me, and at a small price premium, was worth jumping onto. The argument being that the 5.8GHz range is far larger in frequency space, and far less utilised by other things that can interfere. Just released by Netgear and Linksys amongst others are new Dual Band draft N equipment, this runs in both the 5.8Ghz and 2.4GHz ranges. I could have run Cat5, it’s what I had done in the past, but I figure, in 2008, I should be able to make all this new fangled stuff kinda come together smoothly. I always get a signal, but not a good one, and for streaming my Vista Media Centre from my Home Server, I needed a good signal. My house is two storey, and getting good reliable coverage over both floors has proved difficult. Now for 802.11g, MIMO will improve your coverage, but seeing as N is just around the corner, and uses MIMO as part of the draft standard, it made sense to just jump to 802.11n. I know Netgear kit ain’t the best, but it beats DLink in my experience, and is probably the biggest selling home and SOHO kit in Australia. I was using a Netgear DG834G previously, and had a pretty good run out of it. \n-Designed for your notebook or desktop PC.\n-Supports Windows® Vista™.Speed, I need speed, and speed with coverage would be good. \n-Backward compatible with older Wireless-G hotspots. \n-Works with all new Wireless-N Gateways, Routers and Access Points. \n-Provides enough bandwidth to support music downloads, file sharing and HD multimedia applications. \n\n Features \n-Delivers consistent wireless connections using Dual Band Wireless-N. \n-Works with older Wi-Fi as well as new Wireless-N networks. \n-Better speed and range than other USB Wireless-N adapters.
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