[nzlug] IPCop box retiring. Getting NetGear DG834 ADSL Router. Comments? Wise move?

[Paul Eggleton]

On Thursday 02 November 2006 18:39, yuri wrote:
> Ok, so Telecom has finally put a DSLAM in the Rolleston D cabinet, so
> I've ordered ADSL thru Orcon and I'm (thinking of) getting a NetGear
> DG834 ADSL Router.

I replaced my Linux router with the wireless version of this (DG834G) a few 
months ago for power and simplicity reasons. It's pretty good as long as you 
don't expect to be doing anything fancy via the web interface, which does the 
basics but not a lot more. As a DSL router it's rock solid though - certainly 
much better than the one Xtra gave me (a DLink DSL-302G).

It runs Linux internally, here's a little bit of tech info:

http://www.suburbia.com.au/~dan/

There is some mention of it on the OpenWRT site as well, so its possible they 
will have a version for it sometime in the future.

Cheers,
Paul