Question on Routers and Modems

joeeye · 09-15-2007, 12:47 AM

Is there such a unit thats a DSL Modem and a Wireless Router all in one? Rather then having two separate boxes sitting on the desk?

I have a DSL Modem I got from the phone company, then I added a D-Link wireless router set up to work wireless with my Mac Notebook, then hooked up 3 more desk top computers into the Router by hard wire. So the D-Link Router has been working great for a good long while with all this hooked into it, and the DSL Modem has been great the whole time.

But I think the DSL Modem is going bad, so I wanted to replace it, but I have been looking and don't know what I'm looking at and was not sure if there was such a unit that was all in one DSL Modem & Wireless Router all in one unit, rather than having the two items sitting on the desk.

**Jack.Sparrow** · 09-15-2007, 02:53 AM

Yep.

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/D-Link-DSL-G6...QQcmdZViewItem

joeeye · 09-15-2007, 11:16 AM

Great!!! thank you very much! I was not able to find this unit, I was looking all over the place!

I hope there are a lot of reviews on it, I guess it should work with all the DSL providers, I have ATT/SBC...

Would I need to call my ISP to give them any ID numbers off of it? or go on line to set up the new Modem/Router??

**Jack.Sparrow** · 09-15-2007, 03:57 PM

There might be some setup required, but I don't think you'll need to contact your isp. I'm not too sure about that.

**tosh9i** · 09-15-2007, 04:51 PM

You can't just use any modem with your ISP, you have to make sure that it's "compatible". So you should do what Jack said and contact your ISP.

**johnwill** · 09-15-2007, 06:21 PM

There are tons of DSL modem/routers available.

joeeye · 09-15-2007, 08:05 PM

This time I want to buy a quality Wireless Router.

I hear a lot of people say they like Linksys over D-Link for a Router. But I haven't read a lot of material supporting why people say this other than their experiences, so that just might be enough to listen to.

I'll read the reviews on them both to see if there is something going on with the D-Link Routers not lasting long.

My D-Link Router of 2.5 years has gone bad, it's intermittently working.

So I'm thinking, instead of fixing whats not broken I'll keep using my DSL Modem and just buy what went bad which was the Wireless Router, so I'll pass on that very nice unit that Jack.Sparrow was so kind to have found for me, it has the DSL Modem and Wireless Router all in one unit.

I guess another plus in doing it that way would be I don't have to worry about a compatibility issues like people are saying I need to watch for cause I'll still have the same DSL modem....

thank you everybody, I'm going to try this and let you know how it worked out...

Oh yeah! If you know of or have used them 2 in one units I'd like to know what one it was and how you liked it, and did your phone company issue that all in one DSL Modem and Wireless Router?

thanks....

**tosh9i** · 09-15-2007, 08:22 PM

I recently upgraded my router as well. After doing lots of research, I decided that LINKSYS WRT54GL would be the best choice. It's received numerous awards. Also, it has plenty of positive reviews. Plus, it's been working perfectly.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124190

joeeye · 09-15-2007, 08:38 PM

Great, I'm going to go with a sure thing and get the same Router you are tosh9i....

Also to make note of was with my D-Link I was not able to set up the security feature so nobody else was able to get on line thru my Wireless Router.

I followed the directions step by step, everything went well with setting it up, but the security feature did not work right, it locked me out as well as everybody else, so I was never able to figure it out.

So my Internet signal was all ways open to others to use in the neighborhood.... :)

I hope I don't have that problem with this Linksys

It looks like my Mac should work with it because it makes a note about Mac security, plus my Mac I believe if I'm correct will not need a Wireless card because I think they have something like thast built into the motherboard, something like that?? not sure but with my new Mac Intel its all set up, I'm sure someone can help me learn more about that, thanks...

joeeye · 09-15-2007, 08:43 PM

Thank you very much tosh9i!!!! Really!! I'm buying it right now, and another one for a friend... :)

joeeye · 09-15-2007, 08:48 PM

Hey tosh9i...

Someone made note in the review on that Router you showed me that he wished it was the WHR-HP-G54 because it cheaper and get better range, so I'm yet to look at them both to see where are the differences, what do you think??

I ask then why did this guy wish it was the other and not just buy the other??? this is very odd?? unless I missed what he was saying... ?

**tosh9i** · 09-15-2007, 09:22 PM

http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/sh...ad.php?t=48648

joeeye · 09-15-2007, 09:42 PM

I read thru about 50 reviews on both units, the Buffalo looked to have problems with the stock Firmware, loading it, this and that, but everybody worked the problems and gave it a great rating, I don't understand why?

Then I looked at the linksys reviews, they were much better in the areas that I say were key.

I just didn't care for the reviews on the Buffalo, the reviews on the Linksys did look a lot better.

You really need to know your stuff to get the Buffalo, so I'm sticking with the Linksys.

thanks for that forum, its showing some good info too.

Now that I'm learning more about Wireless Routers and firmware I'm wondering if I can do something like reload firmware to my D-Link 524?

Maybe my old D-Link need to be software reloaded??? See I don't know anything about this stuff... :) lol... for all I know it has nothing of the sort like the Linksys does with fireware..

09-15-2007, 12:47 AM	#1 (permalink)
joeeye I'll fix whats not broken Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Haven, CT. Posts: 262 OS: Windows XP Home My System	Question on Routers and Modems Is there such a unit thats a DSL Modem and a Wireless Router all in one? Rather then having two separate boxes sitting on the desk? I have a DSL Modem I got from the phone company, then I added a D-Link wireless router set up to work wireless with my Mac Notebook, then hooked up 3 more desk top computers into the Router by hard wire. So the D-Link Router has been working great for a good long while with all this hooked into it, and the DSL Modem has been great the whole time. But I think the DSL Modem is going bad, so I wanted to replace it, but I have been looking and don't know what I'm looking at and was not sure if there was such a unit that was all in one DSL Modem & Wireless Router all in one unit, rather than having the two items sitting on the desk. Last edited by joeeye; 09-15-2007 at 12:49 AM.

09-15-2007, 02:53 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Question on Routers and Modems Yep. http://cgi.ebay.com.au/D-Link-DSL-G6...QQcmdZViewItem __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

09-15-2007, 11:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
joeeye I'll fix whats not broken Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Haven, CT. Posts: 262 OS: Windows XP Home My System	Re: Question on Routers and Modems Great!!! thank you very much! I was not able to find this unit, I was looking all over the place! I hope there are a lot of reviews on it, I guess it should work with all the DSL providers, I have ATT/SBC... Would I need to call my ISP to give them any ID numbers off of it? or go on line to set up the new Modem/Router??

09-15-2007, 03:57 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jack.Sparrow Resident Pirate Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Qld, Aus Posts: 17,867 OS: XP SP3/Vista SP1 My System Blog Entries: 6	Re: Question on Routers and Modems There might be some setup required, but I don't think you'll need to contact your isp. I'm not too sure about that. __________________ //PC Wizard//Speedfan//Can you run it?//Posting Screenshots//Posting System Specs//Donations//

09-15-2007, 04:51 PM	#5 (permalink)
tosh9i TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,837 OS: Windows XP	Re: Question on Routers and Modems You can't just use any modem with your ISP, you have to make sure that it's "compatible". So you should do what Jack said and contact your ISP.

09-15-2007, 06:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,961 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Re: Question on Routers and Modems There are tons of DSL modem/routers available. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience

09-15-2007, 08:05 PM	#7 (permalink)
joeeye I'll fix whats not broken Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Haven, CT. Posts: 262 OS: Windows XP Home My System	Re: Question on Routers and Modems This time I want to buy a quality Wireless Router. I hear a lot of people say they like Linksys over D-Link for a Router. But I haven't read a lot of material supporting why people say this other than their experiences, so that just might be enough to listen to. I'll read the reviews on them both to see if there is something going on with the D-Link Routers not lasting long. My D-Link Router of 2.5 years has gone bad, it's intermittently working. So I'm thinking, instead of fixing whats not broken I'll keep using my DSL Modem and just buy what went bad which was the Wireless Router, so I'll pass on that very nice unit that Jack.Sparrow was so kind to have found for me, it has the DSL Modem and Wireless Router all in one unit. I guess another plus in doing it that way would be I don't have to worry about a compatibility issues like people are saying I need to watch for cause I'll still have the same DSL modem.... thank you everybody, I'm going to try this and let you know how it worked out... Oh yeah! If you know of or have used them 2 in one units I'd like to know what one it was and how you liked it, and did your phone company issue that all in one DSL Modem and Wireless Router? thanks.... Last edited by joeeye; 09-15-2007 at 08:10 PM.

09-15-2007, 08:22 PM	#8 (permalink)
tosh9i TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,837 OS: Windows XP	Re: Question on Routers and Modems I recently upgraded my router as well. After doing lots of research, I decided that LINKSYS WRT54GL would be the best choice. It's received numerous awards. Also, it has plenty of positive reviews. Plus, it's been working perfectly. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833124190

09-15-2007, 08:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
joeeye I'll fix whats not broken Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Haven, CT. Posts: 262 OS: Windows XP Home My System	Re: Question on Routers and Modems Great, I'm going to go with a sure thing and get the same Router you are tosh9i.... Also to make note of was with my D-Link I was not able to set up the security feature so nobody else was able to get on line thru my Wireless Router. I followed the directions step by step, everything went well with setting it up, but the security feature did not work right, it locked me out as well as everybody else, so I was never able to figure it out. So my Internet signal was all ways open to others to use in the neighborhood.... :) I hope I don't have that problem with this Linksys It looks like my Mac should work with it because it makes a note about Mac security, plus my Mac I believe if I'm correct will not need a Wireless card because I think they have something like thast built into the motherboard, something like that?? not sure but with my new Mac Intel its all set up, I'm sure someone can help me learn more about that, thanks... Last edited by joeeye; 09-15-2007 at 08:42 PM.

09-15-2007, 08:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
joeeye I'll fix whats not broken Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Haven, CT. Posts: 262 OS: Windows XP Home My System	Re: Question on Routers and Modems Thank you very much tosh9i!!!! Really!! I'm buying it right now, and another one for a friend... :)

09-15-2007, 08:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
joeeye I'll fix whats not broken Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Haven, CT. Posts: 262 OS: Windows XP Home My System	Re: Question on Routers and Modems Hey tosh9i... Someone made note in the review on that Router you showed me that he wished it was the WHR-HP-G54 because it cheaper and get better range, so I'm yet to look at them both to see where are the differences, what do you think?? I ask then why did this guy wish it was the other and not just buy the other??? this is very odd?? unless I missed what he was saying... ?

09-15-2007, 09:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
tosh9i TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,837 OS: Windows XP	Re: Question on Routers and Modems http://www.linksysinfo.org/forums/sh...ad.php?t=48648

09-15-2007, 09:42 PM	#13 (permalink)
joeeye I'll fix whats not broken Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Haven, CT. Posts: 262 OS: Windows XP Home My System	Re: Question on Routers and Modems I read thru about 50 reviews on both units, the Buffalo looked to have problems with the stock Firmware, loading it, this and that, but everybody worked the problems and gave it a great rating, I don't understand why? Then I looked at the linksys reviews, they were much better in the areas that I say were key. I just didn't care for the reviews on the Buffalo, the reviews on the Linksys did look a lot better. You really need to know your stuff to get the Buffalo, so I'm sticking with the Linksys. thanks for that forum, its showing some good info too. Now that I'm learning more about Wireless Routers and firmware I'm wondering if I can do something like reload firmware to my D-Link 524? Maybe my old D-Link need to be software reloaded??? See I don't know anything about this stuff... :) lol... for all I know it has nothing of the sort like the Linksys does with fireware..