router & 10mb

bobna · 16-04-2006, 20:04

hi guys just a quick question will this router work with ntl's 10 mb connection, having to replace my ageing befsr41 which cannot handle the new speeds http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/852034
many thanks

bobna

16-04-2006, 20:29

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Originally Posted by bobna

hi guys just a quick question will this router work with ntl's 10 mb connection, having to replace my ageing befsr41 which cannot handle the new speeds http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/852034
many thanks

bobna

Hold on there big guy. I use a Linksys BEFSR41 and my 10meg works flawlessly. I am running v3 with the latest firmware. 1.5 on the router. What version is your router and what firmware are you running.

Also note, its most of the older modems and stb's that can not handle the 10meg speeds.

opelfruitcase · 16-04-2006, 20:40

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Originally Posted by Slyder

Hold on there big guy. I use a Linksys BEFSR41 and my 10meg works flawlessly. I am running v3 with the latest firmware. 1.5 on the router.

Same version, same firmware version, and I'll second that. Bob, let us know the version details of your router, what cable modem/stb you have (as Slyder mentioned). Its unlikely to be the router thats preventing you getting full 10Mb.

mmm · 16-04-2006, 23:37

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Originally Posted by opelfruitcase

Same version, same firmware version, and I'll second that. Bob, let us know the version details of your router, what cable modem/stb you have (as Slyder mentioned). Its unlikely to be the router thats preventing you getting full 10Mb.

The V1 and V2 BEFSR41 only had 10Mbps half duplex WAN ports and the internal processor/latest firmware seems only capable of 5Mbps on this port. I'm sure my V2 purchased in 2001 wasn't a brand new model at the time - they were not designed for todays 10Mbps service!

And yes the WRT54GS works fine with NTL, but the latest V5 are not as good earlier versions which run Linux which allows 3rd part firmware with extr afeatures to be used.

SnoopZ · 16-04-2006, 23:41

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Originally Posted by bobna

hi guys just a quick question will this router work with ntl's 10 mb connection, having to replace my ageing befsr41 which cannot handle the new speeds http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/product/seo/852034
many thanks

bobna

Yes the Linksys WRT54GSUK will work fine. That's the exact deal i got from Pcworld a few months ago. The version i got from Pcworld was version 4 so hopefully they will still be selling that one as it means you are able to install hacked firmware if you wish too.

bobna · 17-04-2006, 18:53

i do have the version 1 of the befsr41, running through a sacm
thanks guys will have to get one and change the firmware if it a version 5

SnoopZ · 17-04-2006, 20:25

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Originally Posted by bobna

i do have the version 1 of the befsr41, running through a sacm
thanks guys will have to get one and change the firmware if it a version 5

You can't change the firmware of the WRT54GS 'IF' it's a version 5 of the router and you really don't need to unless you want to add extra features. It will work perfectly fine.

flashyphotos · 19-04-2006, 19:18

The Ones in PCWorld on the current offer of ÃƒÆ’Ã¢â‚¬Å¡Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£49.99 with a free USB adaptor (Or free PCI adaptor if you kick up a fuss!) are Version 5.1 so no good for hacked firmware, but still a damn good deal for the price

Cheers

Richard

SnoopZ · 20-04-2006, 23:17

According to THIS site the WRT54G v5 and WRT54GS v5 are now hackable.