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<indicator name="Routers">[[File:menu-router.svg\|link=:Category:Routers\|30px\|Back up to the Routers Category]]</indicator> ==What would AAISP recommend as a router/Modem?== AAISP customers are free to use their own routers if they wish. This is a table of the routers/modems that AAISP sell, and their features. <center> \|- ! !ZyXEL VMG1312 ~~!Technicolor 582n~~ !DLINK 320B !ZyXEL P660R-D1 \|-align="center" \| \|[[Image:~~T582-small~~ZyXELvmg1312.png\|100px\|link=:Category:~~Router_TG582N~~ZyXEL_VMG1312]] \|[[File:~~DSL_320B_D1~~DSL 320B D1.png\|link=Router - DLINK 320B]] \|[[File:P660rd1.png\|link=Router - ZyXEL P660R-D1]] \|[[File:2700-small.png\|link=:Category:FireBrick]] \|- !Description \|!4 port, wifi, FTTC, ADSL, Bridge modem \|!PPPoE Bridge Modem, ADSL \|!Single port basic router, ADSL \|!4 port Ethernet Router/Firewall etc. \|- !Ideal for: \| Use with a your own PPPoE router/firewall Can do full 1500 byte MTU over PPPoE, which the ZyXEL can't in bridge mode \| Use with your own IP router Can be configured to be a bridge modem, but we'd suggest the Dlink \| Flexible and feature-packed router Advanced features such as 3G fallback, bonding etc. \|-▼ !Not so good points for: \|▼ There are a few minor [[VMG1312: Bugs\|bugs]] that we're aware of and working with ZyXEL to fix \| Don't use it for anything but a bridge! \| \| Steeper learning curve, as you'd probably expect from a router of this level (but A&A can help support) \|-align="center" !Configured by AAISP ''Sometimes an extra charge is applied'' \|-align="center" !ADSL/ADSL2+ \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] \|- !Use with your own PPPoE router (Bridge mode) ▲\| \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] ~~''We prefer the DLINK as a bridge''~~ ''We prefer the DLINK as a bridge due to MTU limitations (they drop packets above 1504 bytes)'' \| \|- !Native IPv6 \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] \|n/a (as used as a bridge) ▲\| \| \|[[File:tick.png\|center]] !Notes \| [[:Category:~~Router_TG582N~~ZyXEL VMG1312\|Wiki Category]] \| [[Router - DLINK 320B\|Wiki Page]] Or, maybe these typical scenarios will help you decide: ~~<center>~~ {\| class="wikitable" \|- !colspan=2\| Our Suggestion \|- \|!I'm a home user, wanting wifi and wired connections for ADSL or FTTC, or just needing a VSDL modem for my own PPPoE router: \|[[Image:~~T582-small~~ZyXELvmg1312.png\|100px\|link=:Category:ZyXEL_VMG1312]] \|'''ZyXEL VMG 1312''' ~~\|Technicolor 582n~~ \|- \|!I have my own routerboard or similar router with ADSL \|[[File:~~DSL_320B_D1~~DSL 320B D1.png]] \|'''DLINK DSL 320B.''' In bridge mode, your router can then talk PPPoE to it. \|- \|!I'd like to do bonding with ADSL/FTTC/FTTP \|[[File:2700-small.png]] \|'''FireBrick 2700''' ~~\|FireBrick 2500, and use a DLINK modem if you have ADSL lines. Or use a 2700 of you have faster lines and may want fallback to 3G.~~ Use alongside a DLINK modem if you have ADSL, or the ZyXEL 1312 if you have FTTC lines. \|} ~~</center>~~ You can always use your own equipment, that's fine too! [[Category:~~Internet~~Routers]] ~~[[Category:Router]]~~ ~~[[Category:Configuring]]~~ ~~[[Category:ADSL]]~~ ~~[[Category:FTTC]]~~