Fascinated by the TP-links and agree wholeheartedly with the opinion on the Draytek Vigor 120. Currently using a Billion which I'd tried to replace with the Draytek, which turned into an unmitigated disaster. Any idea how much power the TP-links actually draw? James On 2 December 2014 at 20:47, Karl Auer <kauer@nullarbor.com.au> wrote:
Felt I really wanted this heard, too. I really like the TD-8817.
-------- Forwarded Message -------- On Fri, 2014-10-24 at 17:17 +1100, Mike Everest wrote:
Seeking recommendations for a good dsl modem that supports all of the typical dsl variants that also supports a decent pppoe passthrough bridge mode. No wireless, no multiple ethernet etc - just adsl port and 1 ethernet port is ideal :-D
Bang for buck, you can't go past the TP-Link TD-88xx models. I've used the 8816 and 8817 units. Someone here recommended the 8840 though I haven't used that one.
One ethernet port, support for ADSL everything, and they retain an accessible IP address even when in bridge mode which is very useful. They run relatively cool compared to a lot of other TP-Link stuff, but you do need to give them some space (which you should do for any electronics, really).
They come configured in bridge mode by default, which is handy if you don't want to configure anything (though I usually do - the access IP address and stuff, for example).
And they have a USB port. Just connect your laptop via USB and your laptop magically grows a new Ethernet port through which you can control the TP-Link unit - while it is in bridge mode, and without interrupting whatever else it is doing.
And all for $25 or so.
I really have to scratch to find a bad word to say about these. They do sometimes take a while to retrain.
I recently bought a couple of draytek vigor 120, and hope I don't upset anyone by describing it as a piece of crap.
My experience is that if you get a good one, it's very very good, but all too often you get a bad one and then it's very, very bad. I wouldn't buy another, though we have one in place that hasn't missed a single beat now for over two years.
Regards, K.
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