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 LavaJoePremium
join:2004-02-01
Denver, CO | reply to bigjoesmith
Re: DSL Modem Recommendation said by bigjoesmith:
The Cisco 678 was a nice modem for its time, but now it's dated, discontinued, lacking in modern features, and lately overpriced. If I was buying a modem, I wouldn't spend $75 on a Cisco (can you even get them for that price anymore?). There are better modems out there now.
It may be dated, but it still works very well, and it trains at full speed (1536/1024). I'd spend $100 for a 678 before I spent $60 for an ActionTec, given all of the flakeyness I've heard about. For me, reliability is of utmost importance. With the 678, configure it, hook it up, and forget it. I do have a static IP block, so I don't need any "features" in the modem - I just need it to connect and remain connected. I have a LinkSys WRT54G behind it that does wireless and NAT/firewall (also very stable).
Can you recommend other modems that have the same stability and are less dated? I wouldn't mind knowing of options. | |
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1 edit | The Actiontec would not be on my short list. Too flakey in my experience and the UI is horrible.
Stablility is a requirement. So are the standard feature sets. Beyond that, the most useful feature for most people would probably be support for UPnP. If you're going to use a NAT router on your DSL connection (and most Qwest.net users are), then UPnP support promises to help people out of the NAT-port mess (which most people don't have the knowledge or inclination to deal with). For those who want to eliminate NAT on the router, support for DHCP spoofing or PPTP relay would be a nice feature.
I'd look at the Thomson modems, i.e. the 530 or the 510v4. Or the Efficient Networks models (5600, etc.) or even the Zoom X5. | |
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