One thing i miss from the 2wire....

psp83 · Jan 25, 2008, 00:11:05

As the subject says..

The one thing i miss from the 2wire router is the simple http://home insted of the IP.

Is there anyway to set one like this on a netgear dg834g router?

Simon · Jan 25, 2008, 00:13:45

I'd actually like to know how to set that up on the Netgear! Doesn't seem to work on mine at the moment.

Adam · Jan 25, 2008, 00:16:16

You can type in routerlogin.com instead of the IP.

Simon · Jan 25, 2008, 00:20:58

Oh yes! Cool!

psp83 · Jan 25, 2008, 00:39:34

Quote from: Adam on Jan 25, 2008, 00:16:16
You can type in routerlogin.com instead of the IP.

That takes me to the netgear website

Also, with the GT version you can telnet into the router and set the SNR

Quoteadslctl configure --snr <snrQ4>

Is this possible on the dg834g version? i know it will be a different command if you can as they are different chipset's.

Adam · Jan 25, 2008, 00:47:31

Quote from: psp83 on Jan 25, 2008, 00:39:34
That takes me to the netgear website

That's strange, are you using NAT? Or are you using any external DNS services? You need to be using your routers IP address as your DNS server address.

Try it without the www. and see what happens, it should either time out or present the login pop-up.

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Also, with the GT version you can telnet into the router and set the SNR
Is this possible on the dg834g version? i know it will be a different command if you can as they are different chipset's.

I don't think that is possible with the DG834G, though I may try it sometime tomorrow.

psp83 · Jan 25, 2008, 00:55:47

All router settings are default, except for a few rules that i setup to allow some stuff to be controlled from work.

So i guess NAT is enabled..
DNS settings is set to pick up IDnet's default ones.

I've not really looked around this router yet, but i'm about too hence the questions.

Its pre configed by andrew from IDnet aswell.

Adam · Jan 25, 2008, 01:08:54

I can't really test as I'm using OpenDNS, but I know for sure "routerlogin.com" works on my DG834Gv2 and v3 when OpenDNS is disabled. Rather odd that it doesn't work for you...

psp83 · Jan 25, 2008, 01:12:18

oh well..

i'm thinking off getting the GT version to mess around with.

have you used this one?

Adam · Jan 25, 2008, 01:19:25

I haven't used a DG834GT before as I don't like any of this "Super-G" stuff as it generally means you need to buy their cards, and I'm not a fan of vendor lock-ins. I've been looking at the DG834N though, which seems to also be a good product. My only gripe is that the 802.11n standard is still a draft, and I don't want to pay £80 for something that might be useless 12months down the line.

psp83 · Jan 25, 2008, 01:24:00

I have a DG834PN and wireless is rubbish on that.. i get much better wireless on the basic DG834G router.

I'm always looking for new toys to mess around with

I got told i couldn't use the PN version as a wireless access point and a switch, proved that wrong

Adam · Jan 25, 2008, 01:29:51

Quote from: psp83 on Jan 25, 2008, 01:24:00
I have a DG834PN and wireless is rubbish on that.. i get much better wireless on the basic DG834G router.

That's 802.11g but RangeMax, right?

Quote from: psp83 on Jan 25, 2008, 01:24:00
I'm always looking for new toys to mess around with

Likewise, I always like something new to mess around with.

Quote from: psp83 on Jan 25, 2008, 01:24:00
I got told i couldn't use the PN version as a wireless access point and a switch, proved that wrong

I think most of the DG834 series has a hidden "bridge" mode, though I've never tried it. I use a ST585v6 in bridge mode as an extender though.

psp83 · Jan 25, 2008, 01:37:25

Yeh it is rangemax, nothing max about the range thou lol.

From where the DG834G is now, i get 5 out of 5 on wireless with my laptop..
Same place but with the PN version, i would online get about 2, maybe 3 out of 5 and thats trying different channels.

I dont like extenders thou, most reduce the speed

Adam · Jan 25, 2008, 01:41:13

Quote from: psp83 on Jan 25, 2008, 01:37:25
Yeh it is rangemax, nothing max about the range thou lol.

From where the DG834G is now, i get 5 out of 5 on wireless with my laptop..
Same place but with the PN version, i would online get about 2, maybe 3 out of 5 and thats trying different channels.

To be honest I think the whole RangeMax series looked like a quick hack together and marketing ploy from Netgear. They are now using the RangeMax brand for the N-series routers, though 802.11n should have better coverage.

Quote from: psp83 on Jan 25, 2008, 01:37:25
I dont like extenders thou, most reduce the speed

I've found the same, that's why I set the ST585v6 router up as a bridge and connected it with some Cat5.

psp83 · Jan 25, 2008, 09:57:17

Quote from: Adam on Jan 25, 2008, 00:47:31
I don't think that is possible with the DG834G, though I may try it sometime tomorrow.

Let me know if you get anywhere with this.

Quote from: Adam on Jan 25, 2008, 01:41:13
To be honest I think the whole RangeMax series looked like a quick hack together and marketing ploy from Netgear. They are now using the RangeMax brand for the N-series routers, though 802.11n should have better coverage.

I've found the same, that's why I set the ST585v6 router up as a bridge and connected it with some Cat5.

The whole router feels like a big hack

Its alot bigger than most DG834's, has annoying blue flashing lights ontop and they have a mind of there own, Mine was turnt off, but they came on when they wanted too. Poor wireless. Doesn't hold the line aswell as the basic DG834's. Wireless encryption is bad on them, I could go on and on but i will stop there

The best thing about it thou, i have a £100 doorstop