[BUGS] adsl2+ - where get/how get strated ??

[Trevor Roydhouse]

> re: ADSL2+ - I'm on Exetel.com.au - which is Optus repackaged. Their  
> service is great, as are their prices.

I have Exetel ADSL2 - but the resold PowerTel product (the resold Optus 
product requires telephone bundling which I'm loathe to do for any 
reason). Nothing but good things to say about Exetel (previously had 
ADSL1 8 Mbps and 1.5 Mbps with them).

I also have ADSL 1.5 Mbps with aaNet, a reasonable runner-up to Exetel.

> Currently I have D-Link, but I wouldn't recommend it for a  
> "semi-commerical" application (such as I suspect you envisage).

I two Billion 741GEs for ADSL1 which were rock solid and so upgraded to 
a Billion 7300 for ADSL2. Biggest mistake I ever made - it's 18 months 
later with numerous firmware up and downgrades and they still can't get 
it working reliably. Worse, bugs which I reported and were fixed in one 
firmware release then re-appeared in a later firmware release. After 
dealing with their engineers in Taiwan and local supplier for more than 
a year, I've now given it up as a waste of my time.

Instead, I'm now using a couple of $20 Siemens 4200s (bought off eBay in 
Optus "starter kits"). Remote syslog, comprehensive line diagnostics, 
and ADSL2 sync solid as a rock - I figured there was a reason why Optus 
and Telstra used them and I was right :)

> The concensus is "Cicso", which includes "Linksys" (subsidiary of  
> Cisco) for anything that really needs reliability.

Remember Cisco Systems bought LinkSys for the low end, and their ADSL 
kit is pretty low end ;)

Of course, these days, the Cisco stuff is not *that* expensive, but if 
you're not already familiar with their incredibly obtuse IOS, I'd give 
them a miss.

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Trevor Roydhouse                            Mob  : 0415-448-273
BJuris, LLB, LLM (UNSW)
System Developer
Australasian Legal Information Institute    Web  : www.austlii.edu.au