ADSL internet connections in New Zealand

Steve Barr | 15 Dec 2006 04:39

Re: Looking for a good ADSL Router.

I use 3Com Officeconnect routers most of the time.  They have a good feature 
set, built-in wireless, DHCP, VPN passthrough etc etc, are happy with Macs 
and are very stable.  4 ethernet ports and reasonable firewall.  They work 
well on marginal lines too which is a big plus. You can manage remotely via 
your browser no problems (not that you'll have to!) Around $120 + GST.

Cheers,

Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter" <prk206 <at> orcon.net.nz>
To: "ADSL List Post" <adsl <at> lists.unixathome.org>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 4:28 PM
Subject: [adsl] Looking for a good ADSL Router.

> Hi Folks,
>
> I have a family member (with her young children) returning to NZ and
> they are wishing to get an ADSL service for their new House. I have
> had ADSL myself for 6+ years, however as I have been employed in the
> NZ Networking industry for 30+ years, my implementation is very
> specific to my needs, and now I have been asked to provide a
> recommendation for quite a different set of requirements -
>
>  1. Anything that needs Windows or USB is OUT, this is a MAC OS X
> only family.
>  2. A recommendation for an ISP that is happy to support MAC (or
> non-Windows) users, who are at a fairly low level of computing
> knowledge. No-one in the house is computer literate past the most
> basic knowledge. Simplicity is key here.

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Steve Barr | 15 Dec 2006 05:02

Re: Looking for a good ADSL Router.

Oops sorry, just read the bit about 'no wireless'; however you can disable 
it and there are endless security options so not a problem.  There is also a 
model without wireless, but considering the advantages of not having to 
re-do cabling every time you have a house rearrangement of any description, 
I'd take the wireless option as a contingency every time. There are multiple 
levels of wireless security built in.

I put one of these in for a customer who is so far away from the Telecom 
exchange, that most routers won't connect.  The customer is not technically 
capable  (and has both Windows and Macs connected), but I haven't heard from 
them in 9 months and I know they would contact me if there was a problem.  I 
can't remember the last time I had to restart one of these because it was 
misbehaving. Contact me by email if you want any other info.

Cons: a bit more expensive than the Dynalink.

Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Barr" <steve.barr <at> xtra.co.nz>
To: "ADSL List Post" <adsl <at> lists.unixathome.org>
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [adsl] Looking for a good ADSL Router.

>I use 3Com Officeconnect routers most of the time.  They have a good 
>feature set, built-in wireless, DHCP, VPN passthrough etc etc, are happy 
>with Macs and are very stable.  4 ethernet ports and reasonable firewall. 
>They work well on marginal lines too which is a big plus. You can manage 
>remotely via your browser no problems (not that you'll have to!) Around 
>$120 + GST.
>

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