Hi,
For my Airtel ADSL broadband, I have been using a combo of Beetel 220BX modem and Linksys WRT54GS router (through Bridged mode) since past many years. Recently a thunderstorm lightning fried off my 220BX modem. Though I got myself a modem replacement, things haven't been same ever since. My WRT54GS router in bridged mode sometimes connects and sometimes doesn't (It just says PPPoe connecting but it never connects). In standalone mode (without bridging from router), the modem works fine, so I am guessing problem is with router only. Today router simply didn't connect no matter how many times I tried. I am guessing that when lighting struck, it damaged router too. I can't explain this behavior otherwise.
Anyway, I guess now its time to buy a new ADSL modem + router. Budget is felxible - expecting it to cost 5-6K. Main requirement is that wireless signals should be strong enough to work through 2-3 concrete walls spanning a distance of around 70-80 ft, both for G-band and N-band (My WRT54GS worked fine in same conditions).
Please advise!
For my Airtel ADSL broadband, I have been using a combo of Beetel 220BX modem and Linksys WRT54GS router (through Bridged mode) since past many years. Recently a thunderstorm lightning fried off my 220BX modem. Though I got myself a modem replacement, things haven't been same ever since. My WRT54GS router in bridged mode sometimes connects and sometimes doesn't (It just says PPPoe connecting but it never connects). In standalone mode (without bridging from router), the modem works fine, so I am guessing problem is with router only. Today router simply didn't connect no matter how many times I tried. I am guessing that when lighting struck, it damaged router too. I can't explain this behavior otherwise.
Anyway, I guess now its time to buy a new ADSL modem + router. Budget is felxible - expecting it to cost 5-6K. Main requirement is that wireless signals should be strong enough to work through 2-3 concrete walls spanning a distance of around 70-80 ft, both for G-band and N-band (My WRT54GS worked fine in same conditions).
Please advise!