speedtouch 546 alternatives

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Hi
I havent had much joy with speedtouch stuff in the past and was thinking of finding an alternative to the SpeedTouch 546 that is being offered by Zen (the UK ISP)

Can anyone be kind enough to come up with some recommended alternatives to it?

thanks all

 

cheers for your reply
Got a new BT line put in, which will support up to 30 computers on an 8mb line, and this new router/modem will run to three hubs providing 3 subnets. There are a few 10/100 D-Link hubs to be used, so yes to the switch.
A second nic on the server w2k3 will supply a seperate wireless network on a 2nd IP , as it is my intention to let the wireless play unrestricted outside the domain.
Budget wise, the 546 is about £50 so not much more than that really.

 

its at work and we have about 30 computers

3 different areas i want to keep separate, ie language students, teachers and university students so locking stuff down , yes

Well the new line has 8 static IPs with it so I figured may as well give them a different IP , simply because I can ...

could do ... as expansion is a possibility with a new admin network in the distant future

thanks for your help so can you recommend any models based on the info?
(ps have some rep for the help )

 

Windows-wise it is a standard 2003 server running AD on a single domain with xp professional workstations.

I did think about an ISA option (with SBS 2003) but as an educational facility we get huge discounts on the standard server so it is looking like Group Policy is the way to head then for restricting access to shares and resources and other subnets(?)

In all honesty I thought about the netgear range too, I have that one you linked to at home , so £50 maybe is a bit cheap for business .. does it make a difference if it goes up to £200?

 

mmm yeh, fair point about the subnets.

Well, hopefully we should be getting the new server and workstations next week so we'll see how it goes.

Your suggestions have been invaluable and now I'm off to go and have a ponder .. thnx sparky