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NETGEAR DG834 BT ADSL Firewall Modem/Router
5.0 41
£44.33
NETGEAR DG834 BT ADSL Firewall Modem/Router
Martin
Reviewed by . Review Posted 23/01/2004

Just installed yesterday. Took 10 mins to install. Router auto connected to BT broadband with only the userid and password. PC's connected to internet with no problems. Very impressed. Ordered this on Tuesday arrived at my door the next day exellent service from DABS.

  • Overall 5*
  • Ease of use 5*
  • Value for money 5*
 
Excellent! Excellent! and Excellent!
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 22/07/2005

BT 2mb - Dell Laptop + Toshiba Laptop + HP printer + Hp Scanner + HP Ipaq.
1. Dabs service was first class: ordered @ 5pm - received Next day!
2. Couldn't get it to work at first - Spoke to Technical support - answered call immediately - no waiting - talked me thru - now working perfectly. Tech support were excellent and operate 24 hours.

Haven't tried it with Printer & scanner yet - but everything else is great.

*Must buy

  • Overall 5*
  • Ease of use 4*
  • Value for money 5*
 
DG834 ADSL Router - Fantastic
Reviewed by J. Review Posted 25/01/2006

Just purchased this ADSL modem from Dabs (ordered at weekend, arrived following Tuesday...excellent service as usual from Dabs). It must be as a result of the updated firmware the modem has, but it was an absolute doddle to set up, taking about 5 mins to have up and running perfectly.I put my computer together myself and this was by far the easiest bit of kit to get up and running. The DG834 is far superior in every respect to my previous old BT Voyager modem. My ping times to game servers are far less and more consistent; file download speeds are also increased and again more consistent. The firewall blocks everything that is thrown at it, including 100% from the full test at Gibson Research site. In summary this is excellent value for money, VERY easy to install and functions extremely well.....and yes, I am delighted with it.

  • Overall 5*
  • Ease of use 5*
  • Value for money 5*
 
Must Buy
Reviewed by Jamie. Review Posted 11/03/2009

Excellent item. Set up in no time, auto configured. Network seems really secure according to GRC.com. Great service from dabs, very good price and delivered in a couple of days.

  • Overall 5*
  • Ease of use 5*
  • Value for money 5*
 
This router is more configurable than you think!
Reviewed by Henry Ford. Review Posted 08/03/2008

If you know a bit about linux this router can open up tons of routing/logging and filtering possibilities. By default the web interface only allows a port to be forwarded not redirected, but port redirection can be acheived by using iptables within the shell. The router can also be used to host a very small web site! Yea, it is lost when the router looses power but you can recreate it by pasting instructions into the shell. A brilliant router with tons of features even without shell access. The wireless is great also, however you can't separate the wlan from the lan and both networks share the same subnet and dhcp server.

  • Overall 5*
  • Ease of use 5*
  • Value for money 5*
 
Wish I had gotten one sooner
Reviewed by Tim. Review Posted 31/01/2008

Title says it all really, easy to install and use. If you are still using an old speedtouch modem chuck it and get one of these, you'll be glad you did.

  • Overall 5*
  • Ease of use 5*
  • Value for money 5*
 
Buy this router!!
Reviewed by Chris. Review Posted 20/12/2007

I bought this router/modem as my old one wouldn't work with Vista. This is as easy to install as loading the software from the CD, plugging everything in correctly and going through a quick setup process. I tested the firewall at GRC.com and it is as if my computer isn't connected. At this price you can't afford to miss out. Why go wireless if the phone socket is a few feet away?

  • Overall 5*
  • Ease of use 5*
  • Value for money 5*
 
All-Round Modem/Router Goodness!
Reviewed by Anonymous Review Posted 27/07/2006

It looks a bit like an expensive ladies purse, but if you can see past that (or like it) you will find a truly excellent marriage of first rate security technology with an ease of use that makes all that complex tech seem simple.

Took me next to no time to set-up and when I was done, I found that all my ports were "stealthed", making my PC appear not to exist on the internet, meaning that it would be virtually impossible for a hacker to compromise my network.

If you're in the market for a good quality ADSL/DSL modem router, the Netgear DG843 is the way-to-go for excellent tech, ease of use and excellent value.

  • Overall 5*
  • Ease of use 5*
  • Value for money 5*
 
Great modem
Reviewed by Angus. Review Posted 16/07/2007

This is a great modem/router/firewall that is easy to set up. The setup wizard detected my ISP's DSL connection information automatically and hey presto I was connected. It was a doddle to set up manually on my linux boxes too. However, I would like to pass on my experience with this modem. Initially, I could not get it to detect my BT DSL signal and I thought that the modem was defective. However, if you disconnect the ringer wire in your phone master socket (the wire that goes to connection 3) the modem works perfectly. Apparently, sometimes the ringer connection can interfere with the DSL signal. Don't worry about your phone not ringing because the asdl filter allows that to happen. This may not be a common problem, but the solution is easy enough. Again I would stress that the modem itself is a great buy and the fault was probably with my BT DSL signal.

  • Overall 5*
  • Ease of use 5*
  • Value for money 5*
 
Excelent bit of kit
Reviewed by Richard. Review Posted 03/09/2007

i bought this because the WIFI adapter i had for sharing broadband with my PS3 was a bit unreliable and slow and also wanted to use internet without having to have my PC up and running. i replaced a USB modem with this and boy can you tell the difference its so much faster. easy to set up about 20 mins in total self configuring for your ISP's settings very very good highly recomended.

  • Overall 5*
  • Ease of use 5*
  • Value for money 5*
 
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