ADSL ethernet modem for long line
I live in a rural area in the UK and have ADSL broadband (not ADSL2), I am about 5km from the exchange and originally had problems with noisy line / dropping connections. I tried a Draytek 2600 and then a Netgear 834G both of which performed terribly and then was advised by my ISP (ZEN) to get a Speedtouch 585 v6. I bought one of these on ebay for £9.99 and it has been rock solid for years. I believe the success has been down to the Broadcomm chipset and sturdy design.
I am now planning an adsl modem connected in bridge mode to a home-build Pfsense or ClearOs router, I am initially testing Pfsense on a laptop (its impressive) and want to buy a suitable adsl modem or cheap router which I can use in bridge mode. My main objective here is to make full use of the web content and blacklist functions as I have children in the house. If the laptop proves successful then I will probably put together an Atom based homebuild.
Given my relatively poor line I am tending towards a Speedtouch 510 v6 (cheap to find on ebay) which has the Broadcomm 6348 chipset which works well here.
The other options I have considered are the Billion 7800N and the TP-Link 8960N both of which I believe also have the Broadcomm chips, its a shame to buy them just for the modem though.
I would prefer a purpose-made small ethernet modem rather than a gimped router. I am avoiding the Draytek 120 which, although well reviewed, is poor value and an Infineon chipset.
Does anyone know of a reasonably priced ethernet adsl modem with good noisy / long line performance?
Any other suggestions welcome.
Chunks
I live in a rural area in the UK and have ADSL broadband (not ADSL2), I am about 5km from the exchange and originally had problems with noisy line / dropping connections. I tried a Draytek 2600 and then a Netgear 834G both of which performed terribly and then was advised by my ISP (ZEN) to get a Speedtouch 585 v6. I bought one of these on ebay for £9.99 and it has been rock solid for years. I believe the success has been down to the Broadcomm chipset and sturdy design.
I am now planning an adsl modem connected in bridge mode to a home-build Pfsense or ClearOs router, I am initially testing Pfsense on a laptop (its impressive) and want to buy a suitable adsl modem or cheap router which I can use in bridge mode. My main objective here is to make full use of the web content and blacklist functions as I have children in the house. If the laptop proves successful then I will probably put together an Atom based homebuild.
Given my relatively poor line I am tending towards a Speedtouch 510 v6 (cheap to find on ebay) which has the Broadcomm 6348 chipset which works well here.
The other options I have considered are the Billion 7800N and the TP-Link 8960N both of which I believe also have the Broadcomm chips, its a shame to buy them just for the modem though.
I would prefer a purpose-made small ethernet modem rather than a gimped router. I am avoiding the Draytek 120 which, although well reviewed, is poor value and an Infineon chipset.
Does anyone know of a reasonably priced ethernet adsl modem with good noisy / long line performance?
Any other suggestions welcome.
Chunks
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