New router/modem

[E.S. Rosenberg]

There was a recent discussion on the list on the subject where the
general consensus was to use a good router of your choosing and a
simple Bezeq modem, like that you can quicly and easily get new
technology supported (whether new DSL/cable by switching the modem or
new WiFi/LAN technologies by switching the router) and if you choose
your router right you also get to use openwrt or something similar....

The above is similar to the unix philosophy that one program should
have one task, one device one task....

The listed support of the device is indeed ADSL 2/2+ which Bezeq tends
to call NGN, though they also call their 100M NGN which is definitely
not provided with ADSL2....

Good luck,
Eliyahu - אליהו

2015-05-02 23:02 GMT+03:00 Dov Grobgeld <dov.grobgeld at gmail.com>:
> I need some advice regarding a new router modem. My old Linksys WRT54G
> finally died on me, so I need to get a new router and I thought to replace
> it with a combined router/modem. I looked on the cheapo Edimax ar-7186WnA
> and on paper it seems to support almost everything I need. Things lacking
> seem to be selectable DDNS server, different input and output ports for
> portforwarding, but I realize that my always turned on raspberry pi 2 can
> fill in for what is missing. Of course I am also giving up the ability to
> put replacement firmware on the router, but in any case I was never doing
> anything "interesting" with it, and again if I need some fancy stuff, I
> guess that the raspberry can do it. I am currently using the "old" ADSL
> connection, as I have not yet updated to NGN, but  if I understand things
> correctly the 7186 supports Annex M needed for NGN, so I can always update.
>
> Did I miss something? Does someone have any experience with this
> modem/router or can you recommend something else?
>
> Thanks in advance!
> Dov
>
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