NETGEAR DG834G 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Firewall Wireless router

NETGEAR DG834G 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Firewall - Broadband is becoming more and more common place. More and more household have more than one computer. This leads to a common problem, only one computer can be (...) See more See less

connected to the internet at one time. This problem can be made much worse if one of the computers is a PC. The Netgear DG834G solves this problem and provides more features you probably didn't know you needed. The DG834 connects to an ADSL broadband connection, the sort supplied by BT and Pipex. Once this stylish silver box is powered up and connected to the ADSL line it will share the internet with any type of computer connected to it whether is runs OS X, 9, Linux or even Windows. Setting up the Netgear DG834G Networking can be a bit of a black art, messy configuration files and mystical commands. Not so with this product. Setup is all done through your web browser and comes with a simple to follow wizard that takes all necessary details to get up and running. Setup is literally a 5 minute job. The DG834G also comes with DHCP, this stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. DHCP automatically configures any computer that connects to it. Once setup this means that you can bring your computer back from the office it will connect to the internet without messy configurations. Wireless The DG834 has Wi-Fi capability also known as 802.11x, the letter at the end denote different speeds. This one supports 802.11g which operates at the highest current Wi-Fi speed of 54mbps which is up to 5 times faster than the first generation of Wi-Fi. What this really means is you can connect to the internet anywhere in your house. The range depends on what the signal must travel through. If you have very thick walls range may be limited, but even in the worst case you should be able to get 100m range. Firewall It comes with a built in firewall, which once properly configured will protect all of the computers connected to it from attack. True Firewall using Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) and Intrusion Control features Denial of Service protection. LAN Networking If you (Description excerpted from: Applemac)