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[squirrelza]

Hi guys, sorry if this is the wrong place to put this. Anyways..

A friend of mine has a network with the following setup: D-Link DSL-2500U for ADSL, connected straight into a Telkom DG834GUv5 (locally rebadged Netgear) which has 2 PCs connected via cable, and 2 laptops via Wireless. A cable runs from the Telkom into a standard IPLink switch, which merely extends a cable into a D-Link DIR-615 running DD-WRT that has 2 computers connected, and shares wireless to a couple laptops.

At the moment the network is somewhat unstable, and recently the Telkom router has been giving serious problems, even after resetting to default. I want to try make the network a bit simpler and more stable. Firstly, I want to remove the IPLink switch, which merely extends the cable. Is an Ethernet Coupler what I need? Both cables are definitely under 100m combined (probably under 50m).

Now the big thing is a replacement for the Telkom (rebadged NetGear). Should I get another D-Link DIR-615 or is there a better solution? Their budget is between $40 and $60 US. Is it best to stick to the same brand, considering both devices are D-Link at present?

Any help would be appreciated!

[FurryNutz]

I would either swap out the TELKOM router for DSL-2500U, use it has your main host router. Or if you can, get a more recent DIR series model router, i.e. DIR-655 or 645 then bridge the DSL-2500 and let the DIR be the main host router and handle the PPPoE connection. Then connect the external network switch to it. Then I would turn the TELKOM router in to an AP and connect that and all other wired PCs and APs to the switch.

So it would look like this:
DSL line>DSL-2500 as host router and modem>External Switch><Wired PCs and APs to switch
or
DSL line>DSL-2500 bridged modem>DIR series router handling PPPoE>External Switch><Wired PCs and APs to switch

You can Review this and has information on some other alternatives for APs and turning routers in to APs:
Bridge Mode vs Relay vs Access Point (AP) / Routers vs Dedicated Acess Points (AP)

Let us know how it goes.