Suggestions for Replacement ADSL2+ Modem - NBN Supposedly Coming in April

CacheHunter on 05/02/2019 - 12:45

My 4+yo TP-link D9 died on the weekend - it won't sync to DSL and the relevant admin screens give errors although the local wifi network still works intermittently.
It's not ideal timing to replace the modem because HFC NBN is supposedly coming in April, although the delays and rescheduling means I'll believe it when I see it.

I was previously using the Guest network on the D9 to keep a RasPi with Hassio and IOT devices 'separate' from my main network. When I get around to it, I was planning on trying to isolate the IOT devices, but not the RasPi from teh rest of my network more effectively.

I need decent wifi strength/distance as I need to reach the garage where I've got a xiaomi hub and will be installing a wifi link to a POE switch to run some security cameras. Apart from the switch, I don't yet have a wifi receiver to connect the POE switch, so I'm open to considering a mesh setup if that's the best long-term value.

I have borrowed a technicolor tg789vac which is syncing DSL and providing basic wifi, but which has a clunky interface and is a PITA to configure wifi, fixed IPs, port forwards etc. I may be able to keep it semi-permanently if it is worth keeping.

Any suggestions greatly appreciated.

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Comments

  • Diji1 on 05/02/2019 - 14:31

    I'd get a second hand "modem version" of popular routers such as Asus RT68U or Netgear R7000 and then sell it when NBN arrives.

    You could possibly disable the modem and use the device you buy as your LAN router depending on how good the NBN equipment is but you can sell it at a small profit or loss in any case.

    eBay is where I'd look but there's other places as well.

    • trex on 05/02/2019 - 14:41

      Just to point out that RT68U and R7000 are routers, not modems. It should be DSL-AC68U and D7000.

      • Diji1 on 05/02/2019 - 17:16

        Yeah that's why I said modem version cuz I couldn't recall the model numbers.

  • rompastompa on 05/02/2019 - 14:38

    Have a read of one of the existing threads, such as this one.

  • trex on 05/02/2019 - 14:46

    You could invest in a router like RT-AC88U (to be used with HFC when it comes along) and a separate modem (2nd hand from Gumtree) to be paired with the router.

  • gtr33m on 05/02/2019 - 16:12

    Just keep the tg789vac. It's actually quite a capable piece of hardware, and with a little bit of mucking around you can get access through ssh, unlock more options, and even install Luci and most openwrt services.

    When you get HFC there will probably be a modem and a router separate, so you will probably be able to plug in your HFC modem to the Wan port on the the and keep all your settings.

  • [Deactivated] on 05/02/2019 - 18:26

    Pm me… If you can wait for postage, I'll send you my old ADSL2 router. It's a tp link c7.

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