Zoom ADSL X6 modem router

My previous ADSL modem failed (Possibly lightening strike)!
I had no means to get to this list to find a recommended modem, specifically for iChat which I use every day. I went to my local PC World because it was the only place I knew I would get a choice at that time of night, and the only ADSL modem router which mentioned Mac OSX on the box was a Zoom ADSL X6 modem, quite low cost. So I bought one - and it works out of the box.
BUT - it doesn't talk to Safari (3.0 beta). The first page will not load fully, so I had to use Camino.
There is an issue with filling in the ISP details, where the details for the log in to the modem front page gets entered into the ISP log in details. They are different and it takes some work to keep them separate.
Also the Zoom.com company pages do not load correctly in Safari 3 - they are missing the top menu bar so you cannot navigate the site.
Andrew

Hi
Some router/modem's have touble with safari(2 & 3).
They seem to work better with Internet explorer.
I would have liked you to have got a Netgear DG834.
Tony

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Hajenius wrote:
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The better alternative is to pay for your own connection. Then you are completely free of the possibility of others in the bullding seeing your connection. (as long as you secure the wireless).
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1. I’m writing from a rural town in Southern Nepal, very close to India. I’m planning to create a new WI-FI network at a small monastery here. Ideally, we will have two parallel wireless networks: the first network produced by an ADSL router/modem and a second network produced by another router in “repeater” mode.
2. Earlier, someone suggested that, when I post a question, I should provide as many details as possible about the situation here. Forgive me if there is “too much information”. I have to make a trip to the US to buy new networking equipment, so I very much want to get this right. Once I return here, I’ll be pretty much stuck with whatever I get in the US.
3. The future routers will live next to each other in an office and could be linked by a cable (if this is the best route to go). We do not wish to “expand” the network (in the sense of making a larger WI-FI network), but rather wish to simply have two networks, hence one ADSL router/modem and one router with the “repeater” function (out-of-the-box without any jerry rigging). Both WI-FI signals need to travel approximately 100 (largely unobstructed) feet.
4. If my dreams come true, the second router would be an Apple Airport Extreme (AX). An Apple router would be ideal because my experience with Apple routers is happy: they are easy to set up, reliable, and secure. Moreover, we use Apple computers and iOS devices here (and the new AX has the “ac” thing which will be preferable as we replace old machines with new ones).
5. Yet, from reading posts and having my prior questions answered on this website, it may be that with an ADSL modem/router, all the ease and happiness of the Apple ecosystem is lost: while Apple routers seem to connect with each other easily, problems appear to arise when users try to inter-marry our non-Apple products with Apples.
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Connection Type: PPPoE
Currently, the router is configured to use WPA-PSK security.
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DSL Synchronization: UP
G.DMT Signal: UP
PVC Connection: UP
PPPoE Service: UP
PPP Authentication: UP
IP Connection: UP
DNS Communication: UP
9. The ISP (Nepal Telecom) doesn’t supply a modem/router; however, they do have a list of (at times ancient) hardware and hardware vendors:
http://www.ntc.net.np/internet/adsl/adsl_vendersConf.php
10. Concerning what equipment is available here, what I have observed is that generally the ADSL modem/routers for sale locally, and in the far-away capital Kathmandu, and in nearby India are often also available in the United States, but they are the cheaper, older models. I will have to buy the new equipment in the US this year. At a different institution nearby, they are using the TP-Link modem/router td-w89016 which they purchased locally, I believe.
11. Based in part on LaPastenague’s earlier advice, I want to buy the TP-LINK TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (2.4GHz 300Mbps+5Ghz 300Mbps, IPv6 Compatible). This appears to be the most popular ADSL device on Amazon now.
Will this modem/router work EASILY with the Airport Extreme in the manner I’ve described? That is, connecting the two with a cable and creating two WI-FI networks.
12. Also, is it generally correct that the best way to connect them is with an Ethernet cable: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23759755#23759755
13. In fact, does connecting them with a cable help alleviate some of the problems that can occur between the Apple device and the ADSL modem/router?
14. If this will work, what “mode” will the AX device be in (again, in order to have two separate networks with separate passwords)? I have heard of the “repeater”, “roaming” , and “bridge” modes.
15. Are there two levels of passwords which need to be considered? Of course, there is the network and network passwords which we create here and which will be different. But, does the Apple also have to have the ISP password like the principle ADSL modem/router?
16. To set this up, what information do I need from the ISP (e.g., passwords, IPs…)?
I think there are a lot of good reasons to use an AX router. Of course, if it is just going to be very cumbersome then, we would be loosing one of the best parts of using Apple products. So, whoever feels knowledgeable enough to reply to this post, please be sincere if you think it is better to avoid the Apple. Apple can rest assured that I will buy other things from them!
In that case, I’d likely buy a second TP-Link device to create a second network:
TL-Wa801NP [AP Mode Multi-SSID Mode AP Client Mode Repeater Mode (WDS / Universal) AP+ Bridge mode (point-to-point / point to Multi-point)].
Thank you in advance. Long live Apple!
Message was edited by: Jess1911

I am not sure if there are different interfaces but my 2wire does an excellent job with line info.
I get into this from browser.. using main IP.. in my case 10.0.0.138/MDC
In your case it should be whatever the IP of the 2wire is, followed by /mdc
Give it a try.
As you can see it shows vendor and loads of info about the line.
I rate it the best domestic modem for line info.
A good modem actually albeit a lousy router.
MDC is the diagnostics and Management Console.
3. The future routers will live next to each other in an office and could be linked by a cable (if this is the best route to go). We do not wish to “expand” the network (in the sense of making a larger WI-FI network), but rather wish to simply have two networks, hence one ADSL router/modem and one router with the “repeater” function (out-of-the-box without any jerry rigging). Both WI-FI signals need to travel approximately 100 (largely unobstructed) feet.
You are not repeating.. you are simply setting up two routers which are interconnected, so one is dependent on the other.. ie one is your adsl modem router and that will take the main router function. Your second router is really not working as a router, but as wireless access point (and switch if you plug things in).
That is perfectly fine. You are not roaming in this case since both routers are running different wireless names and networks.. but they are actually using same IP range.. all devices are on the one IP network with two different wireless access points.
4. If my dreams come true, the second router would be an Apple Airport Extreme (AX).
Apple router is fine for this. Easy to configure out of the box.
5. Yet, from reading posts and having my prior questions answered on this website, it may be that with an ADSL modem/router, all the ease and happiness of the Apple ecosystem is lost: while Apple routers seem to connect with each other easily, problems appear to arise when users try to inter-marry our non-Apple products with Apples.
The problem arises when you try and interconnect using wireless extend or repeater.. you are not using wireless to extend, you are using ethernet. Wired has no issues.
11. Based in part on LaPastenague’s earlier advice, I want to buy the TP-LINK TD-W8980 N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router (2.4GHz 300Mbps+5Ghz 300Mbps, IPv6 Compatible). This appears to be the most popular ADSL device on Amazon now.
Will this modem/router work EASILY with the Airport Extreme in the manner I’ve described? That is, connecting the two with a cable and creating two WI-FI networks.
It is a good choice.. It should be fine considering how poor your line is.. this modem is proving to have a couple of bugs.. it does not handle torrents well but I would suggest your system is not being used for that purpose. It has some port forwarding issues. Again you are probably not going to overload it.
12. Also, is it generally correct that the best way to connect them is with an Ethernet cable: https://discussions.apple.com/message/23759755#23759755
Absolutely best.. only decent method.
14. If this will work, what “mode” will the AX device be in (again, in order to have two separate networks with separate passwords)? I have heard of the “repeater”, “roaming” , and “bridge” modes.
Bridge. Although if it gives issues there is another method, although rather complex to setup.. not something to worry about now.
15. Are there two levels of passwords which need to be considered? Of course, there is the network and network passwords which we create here and which will be different. But, does the Apple also have to have the ISP password like the principle ADSL modem/router?
Only the adsl modem has the ISP authentication.. it is the box that does the link. The TC just piggy backs.
The passwords on the TC are for its Admin, wireless and disk access.
16. To set this up, what information do I need from the ISP (e.g., passwords, IPs…)?
For ADSL you must have the PPPoE authentication username and password.
So, whoever feels knowledgeable enough to reply to this post, please be sincere if you think it is better to avoid the Apple.
hmmm.. I am biased because I see the issues not all the good stories..
The latest airport and Time Capsule seem to have a few pretty severe bugs.. if they happen to hit you, they are extremely hard to fix if you are in the middle of Nepal. And Apple service centre is a long long way away.
I cannot answer your question from the point of view of a person on the ground in remote area. If the economics of the purchase works for you, great. Go for it.
In terms of wireless coverage.. the Asus AC models or Netgear R7000 kill the Apple. Sorry but it is just fact.
See reviews here.
http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/lanwan/router-charts/bar/113-5-ghz-dn-c
That is average.. if you look at the apple router in the worst location by changing the filters, it comes out worse again.
I cannot post the URL to our local forum here.. (apple doesn't allow it). But in testing with apple clients the asus still beat Apple router soundly.
Pure wireless range is not the only consideration.. but in a mixed environment and since the wireless on the 8980N is not too bad.. then buy Apple router for apple client devices makes good sense.
Maybe the older Gen5.. or two of them.. would do a better job.. with a bit more tested and known hardware.
One thing you do need to check.
Routers from every other brand allow you to select country. Any country from anywhere in the world. Apple routers do not.
If you buy an airport in North America it is coded to North America and offers just a few countries.. USA, Canada I suppose.. what else is North America??
You cannot change it to Nepal.
To get the one for Nepal you must buy the model that covers, South Asia I guess.. I am not sure which it is.
See what the license information is for wifi in Nepal as it might be very different to US and therefore illegal for you to run it in Nepal.
If only the whole world would just bow to America.. we could all follow the FCC regs..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_WLAN_channels
This only applies to the Apple.. the TP-Link etc allows you to choose Nepal or correct country regulations for wifi.
Buying modems has one tricky bit.. that the actual adsl ATM channel is different in different parts of the world. No modem is usually impossible to setup but some can be difficult if it is pre-configured for US.. this is easy to overcome generally as you can download a firmware for another locality, so you can have local settings.

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Forget it and.. SORRY.. (If a moderator can delete this thread..please do it..) I found the right answer in this thread :
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I have been reading this forum's topics thoroughly over the past few days - very helpful advice from some of the top posters.
However, I have a very basic question which is beginning to make me tear my hair out - how do I give the external NIC a public IP address that's completely visible over the internet but that will still allow communication with my router/modem.
Last week we decided to update our old G4 running OS X Server 10.3.8 to a brand new XServe. Our needs are very basic and the old server ran afp, nat, mail, firewall and vpn for a small workgroup of about 10 designers. Our ISP gave us a range of static public IP addresses of which we only used one for both our router address and mail (over smtp). ISP handles external DNS and sorted the MX records for this. A zoom modem/router was configured in half bridge mode to transparently send this IP address 83.xxx.89 to the OS X server via DHCP. Therefore external NIC was set up as DHCP and internal NIC was set up with local address 192.168.0.1. Because the 89 external address was also our mailgate address - mailgate.mydomain.com - our ISP could send down our mail, mobile users could log on via VPN, workers on the lan could browse the web and use afp etc. In other words, if worked perfectly for our small setup and was steady as a rock for about 3-4 years. I have noted comments about the lack of a hardware firewall - we are relying totally on Apple's firewall in OSX server but I am comfortable with this for my small workgroup.
When we came to install the XServe in a similar fashion the external NIC would only pick up the external public IP address for about two minutes. After this it would drop and pick up a self assigned IP address - obviously all connection to the internet would be lost and the primary address would become 192.168.0.1 because the internal NIC would move up in rank. After talking to Apple support for a literally a couple of hours they seemed to draw a blank but suggested that I must change the external NIC to manual to stop it being overridden. I must also set up LOM correctly. Fair enough, I'm willing to try this and have now got my ISP to send our mail down to a different mailgate - 83.xxx.90. Therefore we have one public IP for the router and another for the mailserver (that happens to be doing a few other services too). Domain names for these are mailgate.mydomain.com and mailgate2.mydomain.com - in fact the original address will still act as a mailserver with a slightly higher priority because I want the option of switching back to my G4 until all this is resolved and don't want two new setups on my hands! Once the Xserve is setup the old server will no longer function.
However, all the modems I have tried will only communicate with internal IP addresses on the LAN. Even the dmz instructions say I should configure with an internal IP address - is this correct? Turning off DHCP server and NAT on these devices doesn't seem to help either (I assumed this would be the answer but no). Can someone tell me where I am going wrong? I can't find anyone else asking about this so I can only assume that I have overlooked something really simple.
Ideally I would like to keep the new two address setup but I am quite happy to go back to the single setup with the router in half bridge mode if the Xserve will hang on to it reliably.
My set up is:
Router:
WAN static 83.xxx.89 subnet 255.255.255.248
LAN 192.168.1.1 subnet 255.255.255.0 (don't really understand where this fits in).
NAT off, DCHP off
Xserve
external NIC
WAN static 83.xxx.90 subnet 255.255.255.248, router 83.xxx.89 or 192.168.1.1 (tried both and tried matching both subnets)
internal NIC
LAN 192.168.0.1 subnet 255.255.255.0
LOM (guessing here a bit because manual is awful)
WAN static 83.xxx.91, subnet 255.255.255.248 (channel 1)
LAN 192.168.0.50, subnet 255.255.255.0
DNS on XServe will be setup up so that mailgate2.mydomain.com resolves to the internal 192.168.0.1 address. External DNS handled by ISP. Reading previous posts this seems correct.
Router/modems are Belkin F5D9630uk4 (hopeless, support tell me it won't take a static WAN address so it's going back), Voyager 205 (seems quite configurable but won't let anything through if NAT is disabled), Zoom X5 (older 4 year model currently working succesfully in half bridge mode for my older setup - however only new models will work in full bridge mode which could be what I am looking for??)
The realise the above modems/routers are more consumer models so I am willing to buy a more configurable expensive pro modem or router if this is what's needed. I stress though that I would like the Xserve to be acting as the firewall and NAT etc and don't really fancy having to have to forward loads of ports etc.
Thanks for taking the time to read this through, I thought more detail would be helpful. I am also prepared to employ a professional to set this up for me but they (Apple knowledgeable) are rather thin on the ground in Glos UK. We did get a company in four years ago to set up the old server and they gave up after three weeks (a friend and I managed to crack it the following weekend - probably just lucky!).
Any help would be really appreciated - what we're trying to do must be pretty common?
17 G4 Laptop Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Now solved - bought myself a more professional router that has more user features and all has become clear. Router is Draytek 2800 which seems like a good piece of kit. I think that there are various ways of achieving what I wanted to do (I suspected this all along) but I chose to set up a 'second public lan subnet' in Draytek speak. See here for more:
http://www.draytek.co.uk/support/kbvigor2ndsubnet.html
Thanks to those that posted.

Jumping gun? Netgear N300 Wireless ADSL2+ modem/router

Hi,
I'm probably jumping the gun here but I've got a Verizon Actiontec GT704WG modem/router and have been disapointed in the last few months by spotty wireless and internet connectivity when nothing else in my house has changed. In addition, I need to make a non-network-ready external HD a network drive so either have to have a NAS adapter (incredibly difficult to find at a local store) and I'm awaiting information on whether or not I have to format (again) my already FAT32 file system drive for an adapter to recognize the drive or whether or not the adapter will work without re-formatting my drive. The work around is the Netgear N300 Wireless ADSL2+ modem router because it will allow me to attach the non-network ready drive without an additional NAS adapter.
However, after reading all the problems that people have with third-party modem/routers and Verizon DSL I'm a little concerned about trying to hook this up as a solution. So I have some questions:
1. Do I have to put the Actiontec GT704WG into bridge mode as Verizon recommends or can I get rid of the Actiontec altogether and just use the new modem/router?
2. I have no idea if I have ADSL+ service with Verizon. Assume I can call and find out or get the info from my account page. But if I do not have that service, will the new modem/router work with basic ADSL service that Verizon provides (ok, that's my really dumb question)?
3. If it's better to just stick with the Verizon modem/router and get a NAS adapter does anyone have a recommendation on a reasonably priced adapter? I don't want a NAS enclosure as I'm not really interested in breaking my external drive and removing the guts so I'd prefer a stand-alone adapter.
4. If I can get rid of the Actiontec altogether, can someone provide some assistance for the proper settings to get me setup without too much fiddling? I'm so sick of spending hours trying to troubleshoot computer issues!
I have an older PC wired into the Actiontec, a network printer attached to the Actiontec, and am running windows XP pro on the PC and have a laptop that is running windows 7. Evil Empire Microsoft has made the lovely choice to make it difficult sometimes for the two OS to communicate and I'm tired of leaving the PC on all the time so that I can use my external drive (if Win7 cooperates) as a network drive through the PC. I'd rather have it as a real network drive operating independently of the PC and point my iTunes, word processing, and database programs to the network drive rather than trying to get them to run through the PC into the external drive.
I wish Verizon would offer more choices on modem/routers, especially ones that offer you the option to add a usb storage device as a network asset!
Thanks for any help! I know I'm jumping the gun a bit, but I'd like to return the new modem/router ASAP if it's not going to do what I need without tons of hassle.
Solved!
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Since the Netgear you have is a DSL modem, there is no need to use the ActionTec. Disconnect it from the line and keep it around as a spare modem should you ever need it for troubleshooting purposes. Also, even though the modem you are buying is marketed as an ADSL2+ modem, the technology is specced to be backwards compatible with traditional ADSL. The ActionTec you currently have is an ADSL2+ modem itself, so that should back up that statement enough. The only thing you need to make sure you verify before switching the ActionTec out for the Netgear is what authentication mode the ActionTec is using. This can be set to either PPPoE or DHCP (shows as Routed Bridge mode) and should show up on the main status page when you visit the ActionTec's web inteface. If you're using PPPoE, you should have no issues getting the Netgear to work. If you're using DHCP, you will need to either close the MAC address of the ActionTec into the Netgear, or leave the modem overnight before you are able to obtain an IP address.
Otherwise the Netgear depends on how you decide to set it up. If you set it up through the Web Interface (http://192.168.1.1/ for Netgears, normally), you need to make sure the DSL Virtual Circuit is set to use 0/35, VPI of 0, VCI of 35. The modem should auto-detect this on first boot. Additionally, if you're using PPPoE you'd need to use your Verizon Username and Password to connect the modem. If you set it up using the Setup CD, it should do all of that heavy lifting.
ReadySHARE (what you're looking to set up with the External Hard Drive) uses the same Windows File and Sharing setup, however it does it using Samba shares, FTP and HTTP since the router runs Linux. The reliability you see might remain the same, but I suppose it's one of those things you need to wait and see how it works once the router is set up. Just remember, the speeds to the drive will not be as fast as going through a PC with better hardware under the hood.
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