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dragon123456789 · 16-09-10, 09:42 AM

hi,im thinking about getting a kv 780,been told i need a router, will any type of router do as i never used one before,any help please, thanks in advance.

Ernie_C · 16-09-10, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dragon123456789

hi,im thinking about getting a kv 780,been told i need a router, will any type of router do as i never used one before,any help please, thanks in advance.

These are the type of routers that Virgin Media are going to use on the KVs:

Routers available at Toolbox

blue nose · 16-09-10, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by dragon123456789

hi,im thinking about getting a kv 780,been told i need a router, will any type of router do as i never used one before,any help please, thanks in advance.

Get a netgear WGR 614 of ebay....

TheCoder · 16-09-10, 04:07 PM

If your thinking of using a VPN to protect yourself at some point then make sure you have a vpn compatible router. Something running (or capable of running) dd-wrt would be the best and cheapest option.

WRT54G type routers are popular as are quite a few others from the Linksys range. If you want dd-wrt though then you need to be very careful of the router version. You'll find ebay flooded with router versions that aren't capable of running this alternative firmware.

For the WRT54G steer clear of version 7 or any router that doesn't specify the version (or ask for clarification from the seller). I'd recommend a version 6 or earlier model.

lambo · 16-09-10, 04:15 PM

you can check to see if the router is able to run dd-wrt and which version of dd-wrt is reconmended for that model router at the router database Here

ronster · 16-09-10, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCoder

For the WRT54G steer clear of version 7 or any router that doesn't specify the version (or ask for clarification from the seller). I'd recommend a version 6 or earlier model.

Why steer clear of version 7 TheCoder?
Ive got 2 WRT54G routers, one with 2.2 and one with version 7 on,I currently have my VPN set up on the 2.2 version purely by chance.
Is the version 7 useless for VPN?

troops · 17-09-10, 10:05 AM

Anyone that has a dlink dir-615 D model or a wnr2000v2 from virginmedia can be flashed with dd wrt very easily.

The dlink is usually cheap on ebay.

lambo · 17-09-10, 03:36 PM

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Originally Posted by ronster

Why steer clear of version 7 TheCoder?
Ive got 2 WRT54G routers, one with 2.2 and one with version 7 on,I currently have my VPN set up on the 2.2 version purely by chance.
Is the version 7 useless for VPN?

If you check the router database it will tell you that Linksys WRT54G version 7 is not possible.

16-09-10, 09:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
dragon123456789 Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 36 Thanks: 68 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	router hi,im thinking about getting a kv 780,been told i need a router, will any type of router do as i never used one before,any help please, thanks in advance.

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TheCoder Underground Crew Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Undrground Posts: 2,149 Thanks: 15 Thanked 1,691 Times in 933 Posts	Re: router If your thinking of using a VPN to protect yourself at some point then make sure you have a vpn compatible router. Something running (or capable of running) dd-wrt would be the best and cheapest option. WRT54G type routers are popular as are quite a few others from the Linksys range. If you want dd-wrt though then you need to be very careful of the router version. You'll find ebay flooded with router versions that aren't capable of running this alternative firmware. For the WRT54G steer clear of version 7 or any router that doesn't specify the version (or ask for clarification from the seller). I'd recommend a version 6 or earlier model.

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lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: router you can check to see if the router is able to run dd-wrt and which version of dd-wrt is reconmended for that model router at the router database Here

17-09-10, 10:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
troops Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 16 Thanks: 2 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: router Anyone that has a dlink dir-615 D model or a wnr2000v2 from virginmedia can be flashed with dd wrt very easily. The dlink is usually cheap on ebay.

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