RTA1025W replacement

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quickymart

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#76171 29-Jan-2011 17:47

My RTA1025W has been ticking over quite well for several years now, but I'd like to replace it with a model that can support the n wireless standard. Only question is, which model has it been superseded by? I looked at the Dynalink website, and these were the closest I could find:

http://www.dynalink.co.nz/products/adsl/nb14wn

or

http://www.dynalink.co.nz/products/adsl/3g15wn

I can see they both support n, but do they support a/b/g too? (not too worried about a, to be honest).

Also - would my current RTA1025W configuration file be compatible with one of these? I have a whole heap of custom settings on my router, and it would be a major pain to have to enter them all again.

dontpanic42

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#432627 29-Jan-2011 18:23

TP-Link TD-W8960N ADSL2+ Modem/Router, Ethernet, 4xRJ-45 ports, 802.11a/b/g/n Wireless

It's not a Dynalink, but it seems to fit with what you want.
Re: configuration file.
I have no idea if it would be compatible with the TP link above, let alone any of the new Dynalink/Netcomm modems you linked.

You will probably just have to enter them manually.

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#432640 29-Jan-2011 18:49

Thanks for the link, but I'd prefer to stay with Dynalink. I guess I'm looking for owners of the above routers I suggested to get some feedback. Cheers anyway :)

dontpanic42

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#432645 29-Jan-2011 18:57

No problem. :)

Not trying to grill you at all, but is there any reason that you want to stay with Dynalink? Is it for the Broadcomm chipsets that they tend to use? If so, I think the TP-Link also uses a broadcomm chipset.

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#432702 29-Jan-2011 21:58

I tend to be very loyal to a brand, and if it's treated me well, I'd rather "reward" a manufacturer's quality product, as opposed to going somewhere else just because it's cheaper. My Dynalink has served me very well indeed, but times change and I want to be up to date (-ish) with a newer, faster wireless standard.

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#432711 29-Jan-2011 22:34

Fair enough :)

It looks like this is your only option in the Dynalink (sub-branded Netcomm?) realm
Dynalink NB6Plus4Wn ADSL2+ Modem/Router, Basic firewall, Ethernet, 4xRJ-45 ports, 802.11b/g/n Wireless

Check out this thread - http://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=49&topicid=74543&page_no=1
Cyril7, who is a very well respected member of geekzone
(and the winner of the very first geekzone award :) http://www.geekzone.co.nz/freitasm/7479 )
seems to recommend the TP-Link gear.

Personally I actually have a Dynalink RTA1320 running in half-bridge mode with a Linksys WRT54GL (running tomato).
Works very well, but that may be because I have a custom cooling fan on the RTA1320 running 24/7 ;)
It seems the Dynalinks run very hot.

I hope that helps.

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#432719 29-Jan-2011 22:43

The thing I found surprising about Dynalink back when I owned an RTA020 was that the firmware development seemed to be done locally, and I even got a response to a query from the actual development team.

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#432756 30-Jan-2011 09:49

The Netcomm NB6plusW is a Dynalink 1025W in a different shell. They even share identical firmware and when Dynalink branded firmware ceased for the 1025w, Netcomm branded firmware was able to be used.

The NB6PlusWn is indeed the natural replacement for the 1025W.
I've been very happy with mine right up till the latest firmware which is causing it to lockup after about a month of uptime. Prior to that, I had it running for over a year without a single issue.

Keep in mind that its only a 2.4GHz capable N router.

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#432785 30-Jan-2011 11:25

Thanks for that, I'll probably go for the NB6PlusWn - that's the info I was looking for :)

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#432788 30-Jan-2011 11:31

Skolink: The thing I found surprising about Dynalink back when I owned an RTA020 was that the firmware development seemed to be done locally, and I even got a response to a query from the actual development team.

Most likely just customizing the base firmware. Some DSE, Dynalink and TPLink models are very similar with only cosmetic differences in the casing and admin ui.