Hi,

I need to change my ADSL/router (Netgear DG834GT) that is not... really workin (POS). I'm losing connection about 10/h and it annoys me to no end.

I have tried my ADSL with another modem ( ) which worked fine.

What do you recommend me: To buy an all-in-one modem router or to buy separate?
all-in-one, I think I'm going for the

If I do it separately, I'll buy the D-Link 320T and get a , i think. I've heard good things about the Linksys, but I am unsure if it is better to have one modem/router or two have two different machines.

The setup is as follows: modem/router - split into one comp directly(this is the poker computer) and one AP(in another house that has two comps on it, wireless)

Any help will be appreciated.

I've never had a problem with linksys - or netgear for that matter. My current router is a linksys and my previous was a netgear. I rarely have issues with the linksys and I have 4 computers on the network with constant traffic (the irc channel bot is hosted on my home computer) and I don't think I've lost a connection or had to reboot it in probably 3-4 months. Only issues I've had in that time span, which were few, were issues with my ISP and would not have been avoidable no matter the hardware.

Personally, I don't mind the idea of combining the hardware - getting the all in one unit. Especially for a home setup it would be cheaper and easier to setup. You may end up with more capabilities if you have seperate units, but other than that, I don't see much else of a benefit. If you know what you are doing, a lot of the troubleshooting is the same no matter if it's 1 or 2 units and you don't have to worry about the connection between the modem and the router.

As for the issue of mixing hardware, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Other than the gay way that linksys does their connection stuff between their nics and the routers on windows computers using that easy connect crap, there really isn't much that should be manufacturer specific and they should all just need to communicate to each other using standard protocols.

I know that was kind of long winded and really didn't add a lot, but basically what I'm saying is, it's your call. There really isn't a good reason to have separate units, but could be nice if you want to keep them modular. Having separate modems and routers is nice if you foresee the possibility of switching one of them out. Get cable instead of ADSL for example.