QUERY: Cable Modem to Wireless Router....

[andrewwan1980]

I recently joined NTL Broadband 2MB (http://home.ntl.com/) and they gave me a small Cable Modem (no brand name on it). I use Shareaza, eMule & BitComet to download my favourate Star Trek, etc. TV series. It seems fast, no restriction and no Firewall / NAT detection.

Now I want to buy a Wireless Router so that I can connect other PCs/laptops using wired & wireless ways. However there are so many Wireless Routers and not sure which to chose. A friend has a "ZyXel Prestige 660HW ADSL2+ Wireless Router" (http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=NW-016-ZY) and his Shareaza was so slow and restricted with messages of Firewall & NAT detected.

So am wondering what is the best Wireless Router that has the minimal Firewall/NAT restriction/hassle related to Shareaza, eMule or BitComet.

[puntoMX]

Welcome to the forums andrewwan1980 .

You posted in the Hardware forum but there is also a network forum.

But here are my 2 cents: Buy a Linksys or a DLink, those brands make good access points that are easy to setup with no restrictions on NAT or firewall settings.

Don’t put a router behind a router, which could give you problems with DHCP and other settings.