Expletive deleted Wi-Fi!!

[Cornish Jack]

And again, wi-fi problems.
HP 4600 XW workstation, 8Gb RAM, 64 bit etc., W7, blah, blah.
Option of two routers D-Link G624T or PlusNet issued Technicolour??
Panasonic Blu-Ray player to feed Panasonic TV, wired or Wi-Fi. D-Link works on either input but constantly drops out on Internet computer use. PlusNet is rock-steady on internet but fails to give internet on either wired or Wi-Fi for the Blu-Ray, inspite of showing excellent connectivity. Not the end of the world but does anyone have any suggestions as to why, please?
TIA

[Mike-Bracknell]

The short answer - both are sh1te and I would never EVER build a network with either.

[mixture]

The short answer - both are sh1te and I would never EVER build a network with either.

I concur with what that bloke from Bracknell said.

[Booglebox]

Firstly, as a fellow HP XW workstation owner, have a virtual fist-bump
I would put your PlusNet issued box into "modem mode" or "bridge mode" and plug it only into a proper router. Friends of mine swear by Mikrotik, and I've had good experiences with Zyxel Zywall and Draytek Vigor products.

[Cornish Jack]

Thanks chaps - for a while there I thought it might be the only zero reply thread on PPrune!!
Undoubtedly excellent assessments re. routers but we wrinklies generally have to make do with what we have. The query was really more about the 'why' rather than the 'how' ... probably wouldn't have understood the answer anyway.

[Saab Dastard]

Have you tried setting up the Panasonic Blu-Ray player with a fixed IP address rather than relying on DHCP?

Always use wired connection where available in preference to wireless.

SD

[Mike-Bracknell]

Originally Posted by Cornish Jack

Thanks chaps - for a while there I thought it might be the only zero reply thread on PPrune!!
Undoubtedly excellent assessments re. routers but we wrinklies generally have to make do with what we have. The query was really more about the 'why' rather than the 'how' ... probably wouldn't have understood the answer anyway.

Pull the other one - you wrinklies are generally the only ones with disposable income these days anyway

Anyhow, I would do what Booglebox suggested. However i'm both a ZyXel and Draytek reseller and whilst both are fine routers in their own right, i'm personally a big fan of the Shibby builds of Tomato (Tomato by Shibby » Alternatywne oprogramowamie na routery)

I'd therefore suggest you put the Technicolor device in modem mode (RFC2684 is usually what it's called) and go out and buy yourself an Asus RT-N16 router, download the latest Tomato release (plus download the Asus firmware updater) and convert the Asus router into a Tomato router. It's incredibly easy, and very powerful and reliable once you have it. Plus the routers can be had for about £60 (and if you want even more reliability, buy yourself a Draytek Vigor 120 modem to replace the Technicolor, as it comes pre-configured in RFC2684 mode so there's no buggering around with that).

[Cornish Jack]

Thanks SD - will have a look at 'how-tos' for that, although understanding how two similarly intentioned devices can act entirely oppositely would be nice!
M-B ... Ummm, yes, I think - but slightly OTT for being able to watch Youtube's aviation content on the big Panasonic screen rather than the pooter monitor.
Probably better to ignore Youtube and go and mangle metal on the Myford, once the house and workshop are rebuilt!