I have an internet connection coming into our business and we have a range of issues with it dropping/going slow.
The provider is claiming the line is fine and we are getting the 15mb speed we are promised.
I currently have a Draytek 2830N set as our gateway (10.0.0.10) and a Windows 2008 Server as DNS (10.0.0.1)
My ISP has recommended I use a small Netgear N150 to replace the Draytek (which seems very silly) and to set it up as a modem going straight into the server.
Will this really improve my internet & Is this a genuine preferred network setup?
How would i actually configure my server to have a "modem" for internet rather than using the router as a gateway?
Regards
James
I always recommend my customers getting a backup-line if they can afford it, of course, you'll need a router that has 2 WAN connections, which your Draytek has if I'm not mistaking.
This way you'll be sure to almost always be online... The problem with ISP connections is mostly that you can't really verify if the connection is really ok, like they say... Unless you use a tool like pingdom, they can test from several locations to see how your network is doing. Or invest in a monitoring tool like PRTG, but that's mostly overkill for a small shop.