The internet connection has been dropping a lot lately, and I got really fed up with it: it kept loosing the adsl connection, usually when I was in the middle of doing work for my ou course.
So tonight I rushed out and bought a new one. Just like the last one it is an ADSL modem and router combined. This one has some extra features such as wireless (802.11b and 802.11g if you know what that means) and a built-in hub (so now I’ve got an extra socket to plug something else into 
), it also has ADSL2+ (whatever that is: I don’t need it) and VPN support.
Setting up the WAG54GS was really easy, anyone could do it if they had a couple of bits of info from their broadband provider. It’s working quite happily now and I’ve got a 14-day money back guarantee from Staples so if it’s not what I want I’ll take it back.