ADSL Modem/Router Comparison Chart

This chart compares the features of various popular combination ADSL modem/routers which are available for sale in Australia.

All the information in this chart has been obtained from product manuals, manufacturer/distributor web sites and from my personal experience in the case of the Netcomm NB1300, D-Link DSL-500 (Gen-I) and Billion 741GE (V1). Additionally, a number of Whirlpool users have provided corrections to my original data.

Damion has generously provided the Draytek Vigor 2500WE and 2600WE information for the comparison chart. I extrapolated from that information to include the non-wireless Vigor 2500 and 2600 models.

mce has generously provided the Web Excel PT-3808 information for the comparison chart.

Thanks to David from Netgear Inc who has provided most of the information for the Netgear DM602, DG814 and DG824M routers (which was checked against the technical reference manuals :).

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If you notice an error in the chart, PLEASE let me know - you will need to specify the manufacturer, the model and firmware version and exactly what it is that is incorrect. Thanks!

The information for the Billion devices was checked for accuracy by the Australian distributors and Billion in Taiwan (as at 22 July 2003).

The information for the Draytek Vigor devices was checked for accuracy by the Australian distributors (as at 8 August 2003).

The information for the Netgear devices was largely provided by Netgear Inc (as at 18 September 2003).

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If you think that there is some feature(s) which should be included in the chart, please let me know. Thanks!

My ADSL router is not listed

I have tried to include the most popular ADSL routers. If your ADSL router is not listed and you can provide the information necessary to populate the comparison table, then send it to me and I will include it.

ADSL Modem/Router Guide

A very useful ADSL Modem/Router Guide is maintained by yours truly at the Whirlpool site in the ADSL Hardware Forum.

Billion and D-Link - more information!

I maintain a comprehensive information resource for D-Link DSL-500 and DSL-504 ADSL routers here including an SNMP utility program for Windows platforms.

I also maintain a growing information resource for the Billion BIPAC-741GE and BIPAC-743GE ADSL routers here including an SNMP utility program which also acts a Syslog server for Windows platforms.

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ManufacturerD-LinkNetcommBillionDraytekWeb Excel (PureTek)NetgearManufacturer
Connectivity
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Integrated ADSL modem                     Integrated ADSL modem
Ethernet LAN ports 10Mbps 1                1  Ethernet LAN ports 10Mbps
Ethernet LAN ports 10/100Mbps4 1441141444444414 44Ethernet LAN ports 10/100Mbps
USB interface                     USB interface
Serial console port                                                                  Serial console port
WAN port for failover to serial port                     WAN port for failover to serial port
802.11b 11Mbps Wireless Access Point                     802.11b 11Mbps Wireless Access Point
802.11b+ 22Mbps Wireless Access Point                     802.11b+ 22Mbps Wireless Access Point
Cables supplied
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Ethernet LAN cable                     Ethernet LAN cable
Telephone WAN cable                     Telephone WAN cable
USB cable                                    USB cable
Serial console port cable                                                   Serial console port cable
Management
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Web interface                     Web interface
Telnet (command line)                     Telnet (command line)
Serial console (command line)                     Serial console (command line)
Windows GUI                                    Windows GUI
SNMP                                                                                                                                             SNMP
FTP                     FTP
TFTP                     TFTP
Reset button                     Reset button
Power switch                     Power switch
Reporting features
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Configurable reporting                     Configurable reporting
Web event log                                                   Web event log
SYSLOG                     SYSLOG
Trev's utility for
D-Link     Billion		                     Trev's utility for
D-Link     Billion
Web ADSL line condition                     Web ADSL line condition
Web ADSL carrier chart                     Web ADSL carrier chart
Routing support
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Static routes                     Static routes
RIP1/RIP2                     RIP1/RIP2
Port forwarding support
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
"DMZ" (exposed) host                     "DMZ" (exposed) host
Support for port ranges                                    Support for port ranges
Different remote-local port correspondence                                                                                                Different remote-local port correspondence
Configurable local IP addresses                                                                                 Configurable local IP addresses
Remote (WAN) access
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Telnet                     Telnet
Telnet - can be disabled                     Telnet - can be disabled
Web interface                     Web interface
Web interface - can be disabled                     Web interface - can be disabled
SNMP                     SNMP
SNMP - can be disabled                     SNMP - can be disabled
Status LEDs
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Power                     Power
Status                     Status
WAN (ADSL) link & activity                     WAN (ADSL) link & activity
WAN (ADSL) link                     WAN (ADSL) link
WAN (ADSL) activity                     WAN (ADSL) activity
WAN (ADSL) TX                     WAN (ADSL) TX
WAN (ADSL) RX                     WAN (ADSL) RX
LAN link & activity                                    LAN link & activity
LAN link                     LAN link
LAN activity                     LAN activity
PPP link                     PPP link
WLAN link                     WLAN link
USB link                                    USB link
Email                     Email
Bandwidth meter                     Bandwidth meter
Visibility in bright light                     Visibility in bright light
Visibility in low light                     Visibility in low light
Login support
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
PPPoA built-in client                     PPPoA built-in client
PPPoE built-in client                     PPPoE built-in client
CHAP authentication                     CHAP authentication
PAP authentication                     PAP authentication
PPP auto-reconnect                     PPP auto-reconnect
PPP triggered reconnect                     PPP triggered reconnect
Security
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
NAT                               NAT
Firewall                                   Firewall
DoS protection                     DoS protection
URL filtering                     URL filtering
WEP 64                     WEP 64
WEP 128                     WEP 128
WEP 256                     WEP 256
MAC access control                     MAC access control
DNS support
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
DNS relay                     DNS relay
DDNS server(s)                                                                                                DDNS server(s)
VPN support
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
IPSec passthrough                     IPSec passthrough
IPSec configurable TCP/UDP timeouts                                                                                                IPSec configurable TCP/UDP timeouts
PPTP passthrough                     PPTP passthrough
PPTP configurable TCP/UDP timeouts                                                                                                PPTP configurable TCP/UDP timeouts
L2TP passthrough                     L2TP passthrough
Built-in PPTP server                     Built-in PPTP server
Built-in IPSec server                     Built-in IPSec server
Built-in L2TP server                     Built-in L2TP server
Built-in Radius client                     Built-in Radius client
Simultaneous VPN tunnels111111010444228811111Simultaneous VPN tunnels
Application Level Gateways
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Ping                     Ping
FTP                     FTP
Telnet                     Telnet
Real audio                     Real audio
Quake_I                     Quake_I
MSN messenger                                                                  MSN messenger
H.323                                                                                                               H.323
SIP                                                                                                                              SIP
ICQ                                                                                 ICQ
AIM                     AIM
CU SEE ME                     CU SEE ME
Windows Media Player                     Windows Media Player
DirectX 8 - direct play                     DirectX 8 - direct play
Firmware upgrade facility
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Windows GUI program                     Windows GUI program
Web interface                     Web interface
Serial port (recovery mode)                                                   Serial port (recovery mode)
TFTP (recovery mode)                     TFTP (recovery mode)
Other features
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
UPnP                                                                                 UPnP
SNTP                                                                  SNTP
DHCP server                     DHCP server
Configurable NAT TCP/IP (est) timeout                                                                                                Configurable NAT TCP/IP (est) timeout
Configurable NAT UDP timeout                                                                                                Configurable NAT UDP timeout
Per LAN port rate limiting                     Per LAN port rate limiting
Wall mountable                     Wall mountable
Antenna (internal)0        0  1 0                  0Antenna (internal)
Antenna (external)2        1  1 2  1Antenna (external)
Web diagnostic features
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
LAN connection                     LAN connection
ADSL connection                                                                                 ADSL connection
ATM segment loopback                     ATM segment loopback
ATM end-to-end loopback                     ATM end-to-end loopback
Ethernet connect to ATM                     Ethernet connect to ATM
PPPoX connection                                                                                                PPPoX connection
PPP layer connection                                                                                                PPP layer connection
IP connect to PPP                      IP connect to PPP
Ping primary DNS                                                                                                Ping primary DNS
DNS query                     DNS query
Internet ping                                                                                 Internet ping
Documentation
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Quick start guide - supplied                     Quick start guide - supplied
User manual - supplied                     User manual - supplied
CLI manual - supplied                     CLI manual - supplied
Technical reference - supplied                     Technical reference - supplied
Generic technical reference                     Generic technical reference
Manufacturer/Distributor support
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Warranty (years)33333   1 or 3   122222333311333Warranty (years)
Free/Local call cost help line                                                                                                Free/Local call cost help line
Free email support                     Free email support
Australian web site                     Australian web site
Free firmware downloads                     Free firmware downloads
Indicative pricing (last updated 18 May 2004)
 DSL-604+DSL-500
Gen-I		DSL-500
Gen-II		DSL-504
Gen-I		DSL-504
Gen-II		NB1300711CE51007100 Pro743GE741GE
V1		741GE
V2		2500WE25002600WE2600PT-3808PT-3812DM602DG814DG824M
Low$178N/A$170N/A$159$135N/A$85$121$239N/A$195$289$239$349$269$83$97.50$150$220$313Low
High$569N/A$349N/A$399$249N/A$121$189$299N/A$249$299$239$349$279$150$150$212$317$424High

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