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Review: Zyxel P-660HWP
Requires annoying updates and tweaking to work effectively
The P-660HWP combines an
ADSL
modem with an 802.11b/g Wifi router and a four-port 100Mbits/sec switch.
But the star feature is integrated
Homeplug
AV networking, which makes every electricity socket in your house a possible
network point. It’s neat to integrate Homeplug into a router, but Zyxel’s
implementation is incompatible with cheaper Homeplug 1.0 and Turbo (85Mbits/sec)
devices, which rules out many early adopters of Homeplug technology.
Initially, internet access was consistently lost and only after a series of
messy
firmware
updates and changing security settings could we get it working.