<s>
The	O
DG834	B-Application
series	O
are	O
popular	O
ADSL	O
modem	O
router	B-Protocol
products	O
from	O
Netgear	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
devices	O
can	O
be	O
directly	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
phone	O
line	O
and	O
establish	O
an	O
ADSL	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
Internet	O
connection	O
to	O
the	O
ISP	O
and	O
share	O
it	O
among	O
several	O
computers	O
via	O
802.3	O
Ethernet	O
and	O
(	O
on	O
many	O
models	O
)	O
802.11b/g	O
wireless	O
data	O
links	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
devices	O
are	O
popular	O
among	O
ISPs	O
as	O
they	O
provide	O
an	O
all	O
in	O
one	O
solution	O
(	O
ADSL	O
modem/router/firewall/switch	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
ideal	O
for	O
home	O
broadband	B-General_Concept
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Netgear	O
UK	O
website	O
claims	O
the	O
DG834G	B-Application
is	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
wireless	O
router	B-Protocol
in	O
the	O
UK	O
and	O
lists	O
five	O
awards	O
that	O
it	O
has	O
received	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DG834G	B-Application
is	O
perhaps	O
the	O
most	O
popular	O
product	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
been	O
produced	O
in	O
five	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DG834	B-Application
(	O
without	O
the	O
G	O
suffix	O
)	O
is	O
the	O
same	O
product	O
but	O
without	O
Wi-Fi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wi-Fi	O
can	O
be	O
added	O
later	O
by	O
plugging	O
in	O
a	O
wireless	B-Device
access	I-Device
point	I-Device
although	O
this	O
then	O
occupies	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
RJ45	O
ports	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DG834GT	B-Application
is	O
a	O
similar	O
product	O
-	O
it	O
looks	O
like	O
a	O
DG834G	B-Application
v2	O
or	O
v3	O
,	O
but	O
has	O
a	O
Broadcom	O
chipset	O
like	O
a	O
DG834G	B-Application
v4	O
and	O
supports	O
Atheros	B-Device
Super	I-Device
G	I-Device
which	O
can	O
achieve	O
a	O
108	O
Mbit/s	O
signaling	O
rate	O
(	O
double	O
that	O
of	O
standard	O
802.11g	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
many	O
DG834GT	B-Application
routers	B-Protocol
were	O
supplied	O
by	O
Sky	O
Broadband	B-General_Concept
and	O
are	O
branded	O
with	O
a	O
Sky	O
logo	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sky	O
later	O
supplied	O
a	O
DG934G	O
router	B-Protocol
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
DG834G	B-Application
v3	O
router	B-Protocol
in	O
a	O
black	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DG834GB	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
DG834GT	B-Application
,	O
have	O
Broadcom	O
chipset	O
,	O
but	O
support	O
only	O
54Mbit/s	O
wifi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Netgear	O
's	O
stock	O
firmware	O
on	O
all	O
products	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
runs	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
popularity	O
among	O
computer	O
enthusiasts	O
as	O
it	O
provides	O
a	O
cheaper	O
alternative	O
to	O
a	O
Linux	B-Application
router	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
possible	O
to	O
completely	O
replace	O
the	O
built-in	O
firmware	O
for	O
TI-AR7	O
and	O
Broadcom	O
chipsets	O
with	O
firmware	O
from	O
other	O
projects	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
OpenWRT	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
products	O
except	O
the	O
DG834(G )	O
v5	O
run	O
on	O
a	O
MIPS	B-Device
architecture	I-Device
CPU	O
,	O
the	O
DG834(G )	O
v5	O
runs	O
on	O
an	O
ARM	B-Architecture
architecture	I-Architecture
CPU	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Any	O
person	O
who	O
can	O
access	O
the	O
router	B-Protocol
using	O
a	O
web	O
browser	O
,	O
can	O
enable	O
"	O
debug	O
"	O
mode	O
using	O
and	O
then	O
connect	O
via	O
Telnet	B-Protocol
directly	O
to	O
the	O
router	B-Protocol
's	O
embedded	O
Linux	B-Application
system	O
as	O
'	O
root	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
unfettered	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
router	B-Protocol
's	O
operating	O
system	O
via	O
its	O
Busybox	B-Application
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
default	O
Netgear	O
firmware	O
Telnet	B-Protocol
access	O
lacks	O
password	O
or	O
other	O
control	O
;	O
on	O
ISP	O
modified	O
versions	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
Sky	O
)	O
a	O
Telnet	B-Protocol
password	O
exists	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
MAC	O
address	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
via	O
online	O
websites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DG834(G )	O
v1	O
:	O
first	O
release	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
v1	O
in	O
retrospect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DG834(G )	O
v2	O
:	O
new	O
smaller	O
design	O
in	O
a	O
white	O
case	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DG834(G )	O
v3	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
DG834(G )	O
v4	O
:	O
Fixed	O
antenna	O
on	O
G	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frontal	O
connection	O
LED	O
split	O
in	O
2	O
:	O
one	O
for	O
"	O
carrier	O
wave	O
"	O
connection	O
,	O
another	O
for	O
PPP	B-Protocol
link	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DG834(G )	O
v5	O
(	O
aka	O
DG834GNA	O
for	O
North	O
America	O
)	O
:	O
G	O
versions	O
have	O
the	O
fixed	O
antenna	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
(	O
when	O
viewed	O
from	O
front	O
)	O
-	O
all	O
previous	O
models	O
had	O
antenna	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comes	O
with	O
additional	O
buttons	O
for	O
power	O
,	O
Push	O
'	O
n	O
 '	O
Connect	O
using	O
Wi-Fi	B-Protocol
Protected	I-Protocol
Setup	I-Protocol
,	O
and	O
for	O
switching	O
the	O
wireless	O
radio	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Quality	O
of	O
service	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
as	O
a	O
fully	O
changeable	O
feature	O
which	O
was	O
available	O
with	O
firmware	O
version	O
6.00.25	O
but	O
with	O
the	O
newer	O
firmware	O
version	O
1.6.01.34	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
service	O
and	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
distribution	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
is	O
not	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inclusion	O
of	O
a	O
Broadcom	O
BCM6348	O
chipset	O
make	O
this	O
model	O
notable	O
,	O
particularly	O
as	O
the	O
Broadcom	O
chipset	O
offers	O
superior	O
compatibility	O
over	O
the	O
Texas	O
Instruments	O
AR7	O
chipset	O
(	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
DG834G	B-Application
v1-3	O
)	O
with	O
ADSL2+	O
/	O
LLU	O
lines	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
partly	O
due	O
to	O
power	O
spectrum	O
density	O
(	O
PSD	O
)	O
masks	O
applied	O
at	O
the	O
DSLAM	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
