after some discussion with TelstraBroadband I have the official line that four port Alcatel broadband modems via Telstra are not supported. They gave me a one port modem.

What I need to do is have four home computers hitting the web at the same time -when the kids come home. Can anyone point me in the direction of a good router router/modem at reasonable prices/

If I can cut costs and work with the alcatel modem that is fine, it just means more cables. I have seen some Belkin and Netgear router route/rmodems in Officeworks around the upper $200 mark

tom samson