A method for determining an equalizer for use in a data path at a receiver side of a wired communication during a time period, the method comprising the steps of: determining channel conditions of the wired communication during the time period; determining whether the determined channel conditions have changed compared to channel conditions during a previous time period; making a selection between at least a first and a second determination method to determine an equalizer based on the determined change of the channel conditions; and determining the equalizer based on the selected method, wherein the selecting comprises: selecting the first determination method if the change of the channel conditions compared with the previous time period is below a first threshold; and selecting the second determination method if the change is above the first threshold; and wherein determining the equalizer comprises: selecting a previous equalizer determined during the previous time period if the first method is selected; and computing an equalizer based on the determined channel conditions, if the second method is selected, wherein, if the second determination method is selected, the method further comprises selecting a first computation method, if the change of the channel conditions compared with this previous time period is below a second threshold, and selecting a second equalizer computation method, if the change of the channel conditions is above the second threshold; wherein the second computation method comprises computing a channel estimate based on a received signal, and performing a lattice reduction algorithm on said channel estimate; and wherein the first computation method comprises computing a channel estimate based on a received signal without performing a lattice reduction algorithm. determining channel conditions of the wired communication during the time period; determining whether the determined channel conditions have changed compared to channel conditions during a previous time period; making a selection between at least a first and a second determination method to determine an equalizer based on the determined change of the channel conditions; and determining the equalizer based on the selected method, wherein the selecting comprises: selecting the first determination method if the change of the channel conditions compared with the previous time period is below a first threshold; and selecting the second determination method if the change is above the first threshold; and wherein determining the equalizer comprises: selecting a previous equalizer determined during the previous time period if the first method is selected; and computing an equalizer based on the determined channel conditions, if the second method is selected, wherein, if the second determination method is selected, the method further comprises selecting a first computation method, if the change of the channel conditions compared with this previous time period is below a second threshold, and selecting a second equalizer computation method, if the change of the channel conditions is above the second threshold; wherein the second computation method comprises computing a channel estimate based on a received signal, and performing a lattice reduction algorithm on said channel estimate; and wherein the first computation method comprises computing a channel estimate based on a received signal without performing a lattice reduction algorithm. selecting a previous equalizer determined during the previous time period if the first method is selected; and computing an equalizer based on the determined channel conditions, if the second method is selected, wherein, if the second determination method is selected, the method further comprises selecting a first computation method, if the change of the channel conditions compared with this previous time period is below a second threshold, and selecting a second equalizer computation method, if the change of the channel conditions is above the second threshold; wherein the second computation method comprises computing a channel estimate based on a received signal, and performing a lattice reduction algorithm on said channel estimate; and wherein the first computation method comprises computing a channel estimate based on a received signal without performing a lattice reduction algorithm.