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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] HARDWARE broadband Router/Firewall recommendation.
I hate
to
post this given the adjacent threads demise but......
I
am looking for a 'good' router/firewall for NTL broadband. I want a
standalone 'easy care' HARDWARE solution and I would like flexibility
for
VPN and VoIP. I am searching the Practically Networked site which has
reviews of
about 125 units but no clear-cut recommendations. Aiming at the £150 mark.
Any
suggestions ? I saw Asus mentioned earlier when someone else was deciding ,
did
you go that route and any comments ??
I
would like the most future proof solution with some decent logging although
this
could be augmented with a PC. Also some content filtering to specific
PC's
(not all). Are there certain key buzzwords I should look for ? What are the
latest key technologies to try and include ?
A Linksys would sit
nicely on top of the Linksys WAP I have so may go that route. (BEFSX41),
worried
it only has incoming mapping for 10 ports though - I have that many PC's
running
already so would like more than that. Want to keep the possibility of
external
HA access as unrestricted as I can. Have been offered a very cheap (£50)
Linksys
BEFSR41v2 as an option too.
Is there a good feature comparison chart anywhere for lots of routers ? The
select and compare ones that I have seen are pretty lame really. Or any
'shoot
out' type comparison articles ?
I
don't suppose any models support three Ethernet interfaces in this price
range ?
WAN/LAN1/LAN2 - - Cisco is way too much for my home
application.
PLEASE don't start any software solution comments in this thread. I'm
bored
of them (or more accurately the ensuing asides) as I'm sure many others
are. I
know I might have to go the route of a software based content filter
application
as the hardware ones are quite lame in this respect. This is covered in the
adjacent thread so enough already on that.
Kevin
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