Need a higher-end Router

[cl191]

Originally Posted by jeffy777

It certainly has really good reviews at Newegg.

I think you may be able to find a even better deal than newegg since the new model just came out. If you don't care about the 802.11n stuff, this is a good choice I say.

If you look at the charts on tomshardware, you can see that the DGL4300 is still fairly high up on the chart, despite it's an older model and all the stuff in front of it are all basically new models. http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/compo...rt/Itemid,189/

[bigsweezey]

Just a side note:
Cisco is the biggest player in the game, and linksys is a division of cisco. They only use the name because everyone knows it. So a 100 dollar linksys is really a 100 dollar cisco.

[Hidden_Hunter]

Originally Posted by bigsweezey

Just a side note:
Cisco is the biggest player in the game, and linksys is a division of cisco. They only use the name because everyone knows it. So a 100 dollar linksys is really a 100 dollar cisco.

err no

They're the same company sure but the products aren't the same

[bigsweezey]

Originally Posted by Hidden_Hunter

err no

They're the same company sure but the products aren't the same

Of course technically they wouldn't be reguardless. It's cisco's home networking division more or less. The same cisco routers they use in a business environment wouldn't work in a home.....and can you imagine if they ran the cisco interface? lol
And you know they stuffed as much cisco hardware into them as possible.

[Zuhaib]

Originally Posted by bigsweezey

Of course technically they wouldn't be reguardless. It's cisco's home networking division more or less. The same cisco routers they use in a business environment wouldn't work in a home.....and can you imagine if they ran the cisco interface? lol
And you know they stuffed as much cisco hardware into them as possible.

Umm.. Not really.
Linksys vs Cisco hardware is night and day. If anything, Cisco was the people that caused the downfall of them in terms of quality as they started to penny pinch.

That being said, Linksys stuff seems like crap to me. They have all ended up dieing till i reflashed them to DD-WRT.

What is wrong with your current Linksys DD-WRT router? Where is the short coming? If its dead i would just replace it with another cheap router and flash it.

[phuckingduck]

Personally, I have an all linksys network. The base is a WRT54G router with Tomato firmware. I'm happy with it, but I completely understand the idea of hardware failure. A linksys I use at my dad's condo is complete crap, wont even flash a new firmware and wont give an IP to a wireless AP. Fantastic!

I don't have any recommendations, but be prepared for headaches. It's tech stuff *shrug* Just make sure it's not in a location that it will overheat, and don't botch the settings too bad and you'll probably do pretty good.

(thank god for spell check while drinking)

[hokiethang]

Originally Posted by fluke667

The best router as always is one you build yourself. 8)

I'm using IPCop a dedicated Linux Firewall distro that turns your pc into a firewall/router.
It runs flawless on a embedded system like an Alix board (500mhz, 256mb ram, 3x lan, 5watt).
It's a bit more pricey than a standard router (~200$ incl. mini-pci wlan card, case etc.) but much more powerful than any consumer router.

I have to agree with fluke, A linux router is probably the most stable and powerful you're going to find.

Also, thanks for the link to the Alix board, i've been looking for one for a while, since my current router is an AMD Athlon XP machine, and a 300watt power supply, running linux.

[awdrifter]

Originally Posted by SiR_dude

We're running with a nice little Netgear router at work and it's never coughed yet.

Same here. Dlink, Linksys are all sub-par stuff. I eMule 24/7, still never a problem with my Netgear WGR614. You might want a higher end model though.

[phuckingduck]

Originally Posted by hokiethang

I have to agree with fluke, A linux router is probably the most stable and powerful you're going to find.

Also, thanks for the link to the Alix board, i've been looking for one for a while, since my current router is an AMD Athlon XP machine, and a 300watt power supply, running linux.

How much config time do you find goes into a well setup/tailored Linux firewall compared to both stock firmwares, and custom router firmwares?

[Adunaphel]

Depends, there's a few distros specifically set up for routing. I myself prefer BSD for routing, because iptables/ ipchains is hell to configure, but there's tons of frontends for them. A good option imho is m0n0wall or pfSense

[fluke667]

Originally Posted by phuckingduck

How much config time do you find goes into a well setup/tailored Linux firewall compared to both stock firmwares, and custom router firmwares?

There is a premade image for my board and the only thing i had to do was to copy it onto my cf-card.
It took about the same time as flashing your firmware on your consumer router.
Without a premade image it's about 5min for installation. (whole distro is only 25mb)

Things like configuration, portforwarding etc. are done via webinterface like on every other router. IPCopScreenshots

have a look at IPCop, Smoothwall or m0n0wall if you want to know more 8)

@hokiethang
my personal favourite is the Alix series but if you need more power (integrated virus scan, 50+ clients etc.) have a look at LEX NEO and LEX Twister http://linitx.com/viewcategory.php?catid=116

[matt2000]

i'll be looking for a new router soon. my Linksys has developed a disease where it reboots every time someone uses the wireless (or i am playing LFS online ). might get the netgear wireless, seems good.

[phuckingduck]

Originally Posted by fluke667

There is a premade image for my board and the only thing i had to do was to copy it onto my cf-card.
It took about the same time as flashing your firmware on your consumer router.
Without a premade image it's about 5min for installation. (whole distro is only 25mb)

Things like configuration, portforwarding etc. are done via webinterface like on every other router. IPCopScreenshots

have a look at IPCop, Smoothwall or m0n0wall if you want to know more 8)

@hokiethang
my personal favourite is the Alix series but if you need more power (integrated virus scan, 50+ clients etc.) have a look at LEX NEO and LEX Twister http://linitx.com/viewcategory.php?catid=116

Hmm.... Not sure if I see anything there that I don't get in Tomato already. I'll keep looking around, as I'd love to build one of those little boards and really customize the software.

[fluke667]

Originally Posted by phuckingduck

Hmm.... Not sure if I see anything there that I don't get in Tomato already. I'll keep looking around, as I'd love to build one of those little boards and really customize the software.

maybe you find what you're looking for in an addon http://firewalladdons.sourceforge.net/index.html

[Dr.Kamiya]

I have a 3 year old WRT-54GS at home with the Thibor firmware. The pre-cisco stuff is pretty solid, I think you can still get the old hardware as the WRT-54GL today, but it's not quite as good as the old GS (GS has 32MiB RAM, 8MiB Flash vs GL 16MiB RAM and 4MiB Flash).

At work I get to play with two Cisco 2600s, and one Cisco 3600. You can find used 2600s pretty cheap on Ebay. There are people who actually buy these used routers just to get the interface cards (which are pretty pricey). As with buying anything used though, YMMV.

[Quiky]

Originally Posted by hokiethang

I have to agree with fluke, A linux router is probably the most stable and powerful you're going to find.

Also, thanks for the link to the Alix board, i've been looking for one for a while, since my current router is an AMD Athlon XP machine, and a 300watt power supply, running linux.

I am running an old Compaq Presario (Pentium 3 500), does fantastic with insane connection numbers (10,000 peers+/minute).

Originally Posted by Adunaphel

Depends, there's a few distros specifically set up for routing. I myself prefer BSD for routing, because iptables/ ipchains is hell to configure, but there's tons of frontends for them. A good option imho is m0n0wall or pfSense

pfSense is fantastic-- running here for over a year now, absolutely love it. Solid as a rock.

[GRtak]

I have also had problems with DLink routers and won't recomend them. I wanted the gaming router that Dlink makes, but won't buy another one from them. I am looking at a Netgear myself.

[Hidden_Hunter]

Originally Posted by GRtak

I have also had problems with DLink routers and won't recomend them. I wanted the gaming router that Dlink makes, but won't buy another one from them. I am looking at a Netgear myself.

QUICK TO THE TARDIS!!!!

[Adunaphel]

Yay, timetravel.