drew
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| Need Hardware Recommendation
Hey,
I need recommendation on the most reliable soho wireless router (802.11n not required or even wanted) you've ever worked with that's still available for purchase.
Feature requirements aren't big at all: 1) Allow GRE traffic for MS's RRAS VPN, 2) port forwarding support
Seriously, that's it. I just want this thing to be rock solid. It's for the CEO and he knows enough to get himself into trouble (ex-tech guy that hasn't kept up) and I don't want to be support for the next 20 years.
TIA
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1 edit | It doesn't matter how rock solid it is. You will be supporting it often and making frequent trips to his home. Being an ex-tech, even worse. |
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drew
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clubs: | I know I can't be absolved completely, but I think you can understand my desire to minimize it as much as possible. |
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Bink
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1 edit | reply to drew
If the budget is there, get one of those Cisco 800 series routers with wireless. Yes, it’ll be a bit more costly, but it’ll be very reliable and you can likely configure it to do anything your heart desires.
After buying a Cisco AP for my house, I can never go back to a consumer-class AP. |
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drew
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clubs: | I'm not a cisco expert -- yet, so I don't think a true Cisco IOS product is a good idea. |
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1 edit | These devices also have a Java-based GUI you can use. While not as simple as a basic Linksys web interface, it’s quite powerful and exposes a lot of information. |
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drew
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clubs: | I've worked with SDM (That's what I'm assuming you're talking about) with our Cisco 2811 in office here and it sucks  |
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Bink
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Denver, CO | Yea, I’m not a big fan of it either—it definitely has it pros and cons, but it is quite useable. |
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drew
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| SDM has no target demographic IMO. The people who are going to use something like SDM are the kind of people who could learn Cisco IOS properly.
Anyways, the Cisco is too high-end. I just want stability, not features.
Thanks for the recommendation though.
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| said by drew  :I just want stability, not features. while its already been said, i'll echo the sentiments for the cisco 800-series. get an 871w used off ebay. pick up a base smartnet for upgrades so you are covered license-wise. configure it as needed. lock it down with a secure password. provide yourself vpn access so you can get in if something breaks without traveling.
if you tell the ceo that its all command-line based and you lock it down and its a device with an obscure password recovery method (well, its not obscure, but it requires special gear and knowledge), it will defer tamper.
plus, i've never had a device more stable than a cisco router. you won't match it with consumer grade gear (possibly zyxel, but i would ping Anav regarding that stuff).
q.
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Probably something like the zywall 2WG should fit your requirement plus you can have 3G backup service.
»www.us.zyxel.com/Products/detail···83DFD32B |
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