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MovedGoalPosts · 29-08-2008, 10:12

Budget is less critical than reliability.

For some reason I don't seem to get on well with Netgear routers, they have never behaved for me. I did have a D-link wired only router before moving to my current Linksys WRT54GS. That D-Link had compatibility issues with the old Set Top Box based broadband. The Linksys has been OK, but only after I put third party firmware on it.

I need something that allows me to reliably VPN to my office, and can also handle torrent traffic, whilst providing a robust configurable firewall. What the specifications say the thing can do, and what it actually can do are frequently different things with technology. Thus I'd like input from anyone who actually is using one of these routers.

29-08-2008, 10:12	#3
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Wireless Cable Router & Gigabit LAN recommendations Budget is less critical than reliability. For some reason I don't seem to get on well with Netgear routers, they have never behaved for me. I did have a D-link wired only router before moving to my current Linksys WRT54GS. That D-Link had compatibility issues with the old Set Top Box based broadband. The Linksys has been OK, but only after I put third party firmware on it. I need something that allows me to reliably VPN to my office, and can also handle torrent traffic, whilst providing a robust configurable firewall. What the specifications say the thing can do, and what it actually can do are frequently different things with technology. Thus I'd like input from anyone who actually is using one of these routers.