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Old 16-01-2018, 09:27   #1
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Good morning having installed the new SH3 yesterday morning I thought it was a good thing until I tried to connect to companies Germany website for emails via VPN the only way I could and always did and found out that at I am now locked out.
I have looked up on the web and apparently the SH3 does not allow VPN's so wondering if someone has some advice regarding a router not too cheap or expensive and pretty basic configuration tips on getting my VPN back up and running..........thanks in advance
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Re: Router advice

oh well, this is me being the better man, excerpts from
http://www.cableforum.uk/board/showt...#post35930062:

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At the end of the day the shub is a router and there are many settings which can be changed which can adversely affect a routers performance and/or cause it to drop its connection (not that it is doing this in this case). As with the advice above (and what I have said in another thread to someone who has the same problem as you) is if you don't want to be burdened by VM's silly little mistakes with their cheap ass routers then buy your own. Investing in a proper router will be one of the best things you ever spend your money on because you are investing in quality, performance and reliability for something which you use, enjoy and benefit from everyday. You aren't fooling yourself if you say "it isn't worth the money" because it is clearly is otherwise you wouldn't have taken the time and effort to moan on this forum.

I don't expect you to listen to a word I have said (and it looks like I was right) but for the benefit of anyone else you who is reading this post I highly recommend the following two options:

Asus AC1200 for £65

Asus AC68u for £135 (excellent future proofing)
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Old 16-01-2018, 11:22   #3
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Thanks for the advice and would it be pretty simple to setup once I connect router to sh3...cheers
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Old 16-01-2018, 12:46   #4
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You could do it in your sleep.
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Perhaps it depends on the type of VPN but I connect to my company's VPN every week when I work from home with no problems and I use the SH3 in standard mode.
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General Maximus please accept my apologies for my outburst last year as it is not in my remit to act like I did. I would also like to thank you for your assistance in trying to help me and have taken your advice and getting myself the Asus rt-ac68u ac1900 although a little above my budget but hopefully it will solve my problems in being able to get my company mail and also maybe some of the sites I used to be able to visit...cheers
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A superb decision. It is a superb router, the wifi is excellent (i get full wan speed (350mbits) over wireless) and it is good for something like 930mbits wan to lan throughput so it will last you a while. As intimated in a previous post, one of the first things you should do is change the dns settings and as an fyi google's dns servers are 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4. You will be amazed how much difference it makes, especially if you are working/running a business from home.
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