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 | Re: Need Hardware Recommendation 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: | Re: Need Hardware Recommendation 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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1 edit | 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.
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drew
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clubs: | Re: Need Hardware Recommendation 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 | Re: Need Hardware Recommendation 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: | Re: Need Hardware Recommendation 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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Denver, CO | Re: Need Hardware Recommendation 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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| Re: Need Hardware Recommendation 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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