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[Zlobomir]

Hello,

My old Trendnet TW100-S4W1CA was constantly refusing to do port forwarding, and I burned it trusting the wire mark, while connecting it to a PC PSU. So I will be thankful if you could recommend me a new router. Here are some requirements, feel free to discuss on them tho :
1. Basically all as TW100-S4W1CA, but +: Real firewall instead of NAT, NAPT, multiple DMZ hosts, speed limiting per LAN port (ideally up/down separately and per time period), QoS.
2. Ability to maintain many open connectins (I've seen comparison charts about this I hope you get what I mean).
3. Gigabit LAN ports (not really necessary, if price is reasonable I can add a Gb switch).
4. Wi-Fi support is welcome.
5. Anything useful you can think of.
Environment: Running hubs, downloading with all kinds of apps, gaming, sharing I-net between 4 PCs.

[Satan]

Well I have always when with Netgear, I currently use the Rangemax NEXT router.

However it doesn't have multiple DMZ.

[Mikey]

Here is the router I run and am very happy with it. It has held up well with all the hubs I run and the traffic going through it and it has some SPI inspection so it has held up a bit better then my older router in a DDoS from some of these n00bs on DC. It may or may not be exactly what you want but I figure by maybe showing what kind people run you can get a better idea of what will work for you.

*Edit Per Request if Zlobomir*

Router is a Linksys WRT150n

Edited by Mikey, 05 January 2008 - 04:26 PM.

[Zlobomir]

Thanks, Mikey pls edit once more to add model, for some reason I cannot open Linksys page.

[Mikey]

First post edited with model number.

[Pothead]

Netgear have a really nice interface and are easy to setup and use.  They are also have a problem prone to melting.
Sweex have a really hard-to-use interface and are kind of a pain to setup and use.  From what i seen of a m8's one, the hardware seems to be really good.
Belkin are about average to setup.  Have seen melted ones though.
So i currently using Netgear but if i cannot get a warranty replacement if this one melts as well, i gonna get a Sweex next.
Either that or stop being lazy and setup my old pc with Monowall on it.

[Satan]

The only netgear device I have heard of with any melting issue is the old Rangemax router (with the funky blue lights).

All of their gateways are any other router are steady afaik.

[Greg]

I use a Linksys (Cisco) WRT54GL, which is fine but not the best I assume. I've never had any issues with it and bought it to replace a similar Linksys one, that I'd been using for years, which didn't have wifi. Linksys seem to be a popular choice for home routers, and the interface is quite nice. The WRT54GL itself is pretty good as it's got enough RAM/memory to support the Linux-based firmwares like openwrt, and DD-WRT. Having said that, most routers will support those third party firmwares, and by loading one of them it makes the standard interface issue on each router kind of irrelevant.

[Satan]

I think the common demonator here is, use linksys or netgear

[Pothead]

Satan, on Jan 5 2008, 06:30 PM, said:

The only netgear device I have heard of with any melting issue is the old Rangemax router

And mine, the DG834GT.  because of the gui greatness, i recommended it to 2 friends.  1 of theirs melted as well. oops.

[Mikey]

Satan, on Jan 5 2008, 02:12 PM, said:

I think the common demonator here is, use linksys or netgear

Agreed!

[Satan]

Pothead, on Jan 5 2008, 07:30 PM, said:

And mine, the DG834GT.  because of the gui greatness, i recommended it to 2 friends.  1 of theirs melted as well. oops.

ohh, well if it means anything mine runs fine

[Zlobomir]

Any feedback from Trendnet? 3Com? Right, mine was Trendnet, but still, it was the cheapest model back then. I know this is running out of scope, but why not turn the topic into a small comparison guide for people in my situation.

[Satan]

I used 3Com modems, never their routers, they where fine, stable as a rock.

[Zlobomir]

OK, ended up with Netgear WGR614EE, lets hope I'll manage to make Apex work soon... rtfm, www.portforwarding.com , I know

[proxious]

i use netgear

[pR0Ps]

Go with a any decent router that supports DD-WRT (http://dd-wrt.com/si...router-database). DD-WRT is basically a firmware replacement that gives you a ton more features with a clean GUI. I use a Rosewill RNX-GX4 (basically just a rebranded Netcore NW618) with DD-WRT and would recommend it to anyone, it's been running perfectly for the past year. Also, it's actually on sale right now at Newegg for $30, if Newegg will ship to wherever you're at.