Something to stick in the back of my mind. Thanks Fred. --- On Fri, 10/15/10, Fred Taylor <[email protected]> wrote:
> From: Fred Taylor <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [NF] Looking for new router > To: "ProFox Email List" <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, October 15, 2010, 3:23 PM > Believe it or not, for my office at > home, I use this really cheap > brand, AirLink. I've bought a 4 port wireless router > for $29, and I > have several of their 5 port 10/100 switches that were $7 > each. The > switches I've used for 5 or 6 years and the wireless router > has been > in service for about 2 years now (replaced the > Linksys). Also bought > an AirLink wireless card for my laptop (does 108Mb, too) > for $19. > Never any problems. And even if there were at those > prices it would > be no big deal to replace them or move on to another brand, > but I've > had no reason to. > > Fred > > > > On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 12:04 PM, Leland Jackson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > What router would you recommend, if any. LOL > > > > Regards, > > > > LelandJ > > > > > > On 10/15/2010 01:14 PM, Michael Madigan wrote: > >> I will nor buy another Linksys either. They > have been unreliable. Even the separate print servers are > unreliable. > >> > >> --- On Fri, 10/15/10, Fred Taylor<[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >>> From: Fred Taylor<[email protected]> > >>> Subject: Re: [NF] Looking for new router > >>> To: "ProFox Email List"<[email protected]> > >>> Date: Friday, October 15, 2010, 2:06 PM > >>> You are aware that Linksys is now > >>> owned by Cisco, right? IMO, the > >>> quality of the Linksys line has gone down > since that > >>> takeover. They > >>> gotten to be really cheaply made, and I don't > mean that as > >>> in price. > >>> The quality is less than stellar. > >>> > >>> Fred > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Leland > Jackson<[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > >>>> On 10/15/2010 03:12 AM, Adam Buckland > wrote: > >>>>> Draytek routers... no contest. > >>>>> > >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/3ygc2kj > Vigor2710VDn > >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/37apwaz > Vigor2820Vn ADSL2+ > >>> Security Firewall > >>>>> Sent by my butler > >>>> I couldn't find a Draytek SOHO router with > 8 ports. > >>> I'm sure Draytek > >>>> makes a fine router, but it doesn't have > the name > >>> recognition of "Cisco". > >>>> If I went with Draytek, I would probably > need to buy > >>> both the > >>>> router/switch/firewall and a separate > switch to > >>> connect to it. I would > >>>> prefer an all in one solution for > simplicity, if > >>> possible; although, > >>>> routers that come with an 8 port switch > built in are > >>> few and far > >>>> between, as near as I can tell. > >>>> > >>>> Thanks for the info. > >>>> > >>>> http://www.draytek.us/pmatrix.html > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> LelandJ > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>>> From: [email protected] > >>> [mailto:[email protected]] > >>> On > >>>>> Behalf Of Leland Jackson > >>>>> Sent: 14 October 2010 20:16 > >>>>> To: Profox List > >>>>> Subject: [NF] Looking for new router > >>>>> > >>>>> My netgear fvs318 router developed > some malidies > >>> and has caused me all > >>>>> kinds of grief. I'm looking for a > replacment. In > >>> the meantime I > >>>>> switched it out with an old linksky > wrt54gsv4 i > >>> put in the closet 7 or > >>>>> 8 years ago. > >>>>> > >>>>> Some features I was using on the > fvs318: > >>>>> > >>>>> Blocked various Dos attacks, etc. > >>>>> > >>>>> Logged system, local, wan, and alerts, > which were > >>> emailed to me. > >>>>> 8 ethernet 10, 100 ports. > >>>>> > >>>>> Wireless. > >>>>> > >>>>> Port forwarding. > >>>>> > >>>>> Predetermined dhcp ip adrdess based on > mac > >>> address. > >>>>> Regards, > >>>>> > >>>>> Lelandj > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>>> > >>>>> Sent from my iPhone > >>>[excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
