Need Advice on Routers

[Eric Cope]

I second OpenVPN, it works very well with Windows and Linux.
Eric

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:11 AM, kitepilot at kitepilot.com <
kitepilot at kitepilot.com> wrote:

> Not sure about the router to sugest (an old linux box comes to mind...  :),
> but for VPN: openvpn.net
> Enrique
>
>
>
> Mark Phillips writes:
>
> > I have a Linksys BFSX41 10/100 Cable Firewall Router with 4 Port Switch
> and
> > VPN Endpoint that seems to be going through a slow death. I have a cable
> > modem (Cox) on one side and a 100 MB LAN on the other side. If I plug the
> > cable from the cable modem directly into my computer, I get the
> advertised
> > "blazing fast speed." If I go through the router, my blazing fast speed
> > drops to very slow - i.e. pages that load in a blink of an eye now take
> 10s
> > of seconds to load. It seems to have something to do with heat - if I
> leave
> > the router off for an hour, and then reconnect it, I get blazing speed
> for
> > awhile, then it slows down.
> >
> > I am looking for suggestions for a replacement router. I never could get
> the
> > VPN part of this router to work with Linux, and I would like to be able
> to
> > get to my network from outside through a VPN. So that is important. Other
> > than that, I just need 100 BaseT network speed and at least 4 ports -
> more
> > would be better. I have a separate Linksys wireless access point/hub that
> I
> > turn on when I need to be mobile, so I don't need more wireless gear. I
> have
> > to admit, I leave the router on all the time, so it needs to be sturdy!
> The
> > exact same router on Newegg costs $69, so my price point is under $100.
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > Mark
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