Re: Need Advice on Routers

Mark,

I have a couple old e-machines that I made into IPCop firewall/routers,
and have been decommissioned for a while (they were virtualized). All
you'd need is a switch for the green (LAN) subnet, and you're good to
go. I can sell you one for a reasonable price. Let me know if you're
interested.

Oh, I recommend going this route (old system loaded w/ linux firewall
distro) whether you get one from me or not. ;) I've been running IPCop
for a number of years now and it's been very reliable.

Mark Phillips wrote:
> 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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-Eric 'shubes'
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