Need Advice on Routers

[JD Austin]

Smoothwall is my favorite; there is an OpenVPN plugin that can be installed.
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On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:

> I am a big fan of an old box for linux ( via epia based system with
> dual nic also comes to mind.)
>
> openVPN or if you want vpn on an alternate system you can use smoothwall
>
> or you can get any router and learn the ways of hamachi :-)
>
> but this is really a momnet wher eyou decide what you want from it and
> how much you want to invest in the solution.
>
> not everyone has a via epia 600mhz board with dual nics sitting in the
> background handy. ( the new Intel atom based boards aren't bad either.
> or their predecessor)
>
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Eric Cope <eric.cope at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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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