Need Advice on Routers

[Stephen]

ohh really? do you have that link?

On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 11:22 AM, JD Austin <jd at twingeckos.com> wrote:
> 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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A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from
rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.

Stephen