Router recommendations for FreeBSD

Tue May 27 16:20:25 BST 2008

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Just to summarise the many and generous responses to my initial request for=
 advice on a broadband modem/router. I may well go for Zyxel: recommended b=
y my ISP (Phone Coop) and even if they don't support *nix, they may be able=
 to resolve any hardware issues (their technical support is very helpful). =
Disclaimer: these opinions reflect only a narrow range of views, and all th=
e manufacturers named produce excellent high-quality products.
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Bebox
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bad: may overheat
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Draytek
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good: reliable, no heat-related lock-ups, works with Firefox; built-in VPN =
client and server, VOIP and printer ports on some models; apart from low-en=
d models, purely ethernet (no drivers/OD configuration needed)
bad: pricy
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Netgear
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good: configurable in Firefox and Konqueror; good for home use
bad:
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D-Link
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good: fine for home use
bad: only configurable in IE
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Linksys / Cisco
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good: generally; Cisco 837 good cli use
bad: overheating; 836 model is c=A3250 in UK
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Thompson
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bad: may overheat, use it upside down to ventilate
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Zyxel
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good: can be managed from telnet as well as web interface (is this a good t=
hing?)
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Siemens Speedstream
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good: dependable
bad: not available in UK?
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summarise the many and generous responses to my initial request for advice =
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broadband modem/router. I may well go for Zyxel: recommended by my ISP (Pho=
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Coop) and even if they don't support *nix, they may be able to resolve any=
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opinions reflect only a narrow range of views, and all the manufacturers na=
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2>Bebox<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>bad: =
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overheat</FONT></DIV>
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heat-related lock-ups, works with Firefox; built-in VPN client and server, =
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and printer ports on some models; apart from low-end models, purely etherne=
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in Firefox and Konqueror; good for home use<BR>bad:</FONT></DIV>
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use<BR>bad: only configurable in IE</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2>Linksys /=20
Cisco<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>good: generally; =
Cisco 837 good cli use<BR>bad:=20
overheating; 836 model is c=A3250 in UK</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2>Thompson<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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use it upside down to ventilate</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2>Zyxel<BR>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D<BR>good:=
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from telnet as well as web interface (is this a good thing?)</FONT></DIV>
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: not available in=20
UK?</FONT></DIV>
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