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Old 03-30-2006, 08:22 AM
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Question Wireless router for firewall protection reco.

NewEgg has this D-Link router for $13.99 after $25.00 MIR. I am interested in a router purely for robust firewall protection. I am currently using the firewall that comes with Trend Micro PC-Cillin. The price seems right for sure. Is there anything I need to know before I order it?

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Old 03-30-2006, 08:30 AM
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I have had some bad experience with DLink products in past so I avoid them. Have you checked Linksys?
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Old 03-30-2006, 08:33 AM
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I have had some bad experience with DLink products in past so I avoid them. Have you checked Linksys?
Not yet, I'll try now, thanks.
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Old 03-30-2006, 08:40 AM
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I have had some bad experience with DLink products in past so I avoid them. Have you checked Linksys?
There is this one from NewEgg as well. $39.99 after $15.00 MIR. It is a wrieless "G" router. I guess that is faster?

UPDATE: I just found it at Circuit City for $49.99, so after the $15.00 MIR, the net price is $34.99. Seems pretty good to me.

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Old 03-30-2006, 08:48 AM
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Linksys is a CISCO product. I've got one for my home. Works great!
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I have that Linksys router, works great!
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Old 03-30-2006, 09:14 AM
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I have that Linksys router, works great!
Sounds like that may be the right choice then. Thanks.
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Overall I've had great success with Linksys but just had to replace a WRT54G as it started to fail on DNS resolution, replaced it with another WRT54G though
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One of the first home routers I ever bought was a Linksys and it was a POS. I changed it out for a DLink unit and have been sold on DLink ever since. Note that this was years ago and prior to Linksys being bought by Cisco, and I'm sure that things have changed.
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The Linksys WRT54G is great because you can replace the firmware (based on Linux) in order to tweak the settings to your liking (like restricting wireless access based on MAC addresses). Just make sure that you get a version 4 (serial number begins with CDFA...) in order to change firmware.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54G

I have a WRT54G and a WRT54GS that I bridge (both are running dd-wrt firmware) in order to connect my XBOX wirelessly (the XBOX wireless adapter was $150can, and I paid only $80can for the WRT54GS). Runs great and serves as an access point for other PCs at the other end of the house
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