Cisco VPN router

Beerbaron · 27 Mar 2014 at 11:18

VPN router

I am looking for a new router for my work office. It needs to have site to site VPN. Our other office currently has a Cisco RV042G small business router which offers this feature. I would like to join the 2 networks. These are small offices so don't require things on a larger corporate scale. The router needs to be easy to setup and maintain hence the small business. I could purchase another Cisco RV042G but this model is a good few years old so ideally wanted something newer. I don't have a budget at this stage. Any recommendations?

Thanks.

bremen1874 · 27 Mar 2014 at 16:52

Have you got anything against the RV042G apart from it's age? All a newer model will potentially give you is better throughput. How fast are the links you're using?

Beerbaron · 27 Mar 2014 at 17:09

Speeds for each office are 150/15 and i think 12/12

bremen1874 · 27 Mar 2014 at 17:12

So your peak VPN bandwidth will be 12Mbps? A RV042G should handle that fine.

Beerbaron · 27 Mar 2014 at 17:15

We get 142mbps speeds in the other office fine. I wanted to see if there was a better newer model.

bremen1874 · 27 Mar 2014 at 17:19

If I was starting from scratch I'd buy a pair of DrayTeks (2860 probably). I've found their earlier models (2820, 2830, 2920) to be very stable, and once the VPN is up you can forget about it for months on end.

Beerbaron · 27 Mar 2014 at 17:38

I believe we had a 2920n previously and it was throttling the line so someone in the office just went out one day and bought the Cisco RV042G as they were fed up with the speeds.

bremen1874 · 27 Mar 2014 at 17:43

A 2920 would throttle a 150Mbps connection. It's Firewall throughput is only rated at 90Mbps.

The much more modem 2860 is rated at 200Mbps.

Beerbaron · 27 Mar 2014 at 17:53

It throttled it a lot less than 90mbps. I even factory reset it with the same outcome.

Beerbaron · 27 Mar 2014 at 18:45

I ordered another Cisco RV042G in the end.

GefGz · 27 Mar 2014 at 21:07

We use the Vigor 2860s in work here and they're great, not sure what was wrong with your 2920