router/firewall recommendations

wijcc · 11 Jan 2008 at 13:00

I am in need of a router/firewall box. I do not need a modem btw. Can anyone recommend me a good reliable firewall/router box?

What do you guys think of these ones?

Netgear FVS318
Linksys RVS4000UK
Linksys RVL200
Netgear ProSafe FVS124G

I have a budget of about £200 and the router needs to be able to support up 60 users (i know some routers/firewalls limit the number of users inorder to increase you need to upgrade licence etc)

Thanks in advance guys

mejinks · 11 Jan 2008 at 15:45

I would recommend the Draytek Vigor 2910 unless all users are going to be using VPN tunnels. http://www.draytek.co.uk/products/vigor2910.html

It may be more expensive, but you do get what you pay for.

wijcc · 11 Jan 2008 at 15:51

none of the users will be using vpn (currently). Can i ask what makes the draytek vigor 2910 better?

mejinks · 11 Jan 2008 at 22:35

It has loads of features and is very well supported. I use one and I haven't found anything that comes close in terms of reliability, ease of use and feature set.

For example, you can have two different ip ranges, one for wireless and one for wired ethernet, you can set up radius authentication, radius authentication over WPA2, so that you have a relatively secure wireless network, it does QOS, filtering, all sorts.

I can't recommend it highly enough.