Router recommendation

dangermouse · 18 Mar 2006 at 07:55

Which Cisco routers if any would be suitable for connection to a cable modem?

tolien · 18 Mar 2006 at 11:09

831, 851, 871 in the 800 series, all have the ethernet WAN port.
If you want to go nuts, most of the higher ranges will take an outside connection over ethernet.

Skiddley · 18 Mar 2006 at 15:17

I use a 2621XM with NTL.

Topgun · 18 Mar 2006 at 18:49

Cisco's consumer grade products come under the brand name Linksys. These are better suited for home use.

tolien · 18 Mar 2006 at 20:18

They're not necessarily better (in 99% of cases, they aren't), but they're certainly cheaper.

Topgun · 18 Mar 2006 at 20:45

The basic NAT funtionaly is there and you can even get some with QoS, VPN support etc. Not to mention that most small business kit doesnt support uPNP (puts on flame proof coat) and other little ALG tweaks.

tolien · 18 Mar 2006 at 21:02

Topgun said:
Not to mention that most small business kit doesnt support uPNP (puts on flame proof coat) and other little ALG tweaks.

No real loss