Gigabit routers - recomendations?
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It's about time I upgraded my old DLink DI-714P+ to something newer. If anyone has had any recent experienced with buying a gigabit (yes, I'm looking for something that is gigabit) router (yes, specifically a router. not a switch or a hub) with _more than 4 ports_, please post what you recommend. I did a quick search, but nothing stood out. I didn't dig in much, due to lack of time. Hmm, if it makes any difference, this is for a home network, not office or antyhing like that. But we _do_ have quite a few machines at home, hence the need for at least 5 ports. Thanks in advance, Anton A.
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It's about time I upgraded my old DLink DI-714P+ to something newer. If anyone has had any recent experienced with buying a gigabit (yes, I'm looking for something that is gigabit) router (yes, specifically a router. not a switch or a hub) with _more than 4 ports_, please post what you recommend. I did a quick search, but nothing stood out. I didn't dig in much, due to lack of time. Hmm, if it makes any difference, this is for a home network, not office or antyhing like that. But we _do_ have quite a few machines at home, hence the need for at least 5 ports. Thanks in advance, Anton A.
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Could you please post your old DLink specs? You might be looking for a L3-Switch integrated in a router, not a router per se. Since your especially asked for a multi-port routers: The ones I know are modular frames (port extensions cost extra) and start at 10000 monetary units (Cisco Catalyst, 3Com routers), used. You might just be wanting to route out of a local network (one external connection, 4+ internal connections, which could easily be done with a L3-Switch). But without more details, I am afraid that is all I can provide you with. €dit: Mangaged Layer 3 12-port 10/100/1000-Ethernet Switch: Netgear GSM7312 (ca. 1000 USD) Unmanaged Desktop 8-Port 10/100/1000-Ethernet Switch: Netgear GS608 (ca. 70 USD) You could combine the last one with a single-port Gigabit-Router and would receive a 7-Port-Gigabit Router with Gigabit Capability for around 150 - 200 USD. If you need ADSL, I suggest using a single-port GBit-Router with integrated ADSL+-Modem connected to the same switch.
Cheers, Sebastian -- Contra vim mortem non est medicamen in hortem.