[Gllug] ADSL modem / routers

[Mike Brodbelt]

On Tue, 2003-04-15 at 19:56, Andrew Richardson wrote:
> I am considering going broadband.  Does anyone have any recommendations or 
> experience with external ADSL modem + router devices.  I am looking to 
> connect only 3 boxes or so to a fixed IP and do not need wireless.
> 
> From what I have seen in the shops, the D-Link and Netgear ones are the most 
> common though the US Robotics seems good too.  Do any of them actually have 
> "reasonably good" security ?  Are there any affordable linux or BSD based 
> ones ?

I've set up a Netgear DG-814 for a friend. It's not a bad box, totally
web setup, port forwarding, very linux friendly. No real firewall,
basically relies on NAT for security. Some of them have really annoying
features like requiring you to run a Windows program to do firmware
upgrades and similar. The DG-814 even advertises linux support on the
box.

If you want one with a real firewall in it, then they get more
expensive. At some stage it becomes cheaper to build yourself a Mini-ITX
box with a supported PCI ADSL card and roll your own.

Mike.


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