Router recommendation please

Until recently I've been using the Edimax AR-7084A - the old version as
pictured on:

http://www.datakits.co.uk/store/edim...tc-p-4340.html

The new version looks very pretty, but does not have keyhole slots on its
base for wall mounting.

So I'm looking for an alternative ADSL router, which ***must*** have:

1) Access Control List to allow management from several different external
IP addresses (the list should hold at least 5 entries)

2) Dynamic DNS capability

3) Port forwarding

4) Wall mounting capability

Other useful features would be:

a) internal clock updated from NTP server
b) bridge mode
c) error logging
d) wireless variant with superset of same user interface
e) cost around £25

Any recommendations please?

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Graham J

"Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On 25 Jul 2010, "Graham J" <graham@invalid> wrote:
>
>>1) Access Control List to allow management from several different external
>>IP addresses (the list should hold at least 5 entries)
>
> Very best of luck, old chap. Have only seen 'all' or a single IP
> allowed on the various routers (not exhaustive, but selection of
> the nonetheless) I have researched or used.

Indeed. Vigor only allow 3, Netgear allows only one ...


>>e) cost around £25
>
> Appreciate you only suggest it 'useful' but made me laugh...

The last one I bought from Scan on 27/04/2010 cost £24.30 plus VAT

-- Graham

Peter <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> On 25 Jul 2010, "Graham J" <graham@invalid> wrote:
>
> >1) Access Control List to allow management from several different external
> >IP addresses (the list should hold at least 5 entries)
>
> Very best of luck, old chap. Have only seen 'all' or a single IP
> allowed on the various routers (not exhaustive, but selection of
> the nonetheless) I have researched or used.
>
My Draytek Vigor 2820n allows multiple addresses in the access list
for remote admin.

>
> >e) cost around £25
>
> Appreciate you only suggest it 'useful' but made me laugh...

Not quite that price though! :-)

It does fulfil most of the other requirements though, certainly can be
wall mounted, mine is.

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<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:91kth7-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Peter <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> On 25 Jul 2010, "Graham J" <graham@invalid> wrote:
>>
>> >1) Access Control List to allow management from several different
>> >external
>> >IP addresses (the list should hold at least 5 entries)
>>
>> Very best of luck, old chap. Have only seen 'all' or a single IP
>> allowed on the various routers (not exhaustive, but selection of
>> the nonetheless) I have researched or used.
>>
> My Draytek Vigor 2820n allows multiple addresses in the access list
> for remote admin.

Yes, but only three! Rather too limiting for my needs ...

Also, far too expensive except where a VPN (or several) is required.

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Graham J

"Mike Civil" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> In article <(E-Mail Removed)>,
> Peter <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>On 25 Jul 2010, "Graham J" <graham@invalid> wrote:
>>
>>>1) Access Control List to allow management from several different
>>>external
>>>IP addresses (the list should hold at least 5 entries)
>>
>>Very best of luck, old chap. Have only seen 'all' or a single IP
>>allowed on the various routers (not exhaustive, but selection of
>>the nonetheless) I have researched or used.
>
> Thomsons allow multiple access definitions including specific hosts or
> netmasks, along with a shed load of other functionality that puts other
> manufacturers to shame at this price point. However there's the real
> downside that you have to learn their quirky (but reasonably consistent
> once you get your head round it) CLI to configure them. Loads of them
> on Ebay for that sort of price.

Will the CLI allow the configuratio to be saved/restored?

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Graham J

Peter wrote:
> On 25 Jul 2010, "Graham J" <graham@invalid> wrote:
>
>> 1) Access Control List to allow management from several different external
>> IP addresses (the list should hold at least 5 entries)
>
> Very best of luck, old chap. Have only seen 'all' or a single IP
> allowed on the various routers (not exhaustive, but selection of
> the nonetheless) I have researched or used.
>
>
>> e) cost around £25
>
> Appreciate you only suggest it 'useful' but made me laugh...
Indeed.

At that price its a second hand off ebay jobbie.

Meanwhile, at the uk.telecom.broadband Job Justification Hearings, Graham J
chose the tried and tested strategy of:

> So I'm looking for an alternative ADSL router, which ***must*** have:
>
> 1) Access Control List to allow management from several different external
> IP addresses (the list should hold at least 5 entries)
>
> 2) Dynamic DNS capability
>
> 3) Port forwarding
>
> 4) Wall mounting capability
>
> Other useful features would be:
>
> a) internal clock updated from NTP server
> b) bridge mode
> c) error logging

A Zyxel Prestige 600 series will do all of the above, but not for £25 [more
like £45]. They've had plenty of firmware updates since the initial release
so if you ever find a bug there's a chance it might even be fixed. However I
think a second-hand Thompson is probably a better buy as they've got more
features and toys to play with.

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R. Mark Clayton wrote:
> "The Natural Philosopher" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:i2i4gu$9k6$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Peter wrote:
>>> On 25 Jul 2010, "Graham J" <graham@invalid> wrote:
>>>
>>>> 1) Access Control List to allow management from several different
>>>> external IP addresses (the list should hold at least 5 entries)
>>> Very best of luck, old chap. Have only seen 'all' or a single IP
>>> allowed on the various routers (not exhaustive, but selection of
>>> the nonetheless) I have researched or used.
>>>
>>>
>>>> e) cost around £25
>>> Appreciate you only suggest it 'useful' but made me laugh...
>> Indeed.
>>
>> At that price its a second hand off ebay jobbie.
>
> Draytek 2820 ~£200 new, it is going to be knock off and will undoubtedly
> phone home
>
>
never said draytek.

I successfully used several 'bound to ISP routers' None were draytek tho.

Meanwhile, at the uk.telecom.broadband Job Justification Hearings, Mark
chose the tried and tested strategy of:

> The Zyxel prestige 660 was a good router but they never fixed the
> "bug" I found in the firmware.

Would you care to mention what it is?

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Meanwhile, at the uk.telecom.broadband Job Justification Hearings, Mark
chose the tried and tested strategy of:

> It's a while ago now but IIRC the table for adding new services was
> very small so I rapidly ran out of spare entries. Some may not
> describe this as a bug but it was a show-stopper for me. I doubt it
> would have been too hard to fix but they weren't interested.

I think I know what you mean - you're limited to about 15 or so SNAT entries
[start port to end port] or a default one to forward all to.

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