help me find a router please and I'll offer something in return

Ok folks, I've been looking for a router that has some feaures and so far
the only one I have found is a Belkin 802.11G one. It isn't working out for
me so far, I'm on my second one. There's a lot of issues for me. So, i am
asking all of you to please if you would be willing to help me out, I'd like
to return the favor and pay you maybe $15 for helping me. I'll pay $15 to
the first one who suggests the right kind of router for me and I buy it. It
needs to meet my needs though. I'll pick the best suggested router from all
the suggestions.

Here's what my needs are and what i've tried so far.

First, I can not get DSL. Won't use dial up. I have cable. Earthlink powered
by comcast. 3mbps. I live in Washington state.

I have tried the netgear RP614 and linksys 1 port router one. Those do not
have parent control web content filtering in them at all. I have currently
the Belkin 802.11G and in 2 weeks, I'm on my second router. It is buggy and
unreliable. It freezes a lot, the set up pages when you hit apply changes
won't reload the page sometimes, or it takes a long time, and a couple other
issues. However it has the most important feature I need. Parental control
web content filtering. I also won't use a linux pc for this, but it needs to
be a real router.

Ok, so here's my needs and wants. This list is not in any specific order.

1: I would like for it to show how much the WAN port only, downloads and
uploads. It would be nice if the router had a page in the set up pages for
this information. I guess also this would be SNMP. This feature is not 100%
needed, but greatly wanted and desired. Figure 100% wanted, 80% or so
needed.

2: Parental control web conent filter. This is 100% needed. Is a must in any
trouter I get. Not just a keyword or url box you put stuff in to block, like
all the netgear has and linksys, but a full rating system, blocking
categories etc parent control filter. The Belkin uses www.cerberian.com for
thiers. you have 56 categories to select etc. I would like it to filter
usenet newsgroups also. Not block port 119, most routers you can set it to
block ports, but filter them. Block the porn newsgroups, but leave the rest
alone, or enter in keywords to block. Also block totally from running, p2p
networking apps like kazaa and limewire etc. My guess is that this all would
be from the parent control content filter company or whatever.

3: Wireless G, not B as G is compatible with B and much faster. The router
does not have to have wireless, but it is preferred.

4: 4 port 10/100 switch built in.

5: good warranty and tech support. like a toll free tech number 24./7
support. this is a request from something i buy, not a need.

6: Under $200. This is 100% must.

7: hopefully can be bought from comp usa. A friend of mine works there and i
can get it cheaper. Staples, Best Buy, those type stores are ok too. if got
from catalog, must have a 100% money refund return policy if it didn't work
out for me or i didn't like it. Or if I was able to buy from the comapny,
online or something. That might work ok too.

8: hopefully you can help find a couple reviews online about what you
suggest also. it'd be nice to know a little about the router before i
actually bought it. specificaly some mention of the parent control filtering
it would use and the ability for you to get download and upload stats from
the WAN port or SNMP or whatever it is that does that.




msi

msi wrote:
> I'll pay $15 to
> the first one who suggests the right kind of router for me and I buy it. It
> needs to meet my needs though. I'll pick the best suggested router from all
> the suggestions.

[snip]
I really hesitated to answer. I do not like people like you who do not
respect the *free* part of Internet / Usenet
[snip]

> I have cable. Earthlink powered by comcast. 3mbps. I live in Washington state.

[snip]
Ok, cable router / modem
[snip]

> Parental control web content filtering.

[snip]
Good stuff with lots of nice feature ? ho, I heard that somewhere...
Zyxel. It's widely distributed here in Europe, I do not know for the
USA, but I know they have a USA-site...
[snip]

> Ok, so here's my needs and wants. This list is not in any specific order.

[snip]
Yup, seems to be it, except for the price for which I do not know for
you: Prestige 951 ( http://www.us.zyxel.com/ ) or with a number near 951...
[snip]

Aphrael
--
"La demande mondiale d’ordinateurs n’excédera pas cinq machines."
(Thomas Watson, Fondateur d'IBM, 1945)

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:58:51 -0700, msi wrote:

> Ok folks, I've been looking for a router that has some feaures and so far
> the only one I have found is a Belkin 802.11G one. It isn't working out for
> me so far, I'm on my second one. There's a lot of issues for me. So, i am
> asking all of you to please if you would be willing to help me out, I'd like
> to return the favor and pay you maybe $15 for helping me. I'll pay $15 to
> the first one who suggests the right kind of router for me and I buy it. It
> needs to meet my needs though. I'll pick the best suggested router from all
> the suggestions.
>
> Here's what my needs are and what i've tried so far.

> Ok, so here's my needs and wants. This list is not in any specific order.
>


I would respectfully suggest that what you need to investigate are the
security services which offer services in your area.

Hire a full-time guard who can stand duty next to each of your computers
while they are in use, and specify that these guards are to be *ARMED*
while at work, to ensure full compliance.

Then, ensure that these guards are trained in what your content filtering
needs are.

Finally, give them authorization to *SHOOT* upon non-compliance.

I dare say that this migh cost a bit more than what your current budget
allocation might be, but filtering and compliance come at a cost. Your
stringent filtering needs will undoubtedly come at an elevated cost.

What do you mean who do not respect the free part of the internet? I was
only offering to return the favor. If someone was able to help me find one
that met my needs, I wanted to do something nice for them, and what I was
thinking of was the only thing I could think of to do something nice for
that person who helped me.

The Zywall is what yer talking about, I was there and their model 70 was
$1350 and I looked at the 334 Prestige one, but don't think it has the
filter thing. They seem to be the closeest thing to what i want however.
Except yes for the price.


"Aphrael" <aphrael_at_isuisse.com> wrote in message
news:408aa88f$(E-Mail Removed)...
> msi wrote:
> > I'll pay $15 to
> > the first one who suggests the right kind of router for me and I buy it.
It
> > needs to meet my needs though. I'll pick the best suggested router from
all
> > the suggestions.
>
> [snip]
> I really hesitated to answer. I do not like people like you who do not
> respect the *free* part of Internet / Usenet
> [snip]
>
> > I have cable. Earthlink powered by comcast. 3mbps. I live in Washington
state.
>
> [snip]
> Ok, cable router / modem
> [snip]
>
> > Parental control web content filtering.
>
> [snip]
> Good stuff with lots of nice feature ? ho, I heard that somewhere...
> Zyxel. It's widely distributed here in Europe, I do not know for the
> USA, but I know they have a USA-site...
> [snip]
>
> > Ok, so here's my needs and wants. This list is not in any specific
order.
>
> [snip]
> Yup, seems to be it, except for the price for which I do not know for
> you: Prestige 951 ( http://www.us.zyxel.com/ ) or with a number near
951...
> [snip]
>
> Aphrael
> --
> "La demande mondiale d’ordinateurs n’excédera pas cinq machines."
> (Thomas Watson, Fondateur d'IBM, 1945)

Well since you have cable, did you contact your cable internet provider and
see what they recommend after telling them all of your requirements?

Just a suggestion!
later,
dave

On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:58:51 -0700, "msi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have tried the netgear RP614 and linksys 1 port router one. Those do not
>have parent control web content filtering in them at all. I have currently
>the Belkin 802.11G and in 2 weeks, I'm on my second router. It is buggy and
>unreliable. It freezes a lot, the set up pages when you hit apply changes
>won't reload the page sometimes, or it takes a long time, and a couple other
>issues. However it has the most important feature I need. Parental control
>web content filtering. I also won't use a linux pc for this, but it needs to
>be a real router.
>
>Ok, so here's my needs and wants. This list is not in any specific order.

<snipped all your needs and wants>

If the Belkin is the closest thing you can find to satisfy your
requirements, I'll offer up that I have the same equipment and had the
same problems as listed above.

I found that Norton's Internet Security and Norton Antivirus were
blocking some of the router operations. If you are running a firewall
on your computer, try disabling it temporarily while you configure the
Belkin. Works wonders.

Greg

good suggestion yes, but earthlink and ocmcast do not filter the internet
yet. they are however talking with cerberian right now in order to provide
what i want.

they wouldn't know anything about my needs, what to suggest to me.


"dave AKA vwdoc1" <NO_vwdoc1_SPAM_@hotmail.com_PLEASE> wrote in message
news:PZzic.275$(E-Mail Removed). ..
> Well since you have cable, did you contact your cable internet provider
and
> see what they recommend after telling them all of your requirements?
>
> Just a suggestion!
> later,
> dave
>
>

"Greg Surratt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Sat, 24 Apr 2004 09:58:51 -0700, "msi" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >I have tried the netgear RP614 and linksys 1 port router one. Those do
not
> >have parent control web content filtering in them at all. I have
currently
> >the Belkin 802.11G and in 2 weeks, I'm on my second router. It is buggy
and
> >unreliable. It freezes a lot, the set up pages when you hit apply changes
> >won't reload the page sometimes, or it takes a long time, and a couple
other
> >issues. However it has the most important feature I need. Parental
control
> >web content filtering. I also won't use a linux pc for this, but it needs
to
> >be a real router.
> >
> >Ok, so here's my needs and wants. This list is not in any specific order.
>
> <snipped all your needs and wants>
>
> If the Belkin is the closest thing you can find to satisfy your
> requirements, I'll offer up that I have the same equipment and had the
> same problems as listed above.
>
> I found that Norton's Internet Security and Norton Antivirus were
> blocking some of the router operations. If you are running a firewall
> on your computer, try disabling it temporarily while you configure the
> Belkin. Works wonders.
>
> Greg

i have no firewall or anything except mcafee virus running. i also have
tried it without it running too and it had the same problem. the thing the
belkin does not do that i want is the snmp support it keeps freezing up
loosing internet connection all the time. the zywall seems to fit the bill,
but no wireless, or tons of $$$ for everything i need and even then i don't
think their 70 model for $1350 is wireless, i forget.

www.cpx.com has a NP26g that should make you happy - parental control is an
optional paid subscribtion . It will not however keep track of your wan
bytes,, your earthlink account manager may do this already - you may want to
spend a few moments looking around your online managment pages & some time
at the compex pages too.

I causion everyone about this with a person who seems to be all over the
Internet with some kind of *router* fetish thing happening here.

I first noticed this person over in alt.computers a couple months back with
unending /continuious issues with router postings. Now, it has escalated to
other NG(s).

Maybe, one of the makers of Prozac has the router this person seeks.

Duane