what's a good commercial router

i've got a client who wants to get away from using the standard home use
routers in his business. what's a good commercial router? i've heard the
term SOHO and am wondering if it refers to higher end networking products.
thanks for any advice.

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Gary Roach
ADB Services

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:14:17 -0400, Gary Roach wrote:

> i've got a client who wants to get away from using the standard home use
> routers in his business. what's a good commercial router? i've heard the
> term SOHO and am wondering if it refers to higher end networking products.
> thanks for any advice.

SOHO = Small Office Home Office

Before spending the big bucks on a router, determine what your client's
routing needs are. You can pay a lot of money for as you call them
"commercial" routers. Nut why pay out for options not needed?

A google search will result in many options. Or you could browse on over to
the cisco site and check out their offerings.

You should ask him what his needs are. What's his WAN connection, how many
nodes inside does the router need to support. What's the rest of the network
like?

-jaso

"Gary Roach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> i've got a client who wants to get away from using the standard home use
> routers in his business. what's a good commercial router? i've heard the
> term SOHO and am wondering if it refers to higher end networking products.
> thanks for any advice.
>
> --
> Gary Roach
> ADB Services
>
>

basically he just wants what most people want from their home routers,
except that it has to work. his employees use e-mail and the web. he uses a
vpn to work from home. all the functionality is there on the low end routers
but every once in a while they crash and have to be unplugged. also he was a
little disillusioned when his brand new linksys router had to have a
firmware upgrade just to work properly.

"BobC" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 14 Jul 2005 12:14:17 -0400, Gary Roach wrote:
>
>> i've got a client who wants to get away from using the standard home use
>> routers in his business. what's a good commercial router? i've heard the
>> term SOHO and am wondering if it refers to higher end networking
>> products.
>> thanks for any advice.
>
> SOHO = Small Office Home Office
>
> Before spending the big bucks on a router, determine what your client's
> routing needs are. You can pay a lot of money for as you call them
> "commercial" routers. Nut why pay out for options not needed?
>
> A google search will result in many options. Or you could browse on over
> to
> the cisco site and check out their offerings.

basically he just wants what most people want from their home routers,
except that it has to work. his employees use e-mail and the web. he uses a
vpn to work from home. all the functionality is there on the low end routers
but every once in a while they crash and have to be unplugged. also he was a
little disillusioned when his brand new linksys router had to have a
firmware upgrade just to work properly.

"Jason Fellenbaum" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> You should ask him what his needs are. What's his WAN connection, how many
> nodes inside does the router need to support. What's the rest of the
> network
> like?
>
> -jaso
>
> "Gary Roach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:KdwBe.1$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> i've got a client who wants to get away from using the standard home use
>> routers in his business. what's a good commercial router? i've heard the
>> term SOHO and am wondering if it refers to higher end networking
>> products.
>> thanks for any advice.
>>
>> --
>> Gary Roach
>> ADB Services
>>
>>
>
>

I have had success with the Watchguard Router/Firewall www.watchguard.com
It comes with 10 seat license and you can buy higher levels. Also, you can
buy MVPN that lets you have Mobile highly encrypted VPN circuits. I have
one(SOHO 6Tc) in a Doctor's office that has been running without fault for
178 days. I have another(Firebox) in a business office that has been
running for 367 days without needing a reset.

So far they have been very reliable. There are many features that are
either standard or can be purchased. I subscribed to their support/security
updates and usually get 2-3 emails per week letting me know about the latest
security flaws found in most major applications and OS's. Every time a new
flaw is found they send an email fully describing the flaw and how to
protect your network.

I am happy with their equipment and I will purchase one for my home as soon
as Verizon gets my 15/2 fiber up and running.


"Gary Roach" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> i've got a client who wants to get away from using the standard home use
> routers in his business. what's a good commercial router? i've heard the
> term SOHO and am wondering if it refers to higher end networking products.
> thanks for any advice.
>
> --
> Gary Roach
> ADB Services
>
>

Take a look at LANCOM systems routers.
They offer good performance for a fair price.



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> i've got a client who wants to get away from using the standard home use
> routers in his business. what's a good commercial router? i've heard the
> term SOHO and am wondering if it refers to higher end networking products.
> thanks for any advice.
>
> --
> Gary Roach
> ADB Services
>
>