[TriLUG] Small office router

[Warren Myers]

You might consider settingup a Soekris box and something like m0n0wall
(there was a TriLUG mtg on it a few years back).

Also, have seen a pretty nice router advertised on /. recently ... but now
can't find the link :|

WMM

On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:06 PM, Igor Partola <igor at igorpartola.com> wrote:

> Hi TriLUG,
>
> I am shopping for a new router for my company's office use. Our current
> router is really unstable, and we need something that'll work more
> reliably. We are looking to support 20-40 active client devices and large
> data transfers. There are a few important features we are looking for:
>
> 1. 802.11n
> 2. Gigabit Ethernet
> 3. IPv6 support with tunneling to HE
> 4. ip6tables support
> 5. Plenty of RAM to run things like bind9 and other network services
> 6. Ability to run multiple SSIDs to support a trusted in-office and a guest
> networks.
>
> I am considering a MicroTik router that seems to fit the bill:
> http://routerboard.com/RB751G-2HnD. I have never owned a MicroTik device
> before, but this seems like a powerful enough device with all the features.
>
> Another option is an ASUS RT-N66U (
> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006QB1RPY/?tag=codihorr-20), which comes highly
> recommended by Jeff Atwood
>
> http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/06/because-everyone-still-needs-a-router.html
> .
>
> Yet a third option is to get both and run the MicroTik device as the main
> router and the ASUS as the WiFi router.
>
> Could anyone recommend which way to go on this?
>
> Thanks,
> Igor
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