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[timster]

SMCD3GN cable modem/router combo from the ISP
D-Link DIR-655
D-Link DI-524
Netgear RP614v2 (unused)

[BoDEAN]

Linksys e3200

Overall good router, just horrible tech support, and their updated firmwares create more problems than they fix.......shame on Linksys

[I am Not PCyr]

Mikrotik RouterOS ..google it

[+remixedcat]

NETGEAR is still winning!

[The Dark Knight]

Linksys WRT54G.

[StrikedOut]

evoman91, on 24 April 2012 - 11:41, said:

Other draytek 2830n

Great routers, use them at work.

Got a Virgin media hub at home which I believe is a Netgear under the plastic.

[Drakknar]

Netgear WNDR3300 with DD-WRT. Not the best but fits my needs

[+BudMan]

pfsense 2.1, VM on N40L (updated to 8GB, 2nd nic added) using vsphere 5 (esxi)

[+littleneutrino]

Cisco

[M_Lyons10]

Draytek VPN Router. I wouldn't trade it for anything. The best piece of networking equipment I've ever used, and I've tried a lot of them. I forget who on here recommended Draytek, but I thank god they did. lol

BudMan, on 03 August 2012 - 14:17, said:

pfsense 2.1, VM on N40L (updated to 8GB, 2nd nic added) using vsphere 5 (esxi)

HAHAHA, I always get a kick out of your specs. I don't even know what they mean, I just know they're bad ***... LMAO

[+BudMan]

Running pfsense http://www.pfsense.org/ 2.1 is current development release in a virtual machine

2.1-BETA0 (i386)
built on Fri Jul 27 15:20:57 EDT 2012
FreeBSD 8.3-RELEASE-p3

VM - virtual machine. http://en.wikipedia....Virtual_machine

N40L - is a HP microsever, http://www.newegg.co...N82E16859107052 Got it lot cheaper than that current price. Updated its 2GB of ram it came with to 8GB, and also added a 2nd nic (it only has one built in). This was so could use router on VM, one interface connected to modem, second interface connected to my lan. This is done via virtual switches that you assign physical nics too.

Vsphere 5 - just then new name for ESXI, 5 is the current version - running 5.0.0 u1 (build 768111)

This allows me to take snapshots of my router before upgrade - easy rollback if something goes wrong, switch routers to something else on the fly, say different build of pfsense, or ipcop, m0n0wall, smoothwall, generic linux as router, etc. etc. Many Many advantages of running your router in VM.

Also allows me to reduce power consumption, less hardware - just one tiny box (n40l) and run my router and all my other VMs without having to have multiple boxes. Other VMs on the box act as my NAS, my linux shells, my test workstation OSes, Test Server OSes, etc. etc.

Hope that helps clear it up.

[jerzdawg]

I have an Actiontec (provided by Fios) and an ASUS (used for the gigabit network as well as an N network for my devices only)

[aberg]

NetGear WNDR3700, mostly for the dual band and USB.

[+abysal]

remixedcat, on 24 April 2012 - 18:18, said:

Opposite of what I've experienced! My Netgear has lasted me 6 years and the worst was the Linksys. My Linksys only lasted a week! Took it back for the Netgear 6 years ago!

My old Netgear RT314 from 1997 is still kicking. Just using it a a RIP router at this point though.

Also picked up 2 WNR3500L routers from Newegg (refurbed) to serve as range extenders

[+Tikimotel]

Draytek and pfSense