Router - which is THE BEST?

[SDticks]

I use a hotbrick dual wan router. Cable and Dsl both hooked into it. It does an instant failover if one of the connections goes down. Depending on the application used, the failover is undetectable. However, if your using TT, it does grey out for a few seconds during the failover due to IP address changes.

 

[nidarian]

Linksys, good routers, good price.

 

[gnome]

Quote from saxon22:

sorry I did not mention this before but I am looking for a wired router. Cannot be wireless.

The Linksys WRT54GL has 4 wired ports as well as wireless capability. I have 4 wired computers + wife's wireless laptop. Supports WPA2. You can just not enable wireless functions, if desired.

 

[Big]

PepLink do really good dual (or triple) WAN routers.

 

[gwb-trading]

If you want a very solid router then go with the people who own over 80% of the router market - Cisco. You should be looking at commercial grade routers from Cisco, not the consumer stuff from Linksys and other companies if you want rock solid reliability.

If you need a router for basic trading from home then you should be looking at the Cisco 871. You will want the version with one upstream Ethernet port and four sub-tending Ethernet switch ports. This router including support, etc. can be purchased from Cisco for under $1000.

- Greg

Quote from saxon22:

Fellow traders, I need the best router money can buy. OK maybe not the best but something super solid and stable. It will be used 16 hours a day 7 days a week 360 days a year, so i need something heavy duty and super reliable. What is out there that would not break the bank yet give me that Toyota reliability?

 

[fundjunkie]

Quote from gwb-trading:

If you want a very solid router then go with the people who own over 80% of the router market - Cisco. You should be looking at commercial grade routers from Cisco, not the consumer stuff from Linksys and other companies if you want rock solid reliability.

I believe this is something of a misdirection. The strengths of Cisco routers does not lie in their availability, certainly not at the low end of the market. Of course, the perception is that they're the best - that's why they have #1 market share - but that status is down to their consistency and product strategy as much as out and out quality of their products.

 

[gnome]

Quote from gwb-trading:

If you want a very solid router then go with the people who own over 80% of the router market - Cisco. You should be looking at commercial grade routers from Cisco, not the consumer stuff from Linksys and other companies if you want rock solid reliability.

If you need a router for basic trading from home then you should be looking at the Cisco 871. You will want the version with one upstream Ethernet port and four sub-tending Ethernet switch ports. This router including support, etc. can be purchased from Cisco for under $1000.

- Greg

With high concerns about reliability, why wouldn't one just get a popular home network router and a backup or two? $120-$180, for 3 routers rather than $1,000.

 

[jessop]

Quote from gnome:

LINKSYS WRT54GL... very well liked by Newegg buyers. I have had one for only a couple of months, but it's been solid.

Agree with Gnome - a solid buy

 

[sucre_estave]

I use a Xincom Twin Wan DPG502. Never had an issue.

 

[dcvtss]

Quote from fundjunkie:

This thing has bullet proof stability, is extremely secure (forget the other firewallls mentioned in this thread, it's in another league) and at the low end isn't all that pricey.

I don't want to get into a whole thing here with you as I think your post was extremely helpful and much more detailed than mine but the juniper product I mentioned is most certainly in the same "league" as this Alcatel device. FWIW, I think both are way beyond what the OP is looking for.