[nzlug] Replacing a Linux box.

[Andrew Bruce]

Michael Hutchinson wrote:
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>> From: nzlug-bounces at linux.net.nz [mailto:nzlug-bounces at linux.net.nz]
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> On
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>> Behalf Of Vik Olliver
>> Sent: Tuesday, 26 February 2008 8:47 a.m.
>> To: NZLUG Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [nzlug] Replacing a Linux box.
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>> Thanks for all the feedback.
>>
>> The SBC-type solutions don't come boxed or with PSU. Also very
>> expensive. I think a D-Link DI-704UP Router/Switch will do the
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> business
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>> for $90 - anyone used it?
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>> Vik :v)
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> Vik, I don't know how large your site is, and what load you're going to
> put on the device you want to source, but it would make sense to me,
> that if you're going to go with something proprietary (ie: Not openWRT,
> or one of the other single-board PC's) your best choice would be
> Linksys.
>
> We have installed many Linksys and Dlink routers/firewalls around the
> country for many different companies, and I can say without a doubt that
> the Linksys devices win hands down. Robust, easy to configure, and they
> just work. We have had nothing but problems with Dlink gear in this
> respect. A DLink would be OK for someone at home who doesn't use the net
> all the time and switches their router off when they're not using it.
> But if you want always-on, always-in-use gear, I definitely recommend
> Linksys WRT series.
>
> Sorry if I'm plugging one type of gear, but I'm just trying to save you
> from disappointment.
>
> Cheers,
> Michael Hutchinson
>
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I will also chime in here and vote against buying DLink gear.  I've also 
had trouble with their gear, both at work and with friends.  They just 
don't seem to last very long.

On the other hand, Linksys, Netgear and Cisco gear, for me, has 
performed as advertised, and flawlessly.

Andrew