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Highspeed Broadband Router

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by jadium

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My company is going to be using a cable modem with a 3 Mega Bit pipeline to access the internet. I was wondering if anyone knew of any specific routers that would be more adept at handling these speeds. I know that not all routers are the same, I am just not sure if some are better at handlign higher speeds than others. If anyone could help me out this would be much appreciated!

Thanks!

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by r3d

I don't know which I would use, but it would be a Cisco switch of course. Most others are substandard as far as programming and you would have to learn proprietary language for their routers and switches. Cisco IS the standard...

-E

by shiny_topadm

Hi, while it's certainly true that all routers are not equal, the speed of the WAN port (that connects to your cable modem) is not the deciding or limiting factor. A 3Mbps connection is still far slower than modern networking technology (your minimum speed on the LAN side is 10Mbps), so the typical offerings from Linksys, Netgear, D-Link, Cisco, SMC, 3com, etc. will ALL perform acceptably in the "speed" department. The differences for the prices (from < $70 to > $750 have to do with important features like firewall, VPN support, wireless, etc. which you need to decide what your network needs. We've had good success with Linksys at the bottom end and Cisco at the top. Of course, "your mileage may vary". Hope this helps,
---Will

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