From: mike-newsgroup@-DELETETHISPART-.upcraft.com   
      
   jawdoc wrote:   
   > Hello   
   > I need a little advice.   
   > I have used two Linksys befvp41 routers to establish an ipsec vpn   
   > connection between my office and home for several years now. I have had   
   > to replace them several times due to failure.   
   > I want to try a different solution.  I was looking at the Netopia   
   > r910s?   
   > I would like some advice on this.   
   > I want to establish an ipsec vpn connection between my office network   
   > and my home network.   
   > I am willing to purchase two routers hopefully less than $200 each.   
   > Any help is greatly appreciated!   
   >   
      
   R910 is an old product.  They should remove it from the pricelist.  Get   
   the 3386-ENT.  Faster, cheaper.  (R910 has a 33mhz processor and the   
   3386-ENT has a 166mhz).  If you want a built in wireless access point,   
   get the 3387W-ENT.  If you want a bit faster still and a 802.11g radio   
   then get the 3387WG-ENT (200mhz processor).   
      
   Netopia routers are pretty solid.  The only thing I have ever had go bad   
   on me was a power supply and it was easily replaced.   
      
   The 3386 should have enough horsepower to do encryption over a typical   
   ADSL or Cable modem link at full wire speed.  If you have more than a   
   1Mbit upstream then you may need to consider something with a faster   
   processor but for the typical home/small office it's great.  Looks like   
   you are likely on bellsouth ADSL (based on your ip and domain) so I'm   
   guessing your upstream is 384Kbps or less.  The 3386-ENT will have   
   plenty of spare CPU capacity with such a low upstream speed.   
      
      
      
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