[TriLUG] OT: Looking for a Flashable Wired Gigabit Router

Scott Chilcote via TriLUG trilug at trilug.org
Wed Aug 5 09:50:18 EDT 2015


Hi Tom,

All of the R7000 models I've found so far have wireless, and don't look
very stackable.

Thanks,

    Scott C.


On 08/04/2015 06:18 PM, tom via TriLUG wrote:
> Netgear R7000 here, DD-WRT v3.0-r27525M (07/15/15) kongac.
>
> OpenVPN runs well.  No complaints, but IPv6 seems to be a work in progress.
>
> My old WRT54GS topped out at 20Mbps.
>
> tom
>
> PS. Free shirt! https://fiber.google.com/cities/raleighdurham/tshirt/
>
>
> On 08/04/2015 08:02 AM, Scott Chilcote via TriLUG wrote:
>> Hello LUGgers,
>>
>> I've started looking for a wired (no radio) gigabit router to provide a
>> VPN subnet for my home office. 
>>
>> I upgraded to gigabit for my home network a while ago using a TP-Link
>> dual band wireless router, but I'm using a rather old WRT54GL with
>> DD-WRT for my home office.  I keep the radio turned off.  It limits my
>> office systems to 10/100.
>>
>> Intrex is my go-to supplier, but the only candidate they currently stock
>> is the TP-Link TL-R600VPN.  As far as I've been able to find, it's not
>> supported by any firmware project. There are also reviews where people
>> complain about its reliability.
>>
>> Flashability, gigabit, at least four ports, and stackable would be
>> great.  Does anyone have a product that they recommend?
>>
>> Thanks very much!
>>
>>    Scott C.
>>


-- 
Scott Chilcote
scottchilcote at ncrrbiz.com
Cary, NC USA



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