looking for cisco 851, 861, 871 router

swmpthng · Jun 21, 2008

looking for the best price on one of the above routers, the cisco support line said the 861 k9 would fit my needs best , all seem expensive. i'm just using it at home. i'm tired of buying a new router every year. i've tried linksys, dlink, etc...
i know i have to pay more for the cisco but i need a better price then what i'm finding online. i like having both hardwired and wireless connectivity. but do not need it because i can run wires wherever i need them. anyone know who has best prices?

Mr. Chambers · Jun 21, 2008

swmpthng said:
looking for the best price on one of the above routers, the cisco support line said the 861 k9 would fit my needs best , all seem expensive. i'm just using it at home. i'm tired of buying a new router every year. i've tried linksys, dlink, etc...
i know i have to pay more for the cisco but i need a better price then what i'm finding online. i like having both hardwired and wireless connectivity. but do not need it because i can run wires wherever i need them. anyone know who has best prices?

Without more information I'm unsure of exactly why you're needing to purchase a router every year, but do you have an old system collecting dust? With a couple NIC's, you can turn any PC into a dedicated firewall with a ton of features and flexibility.

I myself run Endian with a Linksys WRTGL54 running purely as a wireless access point and haven't had any issues.

http://www.smoothwall.org/
http://m0n0.ch/wall/
http://www.ipcop.org/
http://www.endian.com/en/

smokie mcpott · Jun 21, 2008

Mr. Chambers said:
Without more information I'm unsure of exactly why you're needing to purchase a router every year, but do you have an old system collecting dust? With a couple NIC's, you can turn any PC into a dedicated firewall with a ton of features and flexibility.

I myself run Endian with a Linksys WRTGL54 running purely as a wireless access point and haven't had any issues.

http://www.smoothwall.org/
http://m0n0.ch/wall/
http://www.ipcop.org/
http://www.endian.com/en/

+1

pfsense is great and will work with a wireless card out of the box to make it an all in one solution.

its more fun tweaking your network to do what you want, and having the ability to monitor every little aspect of your network.

gangaskan · Jun 23, 2008

swmpthng said:
looking for the best price on one of the above routers, the cisco support line said the 861 k9 would fit my needs best , all seem expensive. i'm just using it at home. i'm tired of buying a new router every year. i've tried linksys, dlink, etc...
i know i have to pay more for the cisco but i need a better price then what i'm finding online. i like having both hardwired and wireless connectivity. but do not need it because i can run wires wherever i need them. anyone know who has best prices?

just a FYI you're not gonna find a cisco wifi 800 series router for under 300 bucks
also, i hope you know command line well

edit: also, make sure you apply any IOS updates if you decide to purchase one. stocks seems to be buggy at best.

smokie mcpott · Jun 23, 2008

we buy our 871w vpn routers straight from cisco for 721 bucks a pop....definitely not a cheap home solution. for that kind of money you could build a dedicated box that would handle all that and more

EchoTheDolphin · Jun 24, 2008

Honestly, no mainstream router is designed to last forever. But then again, that's why almost everyone and anyone can afford one.

You could look for one of the Cisco branded Linksys products. Cisco recently (a year ago or so I believe) started marketing a lineup that falls in between the mainstream and commercial stuff as part of a crossover program. It's generally between 200-450$ for a smaller setup.

gangaskan · Jun 25, 2008

EchoTheDolphin said:
Honestly, no mainstream router is designed to last forever. But then again, that's why almost everyone and anyone can afford one.

You could look for one of the Cisco branded Linksys products. Cisco recently (a year ago or so I believe) started marketing a lineup that falls in between the mainstream and commercial stuff as part of a crossover program. It's generally between 200-450$ for a smaller setup.

they've been doing that for a while, the 8 series is great they've just been implementing things like wifi a/b/g, and hopefully soon Gigabit Ethernet

IntelLoyalist · Jun 28, 2008

Why not just buy a used 2500 or 2600?

Best would be a 2611, which has two built-in Ethernet ports and two WIC slots for various cards.

Cheapest would be a 2507, which has the built in 12 port hub.

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