06-09-2019 12:37 AM
Hi Guys,
Looking for a bit of advice.
i,m task with splitting a company network into two separate sites. However, since starting, the goal posts have been slightly moved. They now need to temporarily router traffic (simple application data) between these sites. So i have two L2 switches (one for each sites subnet) with gigabit ethernet ports. I need something "decent" that will handle the typical application traffic from a few users over this temporary period. Not expecting switch rate speeds, but something that is workable for the end users. Obviously don,t want to break the bank as well. I understand without detailed info, it's difficult to say, but just looking for a general generic recommendation of a decent router that could handle this. I had an old 1600 in stock which I stuck in, and is running at the moment. Alright when rdping, not so good when trying to route some native applications over this.
Any suggestions?
Thanks for the advice !!!
06-09-2019 12:49 AM
Hello,
depending on what ISP connection you have (ADSL/VDSL/Ethernet), one of the 800 series routers will probably be more than sufficient. They are also fairly cheap, since they are apparently being phased out in favor of the newer 900 series.
06-09-2019 12:58 AM
Hello Ian,
without some more info about the needed performance for example 100 Mbps and if this is a temporary need I would suggest sonething like a Cisco 2911 or Cisco 2921.
They are not the latest platforms but should have some still some support from Cisco.
Hope to help
Giuseppe
06-09-2019 01:30 AM
06-09-2019 04:14 AM
06-09-2019 04:57 AM
I really like the 1111-8P.
They replaced the Cisco 800 series. If you are just doing routing they'll flat line a Gigabit circuit. They are also very reasonably priced.
06-09-2019 09:47 AM
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