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Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint

Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint
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Cisco Linksys E4200 v2 Maximum Performance Dual-Band N900 router

Cisco Linksys E4200 v2 Maximum Performance Dual-Band N900 router
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Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall

Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall
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Price $27 to $430 at 7 stores $29 to $95 at 3 stores $169 to $199 at 12 stores $79 to $129 at 9 stores $339 to $698 at 16 stores
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3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
Editors' choice 4.0 stars Excellent
    Overall score: 8.5 (4.0 stars)
3.5 stars Very good
    Overall score: 7.9 (3.5 stars)
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Average user rating 0 stars No reviews, write one! 2.5 stars out of 55 reviews 1.5 stars out of 16 reviews 3.5 stars out of 3 reviews 0 stars No reviews, write one!
Release date January 25, 2003 June 01, 2003 December 13, 2011 June 28, 2011 June 19, 2008
The Bottom Line The BEFSX41 is an affordable solution for those who need secure access to their home or office network via the Internet. The Linksys E4200 v2 makes a great upgrade to the original version and an excellent investment for those who need a fast, feature-rich, advanced, yet easy-to-use router for the home or even a small business. The Cisco RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall would make a very good investment for a small business that needs an easy VPN solution for remote employees.

Basic specs

Features See What's the Same or What's different
System Requirements Info unavailable Info unavailable Microsoft Windows 7
Apple MacOS X 10.5
Microsoft Windows XP SP3
Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or later
Apple MacOS X 10.6
Info unavailable Info unavailable
Features Traffic shaping
DoS attack prevention
Full duplex capability
Firewall protection
VLAN support
Low-latency queuing (LLQ)
Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ)
Manageable
Modular design
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
DHCP support
NAT support
VPN support
Access Control List (ACL) support
Auto-sensing per device
IP-routing
Auto-negotiation
VPN support
Full duplex capability
Firewall protection
DMZ port
DHCP support
MIMO technology
IPv6 support
Firewall protection
Quality of Service (QoS)
UPnP Media Server
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
DHCP server
DNS proxy
IPv6 support
DoS attack prevention
VLAN support
Port mirroring
PAT support
Port forwarding
Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS)
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) support
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS)
NAT support
IPv4 support
E-mail alert
Access Control List (ACL) support
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP) support
Quality of Service (QoS)
VPN passthrough
Wireless Distribution System (WDS) support
Syslog support
Multiple SSID support
Firmware upgradable
Event log
Dynamic DNS server
DHCP server
DNS proxy
Traffic shaping
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
IPv6 support
Content filtering
VLAN support
URL filtering
Intrusion Prevention System (IPS)
High Availability
Stateful Failover
Dynamic Multipoint VPN (DMVPN)
Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ)
Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ)
Link Fragmentation and Interleaving (LFI)
DiffServ support
IGMP snooping
Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI)
NAT support
WAN failover
VPN support
Virtual Route Forwarding-Lite (VRF-Lite)
Access Control List (ACL) support
Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) support
Quality of Service (QoS)
Load balancing
Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X)
MAC address filtering
Power AC 120/230 V
Info unavailable Info unavailable 1 A
AC 120/230 V
Device Type Router - None
Router - None
Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated)
Wireless router - None - 4-port switch (integrated)
Router - None - 4-port switch (integrated)
Compliant Standards IEEE 802.1Q
IEEE 802.3
IEEE 802.3u
IEEE 802.3u
IEEE 802.3
IEEE 802.11n
UPnP
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.1Q
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11e
IEEE 802.1p
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED
UPnP
IEEE 802.3
IEEE 802.1x
IEEE 802.11i
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.3u
IEEE 802.1Q
IEEE 802.1x
IEEE 802.1D
Remote Management Protocol RMON
Telnet
SNMP
SNMP 2
HTTP
Telnet
HTTP
HTTPS
HTTPS
SNMP 3
HTTP
HTTPS
Telnet
SNMP 3
HTTP
SSH
Routing Protocol NHRP
HSRP
OSPF
Info unavailable Info unavailable Static IPv6 routing
IGMP
RIP-1
RIP-2
RIPng
EIGRP
BGP
RIP-1
RIP-2
VRRP
NHRP
GRE
HSRP
PIM-SM
OSPF
Product Description Cisco 1721 Modular Access Router - Router - None - Desktop
Linksys Instant Broadband EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint - Router - None - Desktop
Linksys E4200v2 Maximum Performance Dual-Band N900 Router - Wireless router - 802.11n - Desktop
Cisco Small Business RV110W Wireless-N VPN Firewall - Wireless router - None - 802.11b/g/n - Desktop
Cisco 881 Ethernet Security Router - Router - None - Desktop
Capacity Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable Concurrent sessions : 5000
IPSec VPN tunnels : 5
PPTP VPN tunnels : 5
Active VLANs : 4
IPSec VPN tunnels : 20
Weight 2.6 lbs
0.9 lbs
Info unavailable 9.8 oz
5.5 lbs
Performance Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable NAT throughput : 90 Mbps
VPN throughput (IPSec) : 5 Mbps
Info unavailable
Manufacturer Warranty Info unavailable 1 year warranty
1 year warranty
Limited lifetime warranty
Info unavailable
Enclosure Type Desktop - Modular
Desktop
Desktop
Desktop
Desktop
Frequency Band Info unavailable Info unavailable 2.4 GHz
5 GHz
2.4 GHz
Info unavailable
Localization Info unavailable Info unavailable Info unavailable English / United States
Info unavailable
Dimensions (WxDxH) 11.2 in x 8.7 in x 3.1 in
7.3 in x 6.1 in x 1.9 in
Info unavailable 5.9 in x 5.9 in x 1.2 in
12.8 in x 9.8 in x 1.7 in
Network / Transport Protocol TCP/IP
IPSec
L2F
L2TP
RSVP
PPTP
IPSec
PPPoE
IPSec
L2TP
NAT
ICMP/IP
PPTP
DHCP
IPSec
Bonjour
L2TP
DDNS
PPPoE
L2TPv3
DHCP
DNS
IPSec
FTP
L2TP
DDNS
Data Link Protocol Fast Ethernet
Ethernet
Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
Ethernet
Fast Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet
IEEE 802.11a
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11g
IEEE 802.11n
Fast Ethernet
Ethernet
IEEE 802.11b
IEEE 802.11n
IEEE 802.11g
Fast Ethernet
Ethernet
Data Transfer Rate Info unavailable 100 Mbps
450 Mbps
Info unavailable Info unavailable
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