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• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.0 stars out of 186 reviews

The Bottom Line: At a very affordable price, the D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-615 makes a great entry-level Wireless-N router and would satisfy most situations where a wireless network is needed. Read review

Specs: Wireless router, 5 in x 7.8 in x 1.2 in, Wireless, Wired, 300 Mbps, Ethernet, HTTP, 9.6 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.9 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 404 reviews

The Bottom Line: The low-cost Linksys WRT54G features fairly high throughput. But it has a relatively short operating range, and its poor performance with 802.11b devices makes claimed backward compatibility moot. Read review

Specs: Wireless router, 7.3 in x 7.9 in x 1.9 in, Wireless, Wired, 54 Mbps, Ethernet, HTTP, Full-duplex, 2.4 GHz, 1.1 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 589 reviews

The Bottom Line: The DI-624 is fast, and it combines easy installation with advanced security options, making it a good choice for homes and offices alike. Read review

Specs: Wireless router, 4.6 in x 7.6 in x 1.2 in, Wireless, 54 Mbps, Telnet, HTTP, SNMP, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, 0.7 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.1 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.5 stars out of 83 reviews

The Bottom Line: The WRV54G puts the cart before the horse, providing lots of VPN tunnels without covering fundamental wireless-security bases. Read review

Specs: Wireless router, 7.3 in x 6.9 in x 1.9 in, Wireless, 54 Mbps, Ethernet, HTTP, Full-duplex, 1.1 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.0 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 48 reviews

The Bottom Line: The WR850G is a decent family router at a very affordable price, but it lacks the long range and speed enhancements of new MIMO gear. Read review

Specs: Wireless router, 5.8 in x 5.9 in x 1 in, Wireless, Wired, 54 Mbps, Ethernet, HTTP, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, 0.7 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.0 stars Good

  Overall score: 6.4 (3.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 34 reviews

The Bottom Line: Although the Linksys WRT350N router offers some interesting and compelling features, its performance is slow compared to the competitions'. If you're after the fastest Draft-N router available, this isn't it. Read review

Specs: Wireless router, 7.4 in x 1.6 in x 6.9 in, Wireless, Wired, Ethernet, HTTPS, HTTP, Full-duplex, Half-duplex

• CNET Editor rating:
  3.5 stars Very good

  Overall score: 7.2 (3.5 stars)
• Average user rating: 2.5 stars out of 55 reviews

The Bottom Line: The BEFSX41 is an affordable solution for those who need secure access to their home or office network via the Internet. Read review

Specs: Linksys Instant Broadband EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint - Router, 7.3 in x 6.1 in x 1.9 in, Wired, 100 Mbps, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, SNMP 2, HTTP, Telnet, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, VPN support, Full duplex capability, Firewall protection, DMZ port, DHCP support, 0.9 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Actiontec Qwest Modular DSL Router M1000 - Router, Wired, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, HTTP, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3, DoS attack prevention, Full duplex capability, Firewall protection, DMZ port, PAT support, VPN passthrough, ARP support, Auto-negotiation, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), DHCP support, NAT support

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Cisco 1721 Modular Access Router - Router, 11.2 in x 8.7 in x 3.1 in, Wired, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, Ethernet, RMON, Telnet, SNMP, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, 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, 0, 2.6 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 2 reviews

Specs: Cisco Small Business RVS4000 4-port Gigabit Security Router - VPN - Router, 6.7 in x 6.7 in x 1.6 in, Wired, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, SNMP 1, HTTPS, HTTP, SNMP 2c, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3, DHCP server, VPN support, DHCP relay, IPv6 support, IPv4 support, Content filtering, Full duplex capability, Firewall protection, E-mail alert, Switching, URL filtering, VLAN support, IPSec NAT-Traversal (NAT-T), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Quality of Service (QoS), ALG support, DHCP client, PAT support, VPN passthrough, Routing, Firmware upgradable, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), Dynamic DNS server, NAPT support, NAT support, 13.4 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  4.0 stars Excellent

  Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 3.0 stars out of 309 reviews

The Bottom Line: The extremely affordable MR814 gives families with limited networking experience an easy way to build a wireless home network. Read review

Specs: Wireless router, 6.9 in x 4.6 in x 1.1 in, Wireless, Wired, 11 Mbps, Ethernet, 0.7 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Cisco 2620 - Router, 17.5 in x 11.8 in x 1.7 in, Wired, 100 Mbps, Serial, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, PPP, Ethernet, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, Full duplex capability, Manageable, 3, 10.4 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Wireless router, 7.8 in x 7.8 in x 5.2 in, Wireless, Wired, HTTPS, SNMP 1, HTTP, SNMP 2c, 1.2 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 1.0 stars out of 1 review

Specs: Wireless router, 8 in x 6.3 in x 1.3 in, Wireless, Wired, Ethernet, HTTPS, HTTP, 10 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Cisco 7206 VXR - Router - with Cisco 7200VXR NPE-G2 Network Processing Engine, 16.8 in x 17 in x 5.2 in, Wired, 1 Gbps, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet, Telnet, HTTP, SNMP, IEEE 802.1Q, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, Layer 2 switching, IPv6 support, Full duplex capability, VLAN support, ARP support, Manageable, BOOTP support, MPLS support, Modular design, DHCP support, Flow control, VPN support, Auto-sensing per device, 1

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Cisco 2522 - Router, 17.5 in x 10.6 in x 1.7 in, Wired, 10 Mbps, Serial, SDLC, PPP, Ethernet, Frame Relay, BSC, HDLC, X.25, IBM 3270, Telnet, SNMP, IEEE 802.3, Full-duplex, Full duplex capability, Manageable, DHCP support, Auto-sensing per device, IP-routing, 9.9 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: D-Link DI-604UP 4-Port Broadband Router Plus USB Print Server - Router, 5.6 in x 4.3 in x 1.2 in, Wired, 100 Mbps, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, HTTP, SNMP, IEEE 802.3x, UPnP, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, Dynamic IP address assignment, Packet filtering, Virtual server support, Full duplex capability, Firewall protection, URL filtering, VLAN support, Domain blocking, IP address filtering, Parental control, Quality of Service (QoS), Print server, DMZ port, Auto-sensing per device, VPN passthrough, SNTP support, Auto-negotiation, Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), MAC address filtering, BOOTP support, Firmware upgradable, Dynamic DNS server, DHCP support, NAT support, Flow control, 7.5 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: ADTRAN Total Access 908 - Router, 12 in x 7.5 in x 1.7 in, Wired, FRF.12, PPP, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, Frame Relay, HDLC, TDM, MLPPP, HTTPS, Telnet, SNMP 2, HTTP, Traffic shaping, Packet filtering, Full duplex capability, DoS attack prevention, Firewall protection, Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ), Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ), PAT support, DiffServ support, Manageable, NAPT support, DHCP support, NAT support, Wall mountable, Trunking, Quality of Service (QoS), Auto-sensing per device, IP-routing, Syslog support, Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), Firmware upgradable, Data prioritization (Qos) for VoIP applications

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Cisco 3640 - Router, 17.5 in x 15.7 in x 3.4 in, Wired, 100 Mbps, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, PPP, SNMP, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, Full duplex capability, Manageable, 0, 30 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Wireless router, 8.3 in x 5.7 in x 1.6 in, Wireless, Wired, Ethernet, CLI, FTP, Telnet, SNMP 2, SNMP 3, HTTP, SSH, SNMP 2c, 2 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Cisco 2611 - Router, 17.5 in x 11.8 in x 1.7 in, Wired, 10 Mbps, Ethernet, Ethernet, SNMP, IEEE 802.3, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, Full duplex capability, Manageable, Network monitoring, 1, 10.4 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Cisco Small Business RV042 Dual WAN VPN Router - Router, 5.1 in x 7.9 in x 1.5 in, Wired, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, HTTPS, SNMP 1, HTTP, SNMP 2c, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, DHCP server, Full duplex capability, Firewall protection, URL filtering, Port forwarding, Manageable, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), DHCP support, VPN support, E-mail alert, IPSec NAT-Traversal (NAT-T), Quality of Service (QoS), DMZ port, VPN passthrough, Syslog support, Load balancing, Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), Dynamic DNS server, 1.3 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Cisco 2507 - Router, 17.5 in x 10.6 in x 1.7 in, Wired, 10 Mbps, Ethernet, Serial, Frame Relay, BSC, SNMP, Telnet, IEEE 802.3, Full-duplex, Full duplex capability, Manageable, DHCP support, 9.9 lbs

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: D-Link DIR-130 Broadband VPN Router - Router, 4.7 in x 7.5 in x 1.2 in, Wired, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, HTTP, SNMP, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, Dynamic IP address assignment, VPN support, Full duplex capability, Firewall protection, E-mail alert, VLAN support, IPSec NAT-Traversal (NAT-T), PAT support, VPN passthrough, Syslog support, Load balancing, Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), Dynamic DNS server, DHCP support, NAT support, 10.7 oz

• CNET Editor rating:
  0.0 stars

  Overall score: 0.0 (0.0 stars)
• Average user rating: 0 stars No reviews, write one!

Specs: Cisco 3620 - Router, 17.5 in x 14.3 in x 1.7 in, Wired, 100 Mbps, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3, Full duplex capability, Manageable, 0