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Can someone recommend me a router that has the following specs:
4 x 1 gbps ethernet LAN ports
1 x 1gbps WAN port (PPPoE compatible)
IPv6 Compatible
802.11n with 3 x 3 Tx Rx antennas with 3 spatial streams.
TIA.
Edited by Bobby_Valentino (Mon 30-May-11 12:50:12)
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Netgear N600 ?
Only 2 spatial streams for that one
Edited by Bobby_Valentino (Mon 30-May-11 16:11:45)
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Not sure why you need a gigabit WAN port for FTTC, 10/100Mbps is plenty fast enough provided the internal processor has the necessary muscle to handle the other high-speed ports.
edit- the port on the OpenReach modem is only 10/100Mbps anyway.
The Billion 7800N seems to fit everything else, though you'll need the beta firmware for IPv6.
Edited by billford (Mon 30-May-11 16:32:55)
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Not sure why you need a gigabit WAN port for FTTC, 10/100Mbps is plenty fast enough provided the internal processor has the necessary muscle to handle the other high-speed ports.
More likely to be wanted so that devices on the LAN with gigabit NICs (e.g. pretty much every modern desktop) can transfer data to each other at 1 Gbps.
Oliver.
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More likely to be wanted so that devices on the LAN with gigabit NICs (e.g. pretty much every modern desktop) can transfer data to each other at 1 Gbps. Why would intra-LAN transfers need to worry about the WAN port?
I agree the need for gigabit LAN ports, it's the WAN port speed I'm questioning.
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I agree the need for gigabit LAN ports, it's the WAN port speed I'm questioning.
Ah right. Perhaps future proofing then.
Oliver.
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Ah right. Perhaps future proofing then.  That would be a fair-enough reason, but I suspect he'll be drawing a pension before he needs anything faster than 100Mbps on a BT connection
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Ah right. Perhaps future proofing then.  That would be a fair-enough reason, but I suspect he'll be drawing a pension before he needs anything faster than 100Mbps on a BT connection 
and I don't think there are any consumer routers available in UK that can do it (yet) either?
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In reply to a post by Anonymous: and I don't think there are any consumer routers available in UK that can do it (yet) either?
I'm pretty sure the Apple Airport Extreme has a gigabit WAN port (can't find the spec for the moment), but it won't handle native IPv6- it uses a (built-in) 6to4 tunnel.
That's why mine got relegated to "spare router" status.
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