In reply to a post by R0NSKI:

Our computer tech we use at work just said chuck it away and use the ISP supplied router.

Any thoughts please?

Yes, do as the tech suggested.

Cisco 850 Series Fast/CEF Switching Performance
10,000 PPS / 5.12 Mbps

That thought had crossed my mind too.

Why?

Can you explain what those figures mean please?

10,000 Packets Per Second
5.14 MB/s

It won't be able to deal with the throughput... just bin it.

OK, so whats a reasonable replacement or just go with the ISP supplied router, either BT Business Hub, or more likely whatever Plus Net Business are supplying, which I think is the Thomson 582N

There are about 5 users here, on site email server, occasional remote desktop via Windows Server 2008 and general browsing use.

You could take a leap of faith and go for a Draytek 2850n or the soon-to-be-released 2860n which will alllow you (against Openreach terms & conditions) to ditch the two box configuration currently used for FTTC installs. You could also use a Cisco 887VA-W which is a one box solution.

I currently use both these configurations and have good performance without using the supplied Openreach modem. I do, of course, keep the Openreach modems just in case there's a line fault which needs to be investigated.

The Cisco and 2850n don't have gigabit ethernet on the WAN so if you ever upgrade to FTTP they would limit performance. The Draytek 2860n has gigabit ethernet on its FTTP/WAN interface and a throughput of 330Mbit/s.

Thanks Sarah, I'll add that to my list. Can't see that we'll need anything faster than FTTC for the foreseeable future.

Any thoughts on the Netgear Prosafe stuff, namely the FVS318N

Or would the Draytek 2850n be a better more reliable option?

Edited by R0NSKI (Thu 06-Jun-13 11:25:33)

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Hardly the best device for LAN WAN throughput