There is also a good support forum for the EdgeRouter here. Nice thing about the EdgeRouter is that it feels like a "proper" router but software upgrades are like consumer routers in that they are FREE!

Thanks for all the replies, folks. I will go and have a good read up on each of the devices mentioned here.

Given you have an 837 now I'd recommend the 887va. Nice kit.

Hi All

I've had my Cisco 867VAE-k9 in place for about six months and it has been faultless. Works both with and without BT's modem: I have it running directly connected just to cut out one box and PSU and to get better quality numbers. I believe there's a 867VAE-W-K9 with wifi too, but haven't seen it: I have separate Cisco Access Points on the network.

One of my clients has about a dozen going into various places around the country, all with different ISPs, and some with ethernet-supplied internet connection; the main benefit of this model being they only have a little change to make to the config and it works whatever internet connection has been put in. They have them configured with a VPN of tunnels so that their sites appear a single private WAN (192.168.sitenumber.0/24) which has eased their management load considerably, and while you find the appropriate protocols in many routers, the Ciscos are ridiculously capable for different protocols. An example of the features they didn't know they needed: SNMP so they can graph the traffic to resolve problems with different ISPs.

You need to be comfortable with command-line configuration as they don't have any (meaningful) web interface; and they have a one-time password feature which means you have to be ready to configure it over your ethernet the first time you switch it on, or you have your own console cable (not supplied). (Happy to elaborate on this if anyone needs the info.)

In service however they really are performing fantastically well. We are finding them about £200 new from online suppliers.

Hope that helps someone.

Kind regards,
Jonathan.