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Thanks for the suggestions chaps.
I've used Draytek before, I do still have an older model in the spares bin
=
somewhere, and I was very happy with that when I was using it.
I'd not considered the DIY option either... I do have a couple of old PC's
=
kicking about that perhaps I could repurpose with something like RouterOS
o=
n Linux... so long as I could find a distro that is a complete ready to
ru=
n image that I can then manage via http... (I'm not a linux person at
all).=
...
Cheers
Paul G.
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 02 February 2018 15:02
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] fast router
Not particularly consumer friendly, but I've used MikroTik RouterBoards
for=
many years, both on my own network and customer networks. They've been rel=
iable so far, 1 DOA and 1 died after a thunderstorm that also took out the
=
BT equipment on the customer's premesis, so probably not a traditional
fail=
ure.
On 02/02/18 12:46, Paul Gordon paul_gordon@xxxxxxx<mailto:paul_gordon@h=
otmail.com> [ukha_d] wrote:
Greetings all.. can I call upon your collective expertise please?
Just upgraded to fibre broadband - 300MB to the house.... :) as is
typical=
ly the case, the ISP supplied "router" is utter shite... - even
more so thi=
s time round, since there isn't technically a "router" in the
traditional s=
ense.. - they fitted a fibre gateway which provides the physical
connection=
to my LAN, - but it isn't a router as you or I would understand it.. - the=
re's no management interface in it for example... all the configuration
tha=
t would normally be provided by the on-prem router (LAN IP range, DHCP
rang=
e, etc. etc.) is actually set in the cloud & stored at their end... -
that =
would be fine if it was a "proper" set of config options
available, but it'=
s so basic it's laughable - it's literally just what I said above, plus
the=
ability to set a few Wifi options.. - the entire management interface fits=
on one page!
There's no DHCP reservations, no VPN, no DDNS, nothing...
So I'm going to put it in bridge mode and put a proper router my side of
it=
.... - trouble is, no router that I currently own has a fast enough WAN
port=
.... - It's madness to put a router with a 10/100 WAN port on a 300MB
connec=
tion, so I need to buy a new router with a 10/100/1000 WAN port... and I'm
=
looking for recommendations from anyone who might have a modern decent
rout=
er...
I don't care about its Wifi speed or performance... - I have a separate
Mes=
h Wifi system, so the first thing I always do is turn off the WiFi in the
r=
outer...
I do care about LAN management options...
I need to set a lot of DHCP reservations (lots of IoT devices that don't
li=
ke changing IP) - my last one only let me have 16 reservations... :(
I need to set it to use DynDNS as a DDNS provider
I need a reasonably easy to use firewall
I need about a dozen port forwarding rules.
I don't need or care to connect storage or printers to a USB port, but I
gu=
ess that feature is probably ubiquitous these days
VPN passthrough would be good, actual VPN server would be even better
A DMZ would be useful
Etc. etc. - the usual stuff really...
Anyone got any good suggestions?
TIA
Paul G
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#1F497D">Thanks for the suggestions
chaps.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#1F497D">I’ve used Draytek before, I do
still have an older model in the spares bin somewhere, and I was very happy
with that when I was using
it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#1F497D">I’d not considered the DIY
option either… I do have a couple of old PC’s kicking
about that perhaps I could repurpose with something like RouterOS on
Linux… so long as I could find a distro that is a
complete
ready to run image that I can then manage via http…
(I’m not a linux person at
all)…<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#1F497D">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="color:#1F497D">Paul
G.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 02 February 2018 15:02<br>
<b>To:</b> ukha_d@xxxxxxx<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [ukha_d] fast
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<p class="MsoNormal">Not particularly consumer friendly,
but I've used MikroTik RouterBoards for many years, both on my own network
and customer networks. They've been reliable so far, 1 DOA and 1 died after
a thunderstorm that also took out the BT equipment
on the customer's premesis, so probably not a traditional
failure.<br>
<br>
On 02/02/18 12:46, Paul Gordon <a href="mailto:paul_gordon@xxxxxxx";>paul_gordon@xxxxxxx</a>
[ukha_d] wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Greetings all.. can I call upon your
collective expertise please?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Just upgraded to fibre broadband
– 300MB to the house…. <span
style="font-family:Wingdings">
J</span> as is typically the case, the ISP supplied
“router” is utter shite… - even more so this
time round, since there isn’t technically a
“router” in the traditional sense.. – they
fitted a fibre gateway which provides the physical connection to my LAN,
- but it isn’t a router as you or I would understand it..
– there’s no management interface in it for
example… all the configuration that would normally be provided by
the on-prem router (LAN IP range, DHCP range, etc. etc.) is actually set in
the cloud &
stored at their end… - that would be fine if it was a
“proper” set of config options available, but
it’s so basic it’s laughable – it’s
literally just what I said above, plus the ability to set a few Wifi
options.. – the entire management interface fits on
one page!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">There’s no DHCP
reservations, no VPN, no DDNS,
nothing…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">So I’m going to put it in
bridge mode and put a proper router my side of it… - trouble is,
no router that I currently own has a fast enough WAN port… -
It’s madness to put a router with a 10/100 WAN port on a 300MB
connection, so I need
to buy a new router with a 10/100/1000 WAN port… and
I’m looking for recommendations from anyone who might have a
modern decent router…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t care about its Wifi
speed or performance… - I have a separate Mesh Wifi system, so
the first thing I always do is turn off the WiFi in the
router…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I do care about LAN management
options… <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I need to set a lot of DHCP
reservations (lots of IoT devices that don’t like changing IP)
– my last one only let me have 16 reservations…
<span
style="font-family:Wingdings">L</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I need to set it to use DynDNS as a
DDNS provider<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I need a reasonably easy to use
firewall<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I need about a dozen port forwarding
rules.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I don’t need or care to
connect storage or printers to a USB port, but I guess that feature is
probably ubiquitous these days<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">VPN passthrough would be good, actual
VPN server would be even better<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A DMZ would be
useful<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Etc. etc. – the usual stuff
really…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Anyone got any good
suggestions?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">TIA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paul
G<o:p></o:p></p>
<p
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