litmus101
Premium
join:2006-09-26
Deer Park, NY
|  Can't get an Answer from Speakeasy
Ok the short version,
6 Months wait for 15mbps/1 ADSL2.
1 Static Ip
Netgear fvs318v2.3 VPN Firewall  (apparently not compatible only get 5mbps downloads.
I go to they myspeakeasy site and ask general questions to get my 15mbps but no one has an answer. They won't even tell you what frigging router to use. WTF.
SO now I have to rely on outside help.
I know sonicwall tz 170 and the cisco pix 501 works but a hell of lot of sheckles.
Can anyone recommend an Router/Firewall (No Need for the VPN Tunnel) ?
thanks ahead of time. |
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curmudge1
@columbia.edu
| Sounds like an aggravating situation.
Just a thought, are you familiar with smallnetbuilder.com? They have performance ratings for a number of SOHO/Small biz routers, perhaps they have something with the 15 Mbps performance you are looking for.
I didn't look myself, so I don't know if your Netgear is rated.
Isn't the router connected to your DSL modem via Ethernet? I don't know what compatibility issues there might be. Have you tried connecting a nice, fast PC (with firewall turned on, etc.) directly to the modem to do a speed test?
HTH.
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Dave |
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litmus101
Premium
join:2006-09-26
Deer Park, NY
|  I already went thru the Netgear Forum and the FVS318 can only handle up to 11.5mbps, so far it looks like sonicwall tz 170 or a cisco pix501. I will have to go check that site and see what kind of recommendations they have. I can't wait until the new FIOS Fiber comes to this area. ANd yes i did a speedtest directly to the speakeasy router and it flies. It is definitely the Netgear issue, but speakeasy weenies don't really help.
thanks for the site.
kevin |
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County
| But then virtually no ISP will offer any kind of support for 3rd party routers - that is not their business and they can't test them all either. I would dare say that no ISP will support 3rd party routers - TW will ONLY if the router was purchased from them otherwise the tech will leave the house if it is a 3rd party router. Since there is no issue with routers and compatibility they would have nothing to test. |
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litmus101
Premium
join:2006-09-26
Deer Park, NY | I realize they can't recommend on the 3rd party side, but at least give us BUSINESS users some guidance, not just here's your ip numbers and good luck.
cheers, 
Kevin |
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CylonRed
Premium,MVM
join:2000-07-06
Bloom County | Completely up to the business to decide what they need in a router. If they provided them it would be different but they don't provide them (to my knowledge at least). |
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litmus101
Premium
join:2006-09-26
Deer Park, NY
|  The problem seems to be with speakeasy, I have at least 10 other clients setup with various t1, Bonded T1 and Satellite feeds and they give you recommendations, but they don't just leave you high and dry. One Communications ,Lightpath even Cablevision gave some direction but with speakesy it's a friggin brickwall. |
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JTDC
join:2000-02-07
Washington, DC
1 edit | reply to litmus101
Just as an FYI, the TZ 170 will not give you the full bandwidth down you get though your 15/1 line. Have you looked at the Linksys line? Much cheaper than the Sonicwall and I believe that most of them will handle the speed. |
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litmus101
Premium
join:2006-09-26
Deer Park, NY | I kind of narrowed it down to 2 models the linksys RV082 or the linsys RVS4000 just got to see which gets a little more oompfff for the buck. |
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NgtFlyer
join:2000-07-09
Marietta, GA
 ·Speakeasy
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It is not the responsibility of the ISP to support 3rd party hardware routers. They cannot keep up with firmware updates and/or hardware revisions on particular router models. For instance, there are literally 2 dozen variations on the basic WRT54G design from Linksys. There is no way anyone but Linksys would be able to keep up with all of the hardware and firmware combinations out there. Your best bet is to go to each router manufacturer and query them about the specs of each of their units. Another solution for you might to be to use an open-source firewall such as IPCop, Smoothwall or m0n0wall. Then you would be able to use a computer fast enough for 15+ mbit throughput. |
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