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Router 20+ Wired Connections

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Hey guys,

Our office recently added several voip phones and a few more desktops. We currently have 22 connections. We also are using two gateway to gateway VPN connections. I don't see our office having over 30 connections in the future.

We are currently using a Linksys RV042 with a Cisco 24 port gigabit switch and a 4 port Cisco 10/100 connecting a few daisy chained voip phones.

Looking to upgrade the RV042. Any recommendations?
 
what kind of internet connection(s) do you have, and how much bandwidth?
 
We are currently only using a cable connection with 7mbps down and 2 up. We are in the process of getting fiber. But I do like having a second WAN if we decide to add a back up ISP.
 
sounds like 2 cisco 881's with HSRP for ISP/gateway redundancy would fit the need. question is, what kind of budget do you have to work with?
 
We aren't looking to spend more than a thousand. Would be nice to keep it way below that.
 
Are you running into a specific bottleneck with the RV042? While the RV082 is a bit faster, its an incremental improvement. Also if you're doing windows sharing over your network, bear in mind that it's very latency-sensitive. Eg, do a FTP or SCP across your VPN and compare that to the speed of copying a file from a windows networking share. For the really fast WAN stuff you'd possibly want to investigate things like BlueCoat's ProxySG or Mach5, or their competitors' products like stuff from Riverbed, Silver Peak, Cisco WAAS, Citrix, Juniper etc. Its a rapidly growing space, and I don't have a lot of experience with that stuff, but for some protocols, it's the only way to speed them up over higher-latency links. (even 20 ms is high latency when compared with a <1ms environment.) $$$$ though, from what I've seen.

Options regarding router replacement:
- incremental upgrade to RV082 (faster processor), or
- untangle server or appliance, or
- get a full featured Cisco router, like an 1841 or 1941.

Note that you can go the router augmentation route, relegating the rv042 to basic WAN/NAT, and do services via another box, such as a VPN-only router whether its an untagle box or a cisco ASA (doesn't have dual-WAN support so it wouldn't be a router replacement.)

PS - daisy-chained is a bad idea. :)
 
damacus said:
Are you running into a specific bottleneck with the RV042? While the RV082 is a bit faster, its an incremental improvement. Also if you're doing windows sharing over your network, bear in mind that it's very latency-sensitive. Eg, do a FTP or SCP across your VPN and compare that to the speed of copying a file from a windows networking share. For the really fast WAN stuff you'd possibly want to investigate things like BlueCoat's ProxySG or Mach5, or their competitors' products like stuff from Riverbed, Silver Peak, Cisco WAAS, Citrix, Juniper etc. Its a rapidly growing space, and I don't have a lot of experience with that stuff, but for some protocols, it's the only way to speed them up over higher-latency links. (even 20 ms is high latency when compared with a <1ms environment.) $$$$ though, from what I've seen.

Options regarding router replacement:
- incremental upgrade to RV082 (faster processor), or
- untangle server or appliance, or
- get a full featured Cisco router, like an 1841 or 1941.

Note that you can go the router augmentation route, relegating the rv042 to basic WAN/NAT, and do services via another box, such as a VPN-only router whether its an untagle box or a cisco ASA (doesn't have dual-WAN support so it wouldn't be a router replacement.)

PS - daisy-chained is a bad idea. :)
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Our VOIP provider is a local company and a friend of mine runs it. He thinks we are at or above the capacity of the RV042 keeping those connections alive.

We are happy with the speeds we see from our satellite offices connecting via VPN.
 
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