On 2013-10-23, at 12:17 AM, Adam Thompson <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 13-10-22 08:46 PM, Jim MacKenzie wrote: >> >> Is there any advantage to using one of these 800s over just using my $20 >> netgear? >> > For most people and most situations, no. Not unless you want to gain > familiarity with Cisco equipment. > > In the general case (MTS DSL or Shaw cablemodem), using a Cisco 800-series > router for a home connection is just a huge pain in the ass compared to > anything you can get at Future Shop. ALSO It will probably slow down your internet. The 871's are only good to approx 12.8mbps the 851's are only good to 5mbps More info: http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/downloads/765/tools/quickreference/routerperformance.pdf Theo _______________________________________________ SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/
