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Cisco 1841 vs 2600 series
Hello Friends,

We have about 50 users on a school netowork sharing a 2 Mb internet link using a linksys router.  I've suggested we go cisco, but am stuck decding whether to go with the 1800 series or a cheaper albeit older 2600 series router.  i know the 2600 is EOS but is it better for us than the 1800?  the 2800 is tooooo expensive and i think would be shooting a pin with a rocket?  Any advice is totally welcome!  Thanks in advance.

If its important, there is a school logging application on the LAN and their running a totally wireless network with plans to install open source VOIP.  TIA

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Please refer about performance:

http://www.cisco.com/web/partners/downloads/765/tools/quickreference/routerperformance.pdf

If you have low internet connection (Under 2M) 2611XM is enough

But I advise 871 or 871W which has bulit in firewall feature!

BEst regards,
IStvan
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Thanks guys.

i just got the routers and the 2600 series is a actually a 2610 and has one Ethernet 0/0 port and an auxilliary port ( dont know if i'll need another ethernet port for it to route to the internet?

the 1841 has Eth0/0 and 0/1 as well as Aux with a flash memory card.  

so are we all suggetsing i stick with the 1841?
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Yes no doubt. 2600 is already EOL whereas 1841 is still on for at least few years.  It comes with 2 LAN ports by default you can decide on other cards and modules as per your requirement.
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A router is a networking device that forwards data packets between computer networks. Routers perform the "traffic directing" functions on the Internet. The most familiar type of routers are home and small office cable or DSL routers that simply pass data, such as web pages, email, IM, and videos between computers and the Internet. More sophisticated routers, such as enterprise routers, connect large business or ISP networks up to the powerful core routers that forward data at high speed along the optical fiber lines of the Internet backbone. Though routers are typically dedicated hardware devices, use of software-based routers has grown increasingly common.