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I like Linksys routers. &nbsp;Does it need to do VPN? &nbsp;Wireless? &nbsp;Sometihng like an <a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9925/index.html" rel="ugc">RV042</a> will do the job nicely. &nbsp;Assuming you only need a router and not a modem/router.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9923/index.html" rel="ugc">Linkssys RV series small business routers.</a>
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I like Linksys routers.  Does it need to do VPN?  Wireless?  Sometihng like an RV042 [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9925/index.html] will do the job nicely.  Assuming you only need a router and not a modem/router.

Linkssys RV series small business routers. [http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9923/index.html]

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Sorry I should have specified I would like to have a adsl2 modem/router combo
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Sorry I should have specified I would like to have a adsl2 modem/router combo

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N300 with built in ADSL DGN3500 <br />
<a href="http://www.netgear.com/home/products/wirelessrouters/work-and-play/DGN3500.aspx" rel="ugc">http://www.netgear.com/home/products/wirelessrouters/work-and-play/DGN3500.aspx</a>
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N300 with built in ADSL DGN3500
http://www.netgear.com/home/products/wirelessrouters/work-and-play/DGN3500.aspx [http://www.netgear.com/home/products/wirelessrouters/work-and-play/DGN3500.aspx]

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I would always use a firewall rather than a router, watchguard XTM series are quite cheap and very easy to configure. Your client would need at least 2 external IPs.
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I would always use a firewall rather than a router, watchguard XTM series are quite cheap and very easy to configure. Your client would need at least 2 external IPs.

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You didn't specify the number of clients the router will have to server, the need of wireless connectivity, the need for 1GB LAN and your budget. &nbsp; &nbsp;In any case one of the model of Cisco SRP 500 will be a good option. &nbsp;<br />
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<a href="http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/solutions/small_business/products/routers_switches/SRP_500_series/index.html" rel="ugc">http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/solutions/small_business/products/routers_switches/SRP_500_series/index.html</a>
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You didn't specify the number of clients the router will have to server, the need of wireless connectivity, the need for 1GB LAN and your budget.    In any case one of the model of Cisco SRP 500 will be a good option.  

http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/solutions/small_business/products/routers_switches/SRP_500_series/index.html [http://www.cisco.com/cisco/web/solutions/small_business/products/routers_switches/SRP_500_series/index.html]

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Hi All,<br />
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I need to purchase a new router as the current one the client has is unsuitable for port forwarding (the free ones you get from bigpond). What would you suggest is the best one for port forwarding and other needs SBS2003 with exchange 2003.<br />
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Thanks in advance
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Hi All,

I need to purchase a new router as the current one the client has is unsuitable for port forwarding (the free ones you get from bigpond). What would you suggest is the best one for port forwarding and other needs SBS2003 with exchange 2003.

Thanks in advance

best router for port forwarding

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.

Routers

Exchange is the server side of a collaborative application product that is part of the Microsoft Server infrastructure. Exchange's major features include email, calendaring, contacts and tasks, support for mobile and web-based access to information, and support for data storage.

Exchange

Small Business Server (SBS) is a line of server operating systems targeted at small businesses by bundling the operating system with a number of other Microsoft products that would normally need to be purchased or licensed separately. The most notable inclusions are Exchange, SQL Server, SharePoint and ISA/TMG (Microsoft's firewall and proxy server).