My router has packed in, a Guru GWAMRU-54108.

Old, but had all the features I needed.

The replacement, a Tenda W300D is a peice of cr*p - the port-forwarding function simply doesn't work

Can anyone suggest an ADSL wifi router which has good port-forwarding, DMZ, firewall and VPN functions ?

Ideally a semi-pro type of router.

-Thanks

There are quite a few people on here that have the Draytek Vigor 2820 and seem to have given it high praise, expensive though.

Personally i have pretty much always used netgear products and have always found them pretty decent for the price.

Got both and from experience Ive had, the Draytek is good for its enhanced features but the Netgear holds on to a poor signal better without compromising speed.

There are quite a few people on here that have the Draytek Vigor 2820 and seem to have given it high praise, expensive though.

Personally i have pretty much always used netgear products and have always found them pretty decent for the price.

Tar for info

Just done googling on that Draytek - lots of reviews of its dual-wan interfaces, but not alot about its software ...

Took a punt on a ZyXEL P-660HN-F1Z - not very fancy, but found a good writeup detailing the software features (including that port forwarding works)

Used to be a fan of netgear stuff myself, but found their wifi routers very poor TBH.

Tried two models a year ago (can't remember what models - 25ish and 50ish) - both had exactly the same software, and on both none of the port-forwarding, dmz or vpn features worked.

Couldn't be bothered to try updating firmware, so got sent back. Went back to old guru (the now deceased one) ....

Basic Review of P-660

Edited 17 October, 201015 yr by snow_muncher

I have the older 2800 and it is up to the job, my brother has a 2820 and likes it....

Edited 17 October, 201015 yr by mbames

My Netgear DGN2000 had what you want, but mine died after less than a year.

Have a look at TP Link.

...Have a look at TP Link.

I have used TP Link kit before

Setup a WDS using 3 TP-Link TL-WA500G access points a few months back.

Initially I was quite impressed at the ease of setup. However, after 2 months of faultess operation, one of the boxes refuses to connect to the others

( WDS is a nice idea, but a bit pants TBH )

My impression of their overall quality being similar to Tenda kit - good hardware, but software seems to be hit or miss between different models.

The W300D is the first bit of Tenda kit I've had which hasn't worked.

Setup an earlier version of the W300 couple of year ago and it worked without issue.

The W300D would be a good little router, if its bl**dy software worked !

Edited 17 October, 201015 yr by snow_muncher

I had an issue with one of my TP link boxes refusing to "see" the other after months of service, a quick re boot and it was fine again.

Another vote for Draytek here.. good UK support too!

Not cheap but very powerful and flexible

ZyXel kit is pretty good in terms of reliability.

Drtaytek has more features at a given price point, but I find them to be less complete/tested as a package at least on initial firmware versions.

If your signal is extremely low/bad go with a Netgear 834 series.

Otherwise I would go with Draytek.

Drtaytek has more features at a given price point, but I find them to be less complete/tested as a package at least on initial firmware versions.

I agree, that sometimes on first release the firmware can be a bit buggy, but features & performance you get your your money it is great.

My Cisco (837) works a bit faster, but is missing some things the Draytek has (WoL, dyndns support, vlans, wifi!). My 2800 has been back twice to Draytek (the second time it was well out of warranty, and the fault wasn't the router - but they still switched the mainboard for me!).

I have worked with Draytek/Zyxel/Netgear/TPLink/Cisco/Linksys(cisco again) and favour either Zyxel for quality and service or the TPLink if they want cheap

I am just about to get myself a 2820Vn to replace my 2800 draytek, and maybe an AP700 for additional wifi coverage too

Mind you, I can get them at a good price

I am just about to get myself a 2820Vn to replace my 2800 draytek, and maybe an AP700 for additional wifi coverage too

Mind you, I can get them at a good price

Don't suppose you want to spill the beans on how much and where ?

The ZyXel P-660 can't even connect to the WAN correctly ...

Don't suppose you want to spill the beans on how much and where ?

The ZyXel P-660 can't even connect to the WAN correctly ...

I could spill the beans, but you might cry ..... about half price, I believe

Last time I used a 660 I tried to get it to into bridge mode to use with my Firebox firewall, but it would never play properly, so I gave up on the idea of a separate hardware firewall/vpn appliance for home :S

Another vote for Draytek here!

Exceptional support and rock solid products, with features not found at anywhere near the same price level.

Infact, have you seen the 2710N?

Edited 23 October, 201015 yr by softscoop

Another vote for Draytek here!

Exceptional support and rock solid products, with features not found at anywhere near the same price level.

Infact, have you seen the 2710N?

The 2710 only has dial-out site to site VPN (from a quick skim of specs), where as my 2800 (and 2820) supports dial in VPN termination, so it means if I am away from home, I can VPN to the router, issue a WoL to which ever PC it is I require, do some work on it, and then turn it off again. Me too geeky,

I've picked up a 2820V for work, and it's great to be able to log into it L2TP/IPsec and then go wherever you want. Before, we had a box in the corner which the router would port forward to and then you went from there.

The only think I can't get my head around is the manual seems Chinese-English, and a lot of it doesn't make sense.

If anyone's really experienced with the 2820 and its VPN features, could I trouble you to help me sort my problem?

If anyone's really experienced with the 2820 and its VPN features, could I trouble you to help me sort my problem?

I am familiar with 2800 VPN features, and I don't think they have changed too much into the 2820. My brother has a 2820, and we have a site-2-site running between our 2 routers. It all seemed to go a bit wrong when we added in a 3rd location (my fathers' 2800) though.

I've picked up a 2820V for work, and it's great to be able to log into it L2TP/IPsec and then go wherever you want. Before, we had a box in the corner which the router would port forward to and then you went from there.

The only think I can't get my head around is the manual seems Chinese-English, and a lot of it doesn't make sense.

If anyone's really experienced with the 2820 and its VPN features, could I trouble you to help me sort my problem?

Theres a manual??....

Xav you just lost all your man-points!

Theres a manual??....

Xav you just lost all your man-points!

Depends, if he picked it up, acknowledged it's existence, then promptly shredded it before carrying on, then I think he might be ok

Depends, if he picked it up, acknowledged it's existence, then promptly shredded it before carrying on, then I think he might be ok

Only if he Shredded it using a proper manly device, maybe using a v8 powered chainsaw....

Only if he Shredded it using a proper manly device, maybe using a v8 powered chainsaw....

+1

Probably worth taking the shredded bits and destroying them with a thermo-nuclear device

If you thinking about looking at the destructions, its already a for-gone conclusion it isn't going to work !

What does anyone have to say about the wireless performance of these?

I've seen good reviews, but also others that say they have a low sync speed and wireless that drops out. Have these issues been fixed in their firmware updates?