Any way to tell what my router is?

[cybertect]

I bought one of those Linksys WAG54g ADSL routers on the strength of their being owned by Cisco (I run a Cisco PIX at work and I love it) but I've been sorely disappointed. Every firmware update that cured one problem (inoperable DHCP) caused a new one (port forwarding doesn't work) and so on and so on...

Some of the Linksys kit runs Linux, which makes it much easier to hack, in the proper sense of the word. Others are much more proprietary and are apparently impossible to do anything with.

Unfortunately Linksys seem to re-use the same case design and model names across significant variations in the hardware, so it's often only possible to tell which one you've got by looking up the serial number of the one you've got. Not much use when you're shopping for one, particularly online...

 

[Radar]

Unfortunately Linksys seem to re-use the same case design and model names across significant variations in the hardware, so it's often only possible to tell which one you've got by looking up the serial number of the one you've got. Not much use when you're shopping for one, particularly online...

I was just reading about some poor soul in oz who ended up trying to run openwrt on a variety of linksys routers (he was trying to avoid having to splash out for a cisco 800) He had no end of agro being forced to return router after router because the actual serial number showed the router was incompatible with openwrt. When he did get one working, it collapsed in a heap the first time it got hit by a high volume of connections

Think he bought the 800 in the end

 

[cybertect]

Think he bought the 800 in the end

I'm feeling bloody tempted myself. The Linksys has very nearly met my boot several times this week and every other domestic router has problems of its own...

All I want is ADSL, WiFi, a reliable properly configurable firewall and the ability to handle multiple external IPs

[ apologies to OP for off-topic rant ]

 

[Radar]

I'm feeling bloody tempted myself. The Linksys has very nearly met my boot several times this week and every other domestic router has problems of its own...

All I want is ADSL, WiFi, a reliable properly configurable firewall and the ability to handle multiple external IPs

[ apologies to OP for off-topic rant ]

I use a Vigor 2600G. It can route the internal network directly and/or NAT it. It uses a proprietary stateful firewall and is pretty stable, Might be worth a look if that would suffice, or you could check out ebay for a cheapish cisco

Hold on, you work in networking. Could you not wangle a nice home evaluation (not of a PIX, mind you !!)

 

[cybertect]

Used to work in support for Farralon/Netopia's UK former disty, Gomark. I think my contacts at Cisco have moved on, though.

The 857 looks quite attractive, even if it is £235 with the VAT.

Still, I might be able to persuade work to pay for it

 

[Iam]

Another shout for the Drayteks here. I've got a 2900G (I think it's just the cable version of Radar's, rather than a better one) and it is decent.

 

[cybertect]

Well, after seeing lots of positive feedback about Draytek, I just ordered a Vigor 2800G. Hopefully arriving tomorrow

 

[souljacker]

When it's locked away in a box? We get broadband with the rent and they installed a couple of routers to split the lines to each room. We've had warnings about file sharing and now bit torrent doesn't work. Anyway to figure out what the router is, so I could change the ports on bit torrent?

Have you tried telnetting into the router? My crappy BT router can switch of the access from html. Maybe try opening a command line and type telnet 192.168.15.1