3Com Router 1-Port Analog Modem SIC

Advantages: Firewall for the whole Network, Wireless, Your Own Site filtering options
Disadvantages: 20Mbs internet speed restriction.

...and so was the rest of my family. I switched OFF the NTL Modem for 5 minutes, in order to make it forget my computer, connected the Ethernet cable to the WAN port on the 3Com router, my family computers (3) to the built in Switch on the 3com router and mine as well. Started the NTL Cable Modem, Started the 3Com router, started our computers, and BOOM, all were able to go to the Web, not even a single configuration on the router was needed. Sure you can configure it, it has a great wizard, but by default, it was made to work with Dynamic connections and it was love from 1st site. I have seen my neighbours buying DLink, Netgear, and many others; they all needed a bit of configuration 1st. But not the 3com router, it is now my favourite hardware manufacturer, as it apparently cares about the ease of use. I was erally impressed, that I thought... Read review

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Advantages: Fast shared internet access
Disadvantages: See op

...– if it does the job. 3Com have helpfully given this device a name which describes what it does – it contains two independent 56K modems and attaches to your LAN. There is a 4 port 10Mb/s ethernet hub built in, together with analog pass through ports for the telephone lines. ~Out of the box experience~ First impressions are very good indeed. The Lan Modem is a beige box 23 x 18 x 5cm (WxDxH). It is well built and solid. All connectors are to the rear (including for power supply from the ubiquitous transformer block) and there are LED’s on the front for power, network activity and for each modem’s activity (4 LEDs per modem). My only gripe here is that the box is fashionably curved at the top and sides. This might help it look nice but it is not very practical – apart from another 3Com Officeconnect device... Read review

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Advantages: Belkin Lifetime Warranty and free technical support, Compact! saves space
Disadvantages: Manual's contents are limited - doesn't go into depth.

...to waste time in configuring every computer or reading a manual from beginning to end. The Belkin 4 port router is really good for sharing (distributing) an internet connection between a number of computers. As its plug and play you connect each computer’s network card into the back of the router (using RJ-45 type cables – they look like telephone cables but double the size), after that is accomplished the router would specify an internal ip address (numbers such as 192.168.200.1 to specify each computers identity) to each of those computers. As the Belkin router’s protocol default settings are to allow any one with that ip address to share the internet connection it does. As soon as each computer is connected to the router (Pc or Mac Network card to the LAN(Local Area Network) port in the router), the broadband modem (DSL... Read review

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