Obsolete, but perfect for Cisco exams

Advantages: Very Cheap, with lots of features
Disadvantages: Will help with CCNA, but may stuggle with CCNP

...I bought one of these routers off ebay to help with my upcoming (Cisco) CCNA exam. These are by no means cutting edge routers, and are obsolete now as they only support 10Mbps via their AUI (lan) port and support a limited amount of protocols. The router itself has one AUI port, which when used with a transceiver can connect to either another router or a switch (at 10Mbps); 2 serial ports which can be configured with a routing protocol such as frame relay to connect to another switch or ISP data terminal equipment, a console port to configure the router itself, and an AUX port for modem connection. Though well past it's sell by date, the switch is perfect to get to grips with Ciscos IOS (internetwork Operating System) and set up simple routed networks in conjuction with other routers and switches. One thing to be aware of when buying...

bllward 05.07.2007 · Read review
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Review of Cisco 2501 - router

Review - The Samsung M7600 'Beat DJ'

Advantages: See Review
Disadvantages: See Review

... Samsung M7600 BeatDJ In the past few mobile phone manufactures have managed to dislodge the Sony Ericsson's Walkman range from the top of the pile where music phones are concerned, the only model to come close is the almighty iPhone? Nokia tried and failed with their 5310 XpressMusic handset, as did LG and until recently Samsung didn't quite make it with both the Jet and F400. However, Samsung have not given up on the music phone market - as the release of their latest handset demonstrates, the new Samsung M7600, aptly named the BeatDJ. The BeatDJ takes the genre of the music phone to an entirely new level; it is the first to incorporate a virtual turntable, but is this enough to steal the title of the 'Ultimate Music Phone,' or is this just another gimmick? Appearance At first glance the Beat DJ looks...

Luc2oo9 25.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Samsung GT M7600 Beat DJ

Cisco IP Phone 7941

Advantages: ease of use, strong, durable, linking into GAL, remote managment and upgrades from call manager.
Disadvantages: Call quality is dependant on quality of the Network. Duplex settings, over utilized network, etc

...In my experience with the Cisco IP phone 7941, which has been for 5 years or so, has been nothing but pleasure. There features to link into AD and the ability to log onto any phone in the building and look up a user on the GAL on AD is very handy indeed. Call Transfer,Conference, Mute are the standard features. The Phones will have to be set up to work with a call manager, Which is a centre point to manage the phones, and has the ability to record conversation for quality control, etc. They have 2 options when it comes to powering these phones, on is to buy a power adapter, the other is to buy a Cisco Switch that can supply power to the phones via Ethernet. They are strong and reliable, they have been used as call centre phones, and we know what kind of abuse they would be put through in that environment. All in all, i would rate...

trevore 19.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Cisco IP-Phone 7941

Basic Cisco Course

Advantages: More money @ work, More Knowledge
Disadvantages: !!!!!!

...on the Cisco ladder. The course contained relavant material & labs to last 5 days & was very informative. Anyone who is working or looking to work in the ISP, Internet area, should consider this course, as Cisco hold a large chunk of the Router business....

beckym 13.09.2000 · Read review
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Review of Cisco - ICND Course

Belting Belkin Router!

Advantages: Fairly easy to set up, easy to use, reliable, looks good.
Disadvantages: Bandwidth Innacurate.

...you need to look at and go to the left side menu where it says security under the wireless heading and select your security mode and unique password. We used WPA PSK/WPA2 PSK as the security mode for our wireless network, which means you can assign a password consisting of both letters and numbers that is easily remembered to your network. The other mode you could use is WEP, this needs you to use a series of hex digits (0~9, A~F) as your 'password' which is obviously not going to be as easy to remember for most people; however if you have a good memory for this kind of thing, or have a way of logging them somewhere secure then this is a very good way to secure your network. Click 'apply changes' when you are done/happy with your password settings and wait for the router to count down after it applies them. You'll also notice that...

Claire_DC 24.11.2008 · Read review
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Review of Belkin N1 Vision Wireless Modem Router - wireless router

Great Multimedia Wireless Router from Belkin

Advantages: Reliable, Fast, Easy to configure, Lots of features, USB for sharing drives
Disadvantages: Bit expensive, Not full speed with every machine

...INTRO The Belkin N+ router is one of the higher end (consumer) wireless modem router offerings from Belkin. It cost me £85 from PC World, but can probably be found for a bit less if you shop online. The Cable version costs a little less. Reason I bought this one was because two PCs in the house with wireless cards kept losing the wireless connection when I was using a Linksys router (my own PCs / laptops were fine though!). I replaced that with a second hand Belkin, which worked fine but unfortunately, a power cut killed the wireless on it. Liking the performance of that cheaper Belkin router, I decided to stick with Belkin and get this one! DESIGN The router looks very stylish and stands up tall rather than laid down flat. It doesn't appear to have been designed to be laid down flat like many other routers, which may be to...

Deru 01.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of Belkin N+ Wireless Modem Router - wireless router

Low Cost Enterprise Security Firewall Router

Advantages: Powerful, Easy to configure, Good support, Low cost
Disadvantages: Needs extra 'modem' for each broadband Connection, Occasional reboots required

...upgrade - Requires a Draytek Vigor 100/110 or other router set up in a non-NAT configuration VERDICT I do not like the fact that you need to purchase a non-NAT router in conjunction with the 2950 for the setup and I could have done without the occasional problems but overall, I feel the 2950 is a very good router/firewall. It?s quite cheap for an Enterprise level router, especially when compared to CISCO products in the same price range, which would probably not even have the VPN function as that would most likely require an extra box to be purchased just for the VPN functionality. Otherwise, a much more expensive CISCO router with the function would be required, which would probably cost £1,000+, making the £320 for the 2950 and the £100 for the two Vigor 100s (for use with two ADSL broadband lines) seem like peanuts. However, I see...

Deru 11.04.2009 · Read review
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Review of Draytek Vigor 2950 - router

Linksys's Lightning fast wireless router

Advantages: Fast speeds, Reliable, Stylish
Disadvantages: I had wireless problems, Gets a bit warm, no restart router option in config

...more due to Windows or the USB dongle as just unplugging and plugging it back in or disconnecting the wireless and reconnecting resolved connection issues. SUPPORT User Manual and firmware upgrades can be downloaded from the Linksys website. There weren?t any upgrades available for me when I last checked but Linksys are a big company so I would imagine they would release upgrades if they discover problems with the router or if they just want to add new functionality in the future. SUMMARY PROS - Easy to configure - Supports ADSL2 and provides good speeds - Fast wireless speeds - Good brand - Generally quite reliable - Good range CONS - Gets a bit warm - No restart router option in router configuration - Picks up dust - Wireless was unreliable for PCs VERDICT Linksys is now a division of Cisco so one can expect...

Deru 01.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Linksys Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway WAG160N - wireless router

7600

Advantages: Good sized screen, changable fascia
Disadvantages: Size, Keypad layout, no zoom on camera

...I only used the 7600 on O2, so havent actually used it for any 3G video calling. I found the phone easy to use, the menus make sense, etc. One thing I had a really hard time with was the keypad layout. It is probably something you would get used to, but I found myself taking ages to write text messages. The camera is decent, although the picture quality is nothing special if you blow the size up, and there is no option for digital zoom. The quality of video footage was quite poor. I also had a problem connecting the phone to my PC using bluetooth. You can transfer items ok, but when it comes to synchronising the hone, you have to use nokias own software which had real trouble trying to find my phone and connect up to it. The phone has a lot of features, and I like the big screen, but there are a lot of newer phones that do...

peter_mh 27.03.2005 · Read review
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Review of Nokia 7600

Router minefield!!!

Advantages: ease of setup,reliable connection
Disadvantages: not the fastest on the market

...When looking to go wireless in the computer world it is an absolute minefield when it comes to wireless routers/modems. I sat at my latop(tethered to the telephone socket with wires) scouring google for write ups about this router and that router when i came across this one. Now this is rated as being the best selling router/modem in the UK and has been for some time. I think i paid around £40 from ebuyer.com. I chose it because of the fact its reasonably priced. Its a good trustworthy brand and it seemed to come up to scratch on speed. Upon opening the box the installation was very simple indeed. I just followed the instructions that came with the router and hey prsto i was wireless on my laptop.Software is easy to install and self explanatory. Its not the fastest band of router on the market but for what i needed it was ample...

zakkman 21.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of NETGEAR DG834G 54 Mbps Wireless ADSL Firewall Router - wireless router