I travel a lot, and I don't like getting phone calls from family members about the internet connection stopping working. I'm just really leery of such cheap boxes, because it brings back memories of Linksys and their ilk, which seem to develop random flakiness over time. I went ahead and ordered an ERL to play with at least. Yeah, the 5505 definitely has a dhcp server, though IIRC it doesn't allow static reservations, which was an annoyance to me (I am running dhcp on another box, so I haven't messed with that feature for a while). I bought this 5510 off eBay about a year ago, and I have been pretty happy with it, but a lack of updates scares me moving forward. I am not an enterprise, and the 5505 comes close, but it pisses me off that it doesn't offer an integrated DHCP server (what branch office couldn't benefit from that?) and Gigabit. I just can't seem to find that device that is stable, configurable, flexible, and reasonable which is aimed at a small business. I like Cisco gear, as it has taught me so much, and it is rock solid. I like my devices to perform one discreet function and do it well. I have separate UBNT WiFi APs I am happy with, nor do I want wireless integrated anyway. This is for my personal (but extensive) home LAN, so consumer devices need not apply. At least well-documented configuration infoĪnd so on. Decent VPN throughput (but doesn't have to be blistering)ĥ. I am not afraid to spend to get what I need, but by the same token, it has to be reasonable.ģ. I would even be more interested in UTM on it as well. I have an ASA-5510 that I have updated to the last available firmware release they state they will publish for it (I know it is EOL). But I'm not looking to pay extra just for a brand name. Less is of course always better, but I will definitely pay more for better reliability. I'd rather keep the budget to, say $500 or less. I do not need (or want) integrated wireless. I really only need one LAN port, and I'm not especially concerned with how good the UI is (I'm fine configuring stuff from the command line if that's what's needed). VPN support that can work with the iOS and OS X vpn clients.Ability to saturate my link with headroom to spare (this necessitates a gigabit uplink, which the ASA lacks).I NEVER want to have to reboot the router to fix a connectivity problem (I had to do that regularly when I was using consumer-class routers like Linksys). I have some second-hand experience with Microtik that wasn't great (reliability issues), so I'm shying away from those unless someone can convince me otherwise. It seems like a step down from the ASA, but in practical terms it doesn't seem to be missing anything I actually need. I'm considering the Edgerouter Lite since I already have a couple of UBNT APs. Curious if anyone else has gone down this path, and what they've decided on. I need to replace my ASA 5505 on my home network, because it has now become the bottleneck on my internet connection (with the ASA out of the path, I can get about 125 Mbps down).
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