Load balancing Routers

The Bottom Line: The Linksys wireless router joins wireless and Ethernet networks with broadband in a well-designed, economical package for SOHO users, but a few flaws in documentation and security pull it up short of perfection.

Specs: Wireless router, 7.3 in x 6.1 in x 1.9 in, Wired, Wireless, 11 Mbps, Ethernet, HTTP, External, 2.4 GHz, 1.3 lbs

Specs: 9.6 in x 5.6 in x 1.2 in, Wired, 44 Mbps, PPP, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, HTTP, SNMP, SNMP 1, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, External, Switching, Manageable, ARP support, NAT support, VPN support, DHCP support, Load balancing, Firewall protection, DoS attack prevention, Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), 1.1 lbs

Specs: 4.7 in x 7.5 in x 1.2 in, Wired, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, HTTP, SNMP, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, External, NAT support, PAT support, VPN support, DHCP support, E-mail alert, VLAN support, Load balancing, Syslog support, VPN passthrough, Dynamic DNS server, Firewall protection, Full duplex capability, IPSec NAT-Traversal (NAT-T), Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), Dynamic IP address assignment, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), 10.7 oz

Specs: 10 in x 7 in x 1.6 in, Wired, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Ethernet, HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, SNMP 2c, External, DHCP server, NAT support, VPN support, DHCP support, E-mail alert, URL filtering, Load balancing, Syslog support, VPN passthrough, Auto-negotiation, Packet filtering, Content filtering, Firewall protection, IP address filtering, DoS attack prevention, Auto-sensing per device, Quality of Service (QoS), IPSec NAT-Traversal (NAT-T), Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), Dynamic IP address assignment, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), 3.7 lbs

Specs: Wireless router, 4.7 in x 7.5 in x 1.2 in, Wired, Wireless, 54 Mbps, Ethernet, HTTP, SNMP, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, External, 2.4 GHz, 10.7 oz

Specs: 5.1 in x 7.9 in x 1.5 in, Wired, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, HTTP, SNMP 1, SNMP 2, Telnet, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, External, Routing, DMZ port, Switching, Manageable, NAT support, VPN support, DHCP support, Load balancing, Dynamic DNS server, Firewall protection, DoS attack prevention, Full duplex capability, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), 1.3 lbs

Specs: 11 in x 9.5 in x 1.7 in, Wired, 100 Mbps, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, HTTP, SNMP, Telnet, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, Full-duplex, Half-duplex, External, DMZ port, Switching, VPN support, DHCP support, Load balancing, Auto-negotiation, Firewall protection, Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), 3.3 lbs

Specs: 11 in x 9.5 in x 1.7 in, Wired, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, HTTP, SNMP, Telnet, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, External, DMZ port, Switching, VPN support, Load balancing, Firewall protection, Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X), Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), 3.3 lbs

Specs: 12.8 in x 9.7 in x 1.8 in, Wired, Wireless, 54 Mbps, Ethernet, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, HTTP, SNMP, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED, External, VPN support, VLAN support, URL filtering, Load balancing, Wall mountable, Firewall protection, Hardware encryption, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), 6.2 lbs

Specs: 12.8 in x 9.7 in x 1.8 in, Wired, 100 Mbps, Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, HTTP, SNMP, IEEE 802.1Q, External, VPN support, VLAN support, URL filtering, Load balancing, Wall mountable, Firewall protection, Hardware encryption, Quality of Service (QoS), Low-latency queuing (LLQ), Committed Access Rate (CAR), Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ), Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), Weighted Random Early Detection (WRED), Class-Based Weighted Fair Queuing (CBWFQ), Link Fragmentation and Interleaving (LFI), 6.2 lbs