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| Product | Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint | Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch | Linksys WRV54G Wireless VPN Router | Asus RT-AC66U 802.11ac Dual-Band Wireless-AC1750 Gigabit Router | Linksys EA4500 Media Stream N900 Smart Wi-Fi Router |
| Price | $139.99 to $176.26 | $89.00 to $119.51 | $99.99 to $148.54 | $182.77 to $307.99 | $105.69 to $260.93 |
| CNET editors' rating | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 3.5 stars | 4 stars | 4 stars |
| Average user rating | 2.5 stars | 3 stars | 1.5 stars | 4.5 stars | 2 stars |
| Release date | June 1, 2003 | Info unavailable | August 26, 2004 | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Bottom line | The BEFSX41 is an affordable solution for those who need secure access to their home or office network via the Internet. | It's hard to go wrong with the EtherFast router, but if you do, you'll wish you had a longer warranty. | The WRV54G puts the cart before the horse, providing lots of VPN tunnels without covering fundamental wireless-security bases. | The Asus RT-AC66U is an excellent router and is currently one of the best options among those that support the latest 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard. | Running Cisco Connect Cloud firmware, the Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router EA4500 makes an excellent router for those who want a fast and advanced home network that's easily manageable from anywhere. |
| Product Description | Linksys Instant Broadband EtherFast Cable/DSL Firewall Router with 4-Port Switch/VPN Endpoint - Router - None - Desktop | Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL Router with 4-Port Switch BEFSR41 - Router - None | Linksys Wireless-G VPN Broadband Router WRV54G - Wireless router - None - 802.11b/g - Desktop | ASUS RT-AC66U - Wireless router - 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac - Wall-mountable - Desktop | Info unavailable |
| Packaged Quantity | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Info unavailable |
| Device Type | Router - None | Router - None - 4-port switch (integrated) | Wireless router - None - 4-port switch (integrated) | Wireless router - 4-port switch (integrated) | Info unavailable |
| Data Link Protocol | Ethernet Fast Ethernet | Ethernet Fast Ethernet | Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11g Fast Ethernet | IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11a Fast Ethernet Ethernet Gigabit Ethernet IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.11n IEEE 802.11g | Gigabit Ethernet |
| Remote Management Protocol | SNMP 2 HTTP Telnet | RMON | HTTP | HTTP | Info unavailable |
| Compliant Standards | IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.3 | IEEE 802.3 IEEE 802.3u | IEEE 802.1x IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.3u IEEE 802.3 | IEEE 802.11ac IEEE 802.11g IEEE 802.11n UPnP IEEE 802.11a DLNA CERTIFIED IEEE 802.11b IEEE 802.3u | Info unavailable |
| Dimensions (WxDxH) | 7.3 in x 6.1 in x 1.9 in | 7.3 in x 6.1 in x 1.9 in | 7.3 in x 6.9 in x 1.9 in | 8.1 in x 5.9 in x 1.4 in | 6.9 in x 1.1 in x 7.5 in |
| Weight | 0.9 lbs | 0.9 lbs | 1.1 lbs | 15.9 oz | 0.7 lbs |
| Features | VPN support Full duplex capability Firewall protection DMZ port DHCP support | NAT support DHCP support | VPN support Full duplex capability Switching DMZ port Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) DHCP support | P2P client Samba support FTP server DNS proxy IPv6 support Virtual server support DoS attack prevention URL filtering Static IP mode Parental control Bandwidth control DLNA Media Server Network monitoring ASUS AiRadar Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI) IPSec passthrough VPN support IPv4 support Quality of Service (QoS) DMZ port Auto-uplink (auto MDI/MDI-X) UPnP Media Server | Info unavailable |
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