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Article: Secure SOHO routers; Efficient Networks and NetGear bundles earn top honors.(Efficient's 5930 Business Gateway, NetGear's FR314)(Evaluation)
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- Network World
- Article date:
- June 10, 2002
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You face a tough balancing act when sending workers to remote or home offices. You need to equip them with a broadband connection, but also you need to keep your network safe without spending a bundle. There are still more choices to navigate. Some DSL providers include a modem when you sign up for their service, some don't. Others lease you a modem or modem/router, or let you select your own from an approved vendor list.
To help you decide which modem/router might work best in your network, we tested four units (from Cisco, Lucent, Efficient Networks and 2Wire) that included the DSL modem and two routers (NetGear and ZyWall) that rely on a broadband modem for ...