Which router to buy Linksys E1200 or E2500

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greg80
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 6:25    Post subject: Which router to buy Linksys E1200 or E2500 Reply with quote
Hi I would like to buy a new router DD-WRTable.
Most important option for me is openVPN

Please advise me for which router I should go

Thanks
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 11:32    Post subject: Reply with quote
I wouldn't really recommend either of those. They both have 300mhz processors, which aren't especially powerful. Three bits of information that can help with recommendations are price range, connection speed, and why you want dd-wrt (vlans, VPN, dnsmasq,etc.).
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greg80
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 18:33    Post subject: Reply with quote
Which router (reasonably priced) do you recommend ?
The E2500 exists only as V3
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 18:46    Post subject: Reply with quote
Really? You haven't provided any information as a basis for a recommendation.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 27, 2015 19:15    Post subject: Reply with quote
OPENVPN to operate an ATA VOIP adapter .. this is my only requirement
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 3:12    Post subject: Reply with quote
What about connection speed and price range?
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:08    Post subject: Reply with quote
Speed 3-4 mbps will fine for voip service
I have a principal router for my laptops
I'll be connecting this dd-wrt router to my principal router and connect the ata voip to it. The main reason is that I need to use voip over openvpn through this router
Price around 40-60$
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 4:53    Post subject: Reply with quote
TP-Link tl-wr1043nd v2 is about $45. It has a 720mhz processor that should be plenty powerful. It has 8mb flash, so the dd-wrt build will include openvpn.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 28, 2015 11:31    Post subject: Reply with quote
E2500 cheap on eBay I wouldn't pay over $30.00 (US) for one... but they are solid boxes.
E1200v2 also cheap -- don't do a E1200v1 (only 4 MB flash)
If you don't need a lot of speed The E2500 or E1200v2 will do 6~7 Mbps with openVPN.. that's with one as server and another as client thru openVPN TAP. Shibby Tomato firmware works very well for this. You should get better if using thru an openVPN provider. Of course other VPN besides openVPN will also be faster.
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