As my Westell DSL modem has a built-in router, I use a simple hub.

I too use a linux router...it's an old 486 that I salvaged and run debian on...rock solid.
pretty soon it may be replaced by an old pentium 2 someone I know is getting rid of.

Using a Linux router now, but switching to a hardware one. Not because it works bad, but because I'm sick of having an extra computer making extra noice in my small computer room.

Linksys router with it uplinked to a 16 port switch.....gotta love 1500feet of Cat5e ran throughout the house.

Right now Im hooked up to a US Robotics Router with Wireless Capabilites... To bad thats completely disable cause I dont like Wireless.

I used to run a FreeSCO box, but alas, it died a horrible fiery death.

Using a Cisco 2620 router and a Cisco 2950 Catalyst switch. An Aironet 1200 is used for my wireless. I have my CCNP, so I used the equipment to practice on.

I choose "Consumer-grade router (Linksys, D-Link, etc)" but that is because I am lazy. I have also had:

1) Modem -> Transparent Bridge/Firewall (Linux) (To take advantage of multiple IPs) -> LinkSys Router (as a switch only, not router) -> Comps
2) Modem -> IPTables/NAT/DHCP (Linux) -> Comps in ohter configurations.

The Linksys Router being used AS a router is just easier and I don't need the power of Linux to manage my home connection. I have 2 desktops and 2 laptops connected (some wired, some wireless) and will soon have 2 more desktops (just the towers anyway) and don't really see the need for a Linux router.

Consumer appliance here (Linksys), my needs are fairly simple right now. I run no servers that need to be seen from the outside world, so simply disabling WAN requests entirely and forwarding a few port ranges works just fine, and keeps me safe from the more mundane crap out there (IE exploits aside). I can see where I will run into the limits of how many port ranges can be forwarded as I add more devices, I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

Geez, how much did you spend on that?

I have a linksys router with the integrated wifi access point. but I am going to bring home a cisco pix 501 from work, we had 20 satellite offices we shut down that each had vpn tunnels back to HQ. So we have a bunch of them lying around we were selling off, I am going to snag one for myself. I'll just put my linksys behind it as an access point. Overkill, most definitely but it gives me something to mess around and learn more Cisco stuff at home.

Linksys Wireless-G. 4 PCs wired, 1 Laptop wireless. :thumbsup:

Yotta:

About $2200 for the router, around $900 for the switch because it has gigabit uplinks in it (usually they are around $650 though), and around $580 for the Aironet because it has a Cardbus Slot available.

It was all brand new though when I bought it, so its a lot cheaper if you buy it used. You can get some pretty good deals on used cisco equipment that may be "last years" model.

netgear wireless router with an additional netgear WAP in the basement to have a rock solid signal throughout the house and over-ride any interference caused by other wireless devices (like 2.4ghz phones) that might cause interference. That's the folk's house. (where I am currently crashing for the holidays)

my apartment also has a netgear wireless router, had to buy a 5.8ghz cordless phone to get around the interference it caused in tight quarters near the router.

NetGear router..

Laptop is wireless

Main PC supporting the router

and my PC up in my room running off a 50FT Cat5 cable

I bought a 5.8 ghz phone for the same reason. I have a friend who was always talking on speakerphone with a 2.4 ghz phone and it caused the most hideous ping sounding staticy noises on his end. So I made sure to buy a 5.8 phone.

Linksys Wireless - had it for over a year now with no issues. Is first house though, so I'm never more than 70 feet from the sending unit (including going around corners and down the stairs). :crazy:

Here I have just a simple Netgear router. At my parents house I had to put their D-Link wireless router router behind a Linksys router since the DHCP timeout for the D-Link was like 10 seconds -- either not long enough to negotiate the DHCP lease or the D-Link wasn't sending the correct DHCP options. Either way, that is why the Linksys is in between the cablemodem / D-Link (D-Link is wireless, Linksys isn't). I don't think I would buy D-Link, their customer support was far from helpful. Actaully setting up the two routers to get everything to route properly between them was a pain as well.

I would love Bendsley's setup, I could actually set this up properly with professional hardware. Plus it would be a nice learning experiance.

D-Link 707P 7 port router. I'm planning to add a wireless access point once I get a laptop. Sometimes the router freezes, but it doesn't happen all that often. On the other hand it didn't cost me a lot. I'm happy with it.

My configuration has now changed. Cable Modem->Linksys VoIP Router (Vonage)->Linksys Wireless (DMZed from VoIP Router) which connects 1 computer (wifeys desktop) and 1 switch. Switch has 2 computers (my desktop and file/web server) on at all times and any computers I may be working on (family, friends, etc). Wireless is for the iPaq and 2 laptops when they are being used.

I Used to use OpenBSD and ipf, but I got tired of having to administer it (read lazy), so I got a D-Link wireless router. At first I had some problems with the D-Link, but now..... well actually, yea I still have problems with it. Especially when there is a lot of wireless traffic going on. Yea, I don't recommend D-Link. Or Linksys for that matter. I will probably end up replacing it with a 3Com or something.

DSL modem doubles as a router...connecting to it via Ethernet and 802.11b.

Meh voted in the wrong column, I am a retard but yea linux router here plugged into a netgear switch. Linux distro is called smoothwall and i lubs it! :)

Using a consumer grade router(NetGear). It's always worked for me, I could not ask for a better router.