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Netgear R7000 WAN Throughput
I am really interested in purchasing this router, but I have a concern that it can't handle a 1 Gbps connection. I recently got 1Gbps fiber and looking to purchase a router to handle that speed of a ...
- You may be interested in contacting the guy that posted this message on the ddwrt forum. He is claiming close to Gb speeds on stock. No idea of his setup or if he is using SPI or not.
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=901721#901721
First can you wait 3-6 months before replacing your router? From some of the leaked specs, the upcoming ac3200 units will most likely be packing greater processing power into the units. Smallnetbuilder refers to a 5 core SOCs for the asus ac3200 unit and does not mention any CPU specs for the r8000. The SOC will obviously have to have enough power for twin ac1300 radios.
If you can't wait, can you get by with a simple router without wireless and use your existing router as an AP? I may be drawing a blank but I can't really think of any business class routers that support AC and can do real world gigabit wan-LAN nat routing (with SPI).
For wired only, the cisco rv320/325 might come close to gigabit but you may need to higher end gear to archive it. Those units are in your price range. It may be worth checking out their forums. Once again I would want to hear from people using it with gigabit wan.
Another option could possibly be something from Juniper's SRX line, the Zywall 310 (you need to divide their specs by 2), or,possibly something from MicroTik such as the ccr1109 and up. I suspect you will be nowhere close to your budget though.
Personally if I was you, I would wait it out a bit or jump on the r7000 and try and to sell it when the 3200s come out.
If you can't wait, can you get by with a simple router without wireless and use your existing router as an AP? I may be drawing a blank but I can't really think of any business class routers that support AC and can do real world gigabit wan-LAN nat routing (with SPI).
For wired only, the cisco rv320/325 might come close to gigabit but you may need to higher end gear to archive it. Those units are in your price range. It may be worth checking out their forums. Once again I would want to hear from people using it with gigabit wan.
Another option could possibly be something from Juniper's SRX line, the Zywall 310 (you need to divide their specs by 2), or,possibly something from MicroTik such as the ccr1109 and up. I suspect you will be nowhere close to your budget though.
Personally if I was you, I would wait it out a bit or jump on the r7000 and try and to sell it when the 3200s come out.