Router
Buying Guide |
Company |
Product |
WAN
Interfaces |
WAN Services |
Protocols |
Other Features |
3COM
3com.com
408-764-5000
Fax 408-764-5001 |
Edge Router,
$4,295-$6,395 |
2 |
Frame Relay,
HDLC, X.25, T1/E1, SMDS |
OSI; IP; IPX;
OSPF; VINES, others |
|
OfficeConnect
NETBuilder Family |
2 |
Frame Relay,
X.25, ISDN, SMDS, PPP, T1 |
AppleTalk,
DECnet, IP,
IPX, OSPF,
TCP/IP, others |
DSU/CSU |
SuperStack
II NETBuilder Family |
2-4 |
Frame Relay,
ISDN, PPP, SNA, T1, X.25, 56/64Kbps |
IP, IPX, OSI,
VINES, XNS, others |
DSU/CSU |
Acclaim Communications Inc.
acclaiminc.com
408-952-3400
Fax 408-933-3300 |
Acclaim 3200 Series |
2 |
ATM, Frame Relay, HDLC,
ISDN, SDLC, SNA, T1/E1, 56Kbps |
IP/IPX |
DSU/CSU, firewall, voice |
Accton
accton.com
408-452-8080
Fax 408-452-8988 |
Cheetah
Router |
2 |
Frame Relay, PPP, up to
2MBPS |
IP/IPX |
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WebVisa
Router |
1 |
Frame Relay, PPP, T1/E1,
64Kbps |
TCP/IP,
PAP/CHAP |
filtering |
Act Networks
acti.com
805-388-2474
Fax 805-388-3504 |
NetPerformer Family,
$3,000-$3,995 |
4-128 |
Frame Relay, HDLC, SDLC,
T1/E1, X.25 |
IP/IPX, OSPF, others |
DSU/CSU, voice |
ADC Kentrox
kentrox.com
503-643-1681
Fax 503-641-3341 |
PACESETTER Pro, $1,195 |
1 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, T1/E1,
ISDN, PPP, X.25, 56/64Kbps |
IP/IPX,
Spanning Tree |
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Advanced Computer
Communications
acc.com
805-685-4455
Fax 805-685-4465 |
Amazon Family |
1-3 |
Frame Relay, HDLC, ISDN,
SMDS, T1/E1, X.25 |
IP/IPX,
TCP/IP, others |
DSU/CSU, firewall |
Colorado Family |
2 |
Frame Relay, HDLC, ISDN,
PPP, SMDS, X.25 |
TCP/IP/IPX,
XNS, others |
firewall |
Congo Family, $1,395 |
2 |
ISDN, PPP, X.25 |
TCP/IP, IPX |
voice |
Danube Family |
1-2 |
Frame Relay, HDLC, ISDN,
PPP, SMDS, X.25 |
TCP/IP/IPX,
XNS |
DSU/CSU, firewall |
Mississippi Family |
2 |
X.ISDN |
TCP/IP,
IP/IPX, SPX, others |
|
Yukon Family |
1 |
Frame Relay, PPP, X.25,
56/64Kbps |
IP/IPX |
DSU/CSU |
ALR
isdn.alr.com
949-581-6770
Fax 949-581-9240 |
Autobahn,
$649 |
1 |
ISDN, PPP |
TCP/IP/IPX |
|
APT Communications
aptcom.com
301-874-3305
Fax 301-874-3308 |
ComTalk H500 ISDN Router,
$1,495 |
1 |
ISDN, PPP, T1, 56Kbps |
TCP/IP,
IP/IPX |
|
ComTalk HX Router,
$2,000-$7,295 |
6 |
HDLC, ISDN, PPP, T1, 56Kbps |
TCP/IP; IP;
IPX; NetWare |
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ARESCOM
arescom.com
510-445-3638
Fax 510-445-3636 |
APEX 1100, $695 |
1-3 |
ISDN, PPP |
IP/IPX, RIP,
others |
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NetLinker 7x ISDN BRI
Router Hub |
3 |
BACP, ISDN, PPP |
IP, DHCP |
firewall |
Ascend Communications
ascend.com
510-769-6001
Fax 510-814-2300 |
MAX series, $6,400 and up |
1-8 |
Frame Relay, HDLC, ISDN,
PPP, T1/E1, X.25, 56Kbps |
IP,
TCP/IP/IPX, SLIP, others |
firewall |
Pipeline series, $695-$2,895 |
1 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, T1/E1 |
IP,
TCP/IP/IPX |
firewall |
Bay Networks
Inc.
baynetworks.com
408-988-2400, fax 408-495-3397 |
BayStack
Router starting at $2,195 |
1-5 |
ATM, Frame Relay, ISDN,
T1/E1, X.25, 56Kbps |
IP, TCP/IP
, IPX |
DSU/CSU, firewall |
Nautica, $795 and up |
1-2 |
Frame Relay, HDLC, ISDN,
PPP, T1/E1 |
TCP/IP, IPX, SPX |
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NetGear ISDN Router RT and
RH families |
2-4 |
BACP, ISDN, PPP, 128Kbps
|
DHCP, TCP/IP |
firewall |
Cabletron Systems
Inc.
cabletron.com
608-332-9400, fax 603-337-2211 |
CyberSWITCH Family |
8 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, T1/E1,
PPP, X.25 |
IPX, TCP/IP, others |
DSU/CSU |
NetLink Family |
8 |
Frame Relay, SNA, T1/E1,
X.25 |
IPX, SPX,
TCP/IP |
DSU/CSU |
Cisco Systems Inc.
cisco.com
408-526-4000, fax 408-526-4100 |
Cisco Routers |
2-6 |
ISDN, PPP over ATM, T1/E1,
up to 2.4Gbps |
IP, IPX,
DEC Plus, others |
voice |
Compaq Computer Corp.
compaq.com
972-929-1700
Fax 972-929-1720 |
Netelligent
8500 |
2-6 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP,
T1/E1, X.25, up to 64Kbps |
IP/IPX, others |
|
Compatible Systems
Corp.
compatible.com
303-444-9532
Fax 303-444-9595 |
MicroRouter |
2 |
Frame Relay, PPP, T1/E1, |
IPX/SPX,
TCP/IP, Spanning Tree, DECnet, AppleTalk |
DSU/CSU, firewall |
RISC Router Family |
4 |
Frame Relay, PPP, T1/E1,
56Kbps |
TCP/IP/IPX, AppleTalk |
|
Cyclades Corp.
cyclades.com
510-770-9727, fax 510-770-0355 |
Cyclades-PR3000,
$2055-$5733 |
3 |
ISDN, T1/E1 |
IP, IPX,
OSPF, RIP,
SNA |
DSU/CSU |
Cyclades PathRouter, $999-$1799 |
3 |
Frame Relay, ISDN,
T1/E1, X.25 |
TCP/IP |
DSU/CSU |
Eastern Research Inc.
erinc.com
609-273-6622
Fax 609-273-1847 |
SpanNet |
2 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP,
T1, up to 64Kbps |
IPX, SPX,
TCP/IP, Vines, DECnet, XNS |
DSU/CSU, firewall |
Engage Communication
Inc.
engagecom.com
831-688-1021
Fax 831-688-1421 |
Express Router $1195-$1995 |
1 |
Frame Relay, T1/E1, 56/64Kbps |
AppleTalk,
TCP/IP, IPX/SPC |
DSU/CSU |
IP Express $895-$1495 |
1-3 |
Frame Relay, PPP, T1/E1,
56/64Kbps |
TCP/IP |
DSU/CSU |
FastComm Communications
Corp.
fastcomm.com
703-318-7750, fax 703-787-4625 |
WEB.router |
1 |
Frame Relay, T1/E1, 56/64K |
IP, IPX |
DSU/CSU |
Hewlett-Packard Co.
hp.com
650-857-1501 |
HP AdvanceStack Internet
Router, $3599 |
3 |
ISDN, PPP, T1/E1, X.25 |
AppleTalk, DECnet, TCP/IP,
IPX/SPX,
OSPF, RIP, others |
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i-Planet Inc.
iplanet.com
408-745-1500, fax 408-745-6680 |
IPS series, $2,495-$7,995
|
1-8 |
T1, ISDN |
IP, IPX |
DHCP, firewall |
International Business Machines
ibm.com
914-765-1900 |
Nways Router |
1-4 |
ATM, Frame Relay, PPP, SDLC,
T1/E1, X.25 |
OSPF, RIP, TCP/IP,
others |
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Intel Corp.
intel.com
408-765-8080, fax 408-765-1821 |
NetCenter Internet Station
|
1 |
ISDN, 56Kbps |
TCP/IP |
DHCP |
Intel Express Router Family |
1-2 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP,
X.25 |
IPX/SPX, RIP |
|
ITK Telecommunications Inc.
itk.com
978-441-2181
Fax 978-441-9060 |
NetBlazer |
1-4 |
ATM, Frame Relay, HDLC,
ISDN, PPP, SLIP, X.25 |
TCP/IP, tunnelling |
|
KarlNet
karlnet.com
614-457-5275, fax 614-442-7599 |
KarlRouter Family,
$1,945-$2,950 |
N/A |
PPP, SLIP, T1,E1, 56k/64k |
IP |
firewall, remote and wireless
access, Layer 2 forwarding |
Lucent Technologies
livingston.com
925-737-2100, fax 925-737-2110 |
Access Router Family,
$795-$3195 |
1-4 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP,
multilink PPP, T1/E1 |
BGP, IP/IPX, OSPF, RIP,
TCP/IP, UDP, others |
firewall |
PortMaster Series |
3 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, MCPPP,
T1/E1, T3, E3, 64Kbps |
TCP/IP, IPX, RIP, SPX, others |
integrated access server,
voice |
Micom Communications
micom.com
805-583-8600
Fax 805-583-1997 |
Integration Router Module
|
1-2 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, 56/64Kbps |
AppleTalk, DECnet, RIP,
TCP/IP, IPX, others |
Voice |
Marathon NetRunner |
2 |
ATM, Frame Relay, T1/ E1,
56/64Kbps |
AppleTalk, DECnet, IPX/SPX,
RIP, TCP/IP, others |
voice |
Motorola Inc.
mot.com
508-261-4000, fax 508-337-8004 |
Multimedia Periphery
Router (MPRouter) |
1-19 |
Frame Relay, HSSI, T1/E1,
5Mbps |
AppleTalk, IPX/SPX, RIP,
OSPF, TCP/IP, others |
DSU, voice |
Vanguard
Family |
3-24 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP,
T1/E1, X.25, 56Kbps |
AppleTalk, IPX/SPX,
OSPF, RIP, SLIP, TCP/IP, others |
DSU, voice |
Multi-Tech Systems
Inc.
multitech.com
612-785-3500
Fax 612-785-9874 |
MultiFRAD |
2 |
Frame Relay, V.35, T1/E1,
128Kbps |
IPX/SPX, TCP/IP |
DSU |
RASExpress |
1-4 |
ISDN, multilink PPP, PAP,
SLIP, |
IP/IPX, RIP, TCP/IP |
voice |
RouteFinder |
1, 3 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP,
SLIP, T1/E1 |
ICMP, IP/IPX, RIP, others
|
firewall |
Netopia Inc.
netopia.com
510-814-5100, fax 510-814-5020 |
Netopia Router Family,
$825-$1375 |
1 |
Frame Relay, HDLC, ISDN,
PPP and multilink PPP, T1/E1, 56/64Kbps |
AppleTalk, BACP, DHCP, IP/IPX
|
DSU/CSU, firewall |
NetSpan Corp.
netspan.com
972-690-8844
Fax 972-690-8840 |
MultiRouter EN/LT |
2 |
DDS, T1, V.35 |
AppleTalk,
RIP, IP, SNMP, TCP/IP |
DSU/CSU |
Newbridge Networks Inc.
newbridge.com
703-834-3600
Fax 703-471-7080 |
Vivid Branch Office Router |
2 |
Frame Relay, Switched 56,
X.25 |
IP/IPX, SNMP, others |
|
Northern Telecom Inc.
nortel.com
972-684-1000, fax 972-684-3907 |
Rapport Soho Router |
1 |
ISDN, multilink PPP |
CHAP, DHCP, IP/IPX, PAP
|
voice |
Osicom Technologies
Inc.
osicom.com
301-317-7710, fax 301-317-7220 |
NetHopper |
2 |
ISDN, PPP |
CHAP, IP/IPX, PIP, RIP,
TCP/IP |
dial-up, firewall |
ROUTERmate Family |
2 |
Frame Relay, ISDN, PPP,
T1, 56K |
IP, IPX/SPX, RIP |
DSU/CSU, DES encryption,
voice |
RAD Data Communications,
Inc.
rad.com
201-529-1100
Fax 201-529-5777 |
WEB
RANger-II |
1-2 |
E1, T1, Frame Relay, PPP,
others |
TCP/IP,
IP, IPX |
DSU/CSU, firewall |
Ramp Networks
rampnet.com
408-988-5353
Fax 408-988-6363 |
WebRamp series,
$349 and up |
1-2 |
HDLC, T1, Frame Relay, ISDN,
OSPF, PPP56Kbps |
TCP/IP,
IP, IPX |
DHCP, firewall, voice |
Shiva Corp.
shiva.com
781-270-8300
Fax 781-270-8599 |
LANRover |
1-8 |
T1, E1, ISDN, 56Kbps, X.25 |
TCP/IP, IP, IPX, NetBEUI,
PPP, others |
DHCP |
Telebyte Technology, Inc.
telebyte.com
516-423-3232
Fax 516-385-8184 |
Web Router Model 9010, $295 |
1 |
T1, Frame Relay |
TCP/IP, IP |
DSU/CSU |
ZyXEL Communications, Inc.
zyxel.com
714-693-0808
Fax 714-693-8811 |
Prestige 100, 128, $599
|
1-8 |
ISDN, PPP, multilink PPP |
TCP/IP,
IP, IPX |
DHCP, firewall, Layer 2
forwarding |
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