3Com 3CR858-91 Office Connect Cable/DSL Router

by HP

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 8.7 x 9.4 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00076ZV24
• Item model number: 3CR858-91
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #79,880 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 7, 2004

Product Description

DETAILS: The 3Com OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Secure Router lets small offices, branch-offices, and home offices benefit from reliable and cost-effective shared Internet access. Up to 253 users can securely share a single cable or DSL connection. The router offers a four-port 10/100 Ethernet LAN switch, plus an Ethernet WAN port for connecting to a broadband modem (not included). Multiple security features, including Stateful Packet Inspection firewall, VPN initiation/termination and passthrough support, provide high level of protection at affordable price. The unit comes with preset defaults, setup wizards, and other features that simplify installation, configuration, and administration. Product Description: 3Com OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Router - router Device Type: Router + 4-port switch (integrated) Form Factor: External Dimensions (WxDxH): 8.7 in x 5.3 in x 0.9 in Weight: 11.9 lbs Localization: United States Routing Protocol: RIP-1, RIP-2, static IP routing Data Link Protocol: Ethernet, Fast Ethernet Network / Transport Protocol: TCP/IP, PPTP, UDP/IP, L2TP, IPSec, PPPoE Remote Management Protocol: HTTP Features: Firewall protection, switching, DHCP support, NAT support, PAT support, Stateful Packet Inspection (SPI), dynamic DNS server, manageable, VPN passthrough System Requirements: Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, Microsoft Windows XP Manufacturer Warranty: 3 years warranty UPC: 0662705481692

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Seems more stable than the competition, October 21, 2007

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jpr (CO, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: 3Com 3CR858-91 Office Connect Cable/DSL Router (Personal Computers)

While this isn't a new product, it has been more reliable than a previous Netgear, SMC, and Linksys I've had. This is just my own experience, but the Netgear router I had died on me after a few months, and the SMC and Linksys usually had to be rebooted every week or two (sometimes more often) to keep things running smoothly. The SMC would also sometimes fail to renew its DHCP lease on the WAN interface, requiring manual intervention. A firmware upgrade didn't fix either problem. I've been using the 3COM for a few months now (I also updated the 3COM's firmware) and so far it has worked the best for me out of the four. It also seems faster, but I don't have any exact numbers to quantify that.
The url/content filtering feature seems a little difficult to configure, but I don't really need it so I didn't spend much time playing with it.

On a side note, this obviously isn't wireless, but I consider that an advantage. I may be old fashioned but I still prefer products that do one thing and do it well, so I use separate wired routers and wireless access points.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great product - hard to setup, January 10, 2008

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Luiz A. Dias (Fort Worth, TX) - See all my reviews
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I run WHS (Windows Home Server) and it requires several ports to be forwarded. This product works great when you have it set up. But it serverely lacks intuitive setup guide.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars quick set-up; no problems so far, April 15, 2008

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T. Wang "techguy" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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I have this router in automatic mode with DHCP, firewall enabled.
So far everything works. It has been up and running for a week;
no need to reboot it yet.