cheap Cisco Wireless router

josunin75

Hello, Mr. Cisco guru(s)!
How's everybody today? ^^;;

I was looking over the eBay trying to find cheap wireless Cisco router?

I need something for home. Any Ideas?

Anything small and makes almost no noise would do!
(My wife complaines always when I work on my rack!)

Thank you!

ColbyG

Define "cheap". Is an 871W cheap enough?

malcybood

do you mean a wireless router or an access point?

If it is a router the cheapest Cisco product which you can configure via CLI or web gui is the 800 series so an 857 or 877. You could prob get one for about £200 probably a bit less.

837's have gone end of life now but if it's just for messing about with at home you could pick one up on ebay.

There is also the Cisco SOHO90/91 range, but again they're EOL.

Anything above the 800 series with wireless cards you're beginning to talk serious £££ for a home lab.

If you're not bothered about Cisco command line, Linksys are a sub-division of Cisco and sell decent home wifi routers.

p.s. I hope you complain when your wife has trashy mtv reality shows and soaps on the TV!

apd123

linksys insert model number

josunin75

thanks for the reply.

yes, I was looking for Wireless router not access point
and I wanted Cisco because I wanted to play with CLI.

I'll look into (as suggested) look into 857 and 877.

BTW any good EOL ones? in 800 series?

that does at least CLI, works in 802.11b/g, and VPN?

thank you again

malcybood

Have a look at the data sheets to match up your requirements

Cisco 800 Series Routers Data Sheets - Cisco Systems

End of sale models which you could prob pick up on ebay

Cisco 837 ADSL Broadband Router - Cisco Systems

Again, have a look at the data sheets as there are lots of different options

Malc