Product comparison · 2 wireless routers

Linksys Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway vs NETGEAR Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway:4
- Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router:8
Antenna gain level (max)
- Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway:1.8 dBi
- Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router:5 dBi
Weight
- Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway:527 g
- Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router:2.19 kg
Dimensions (WxDxH)
- Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway:188 x 40 x 176 mm
- Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router:280 x 245 x 106 mm
Maximum data transfer rate
- Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway:0.1 Gbit/s
- Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router:0.108 Gbit/s
Power requirements
- Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway:12V 1A
- Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router:100-240VAC, 50-60Hz

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Comparison of Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway, Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router
29 specifications	A Linksys Wireless-N ADSL2+ Gateway View product	B NETGEAR Wireless ADSL Modem VPN Firewall Router View product
Networkidentical
Supports ISDN connection	No	No
VPN tunnels quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50
DSL featuresidentical
ADSL	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	8
RJ-11 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Securityidentical
FilteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Switching protocolsKnown for one	IPSec, PPTP, L2TP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, UDP, ICMP, PPPoE
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, IC-03, Wi-Fi, IDA, A-tick	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna1 differ
Antenna gain level (max)Differs	1.8 dBi	5 dBi
Poweridentical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	527 g	2.19 kg
Other features4 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP/Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	188 x 40 x 176 mm	280 x 245 x 106 mm
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	0.1 Gbit/s	0.108 Gbit/s
Networking featuresKnown for one	Ethernet, Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsDiffers	12V 1A	100-240VAC, 50-60Hz
Security featuresDiffers	PAP, CHAP, DoS, ToD, VPN 128/64 bits WEP, WPA2/WPA, NAT; SPI	WPA2, 802.1x, IPSec (ESP, AH), MD5, SHA-1, DES, 3DES, IKE, PKI, AES, IKE SA, FQDN, SPI, IDS, AES
xDSL connection	Yes	Yes
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	108 Mbit/s
Featuresidentical
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	35141.413 h
System requirementsidentical
Minimum RAMKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 MB
Minimum processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	266 MHz

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