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Linksys RT042

details: Broadband Router with QoS and SPI firewall
hardware type: Multi-WAN Router
date added: 2006-02-03
updated: 2013-04-10
The RT042 is a broadband router with 2 10/100Mbps WAN ports and four 10/100Mbps LAN ports. It supports auto-failover function for uninterrupted Internet connection.

This router supports VPN pass-through for IPSec, L2TP and PPTP. It features a built-in SPI firewall to protect the network from hackers and Denial of Service (DoS) attacks.

The router can be easily configured via Web-based configuration utility.
 
 
 
 RT042 Features
 General
 Availability: currently available
 Street price: $150
 Warranty: 1 year(s)
 LAN / WAN Connectivity
 WAN ports: 2
 WAN port(s) type: 10/100 Base-TX (RJ-45)
 LAN ports: 4
 LAN ports type: 10/100 Base-TX (RJ-45)
 USB port(s): 0
 RJ-11 FXS VoIP phone ports: 0
 RJ-11 FXO VoIP PSTN wall jack port: 0
 Auto-failover connection: yes
 Router
 NAT routing: yes
 Multihomed: yes
 DMZ: yes
 Port forwarding: yes
 Port forwarding of ranges: yes
 DHCP server: yes
 DHCP client: yes
 Dynamic DNS client: yes
 QoS: yes
 UPnP: yes
 Routing Protocols: RIP v1 (static routing, RFC 1058)
RIP v2 (dynamic routing, RFC1389)
 VPN
  IPSec
 IPSec passthrough: yes
  L2TP
 L2TP passthrough: yes
  PPTP
 PPTP passthrough: yes
 Firewall
 SPI firewall: yes
 DoS / DDoS protection: yes
 Filtering: IP Address filtering, MAC Address filtering, date/time scheduling
 Device Management
 Default IP address: 192.168.1.1
 Default admin username: admin
 Default admin password: admin
 Administration: Web-based (LAN)
Remote configuration (WAN)
Quick Setup Wizard
 Firmware upgradeable: yes
 Event log: yes
 Usage Statistics: yes
 Diagnostic functions: yes
DNS lookup
 Links
 Product page: http://support.linksys.com/en-us/support...
 Datasheet: http://downloads.linksys.com/downloads/d...
 Manual: http://downloads.linksys.com/downloads/u...

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