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TRENDnets TW100-BRF114 4-Port Cable/DSL Firewall Router allows multiple users to share internet access pro-tected from unwanted intruders via a robust Stateful Packet Inspection Firewall (SPI). The Firewall provides advanced protection against popular Denial of Service attacks. Multiple Web Patrol features allow parents and Network Administra-tors to restrict internet access based on clients IP Addresses, Time/Date, URL Keywords, and Service Types. Setting up the router is effortless with the Web Browser Configuration. Surf and share the Internet with ease knowing that your computers and information are safely protected
This review is from : TRENDnet 4-Port Firewall Router TW100-BRF114 (Blue)
Excellent Firewall Router . This is a well-made and competitively priced 4 port firewall router. Cool
to the touch, boots in 30-45 seconds. Using Lynksis LNE100TX NIC cards in
2 computers, a CNET PRO200WL in a 3rd. All my NIC's are connected 100% at
100Mbps. Setup is done using your web browser http://192.168.0.1 and has
many advanced features to configure your network. WARNING: Under Local
Area connection Status-Properties, Local Area Connection-Properties, In-
ternet Protocol (TCP/IP Properties), Advanced block, TCP/IP Filtering, DO
NOT DO NOT turn on Filtering by checking the box under Options Tab. YOU
will open up this router firewall to ALL traffic, defeating its purpose-
to keep hackers OUT blocking them with the TW100-BRF114 hardware firewall.
I used my Dell w/XP SP3 IE 7.0 as the 1st machine. It assigns IP address
in sequential order to each device added. After setting up the Dell with
the router, I could not connect to my cable ISP because THEY MUST HAVE an
IP address behind the cable modem I installed FIRST. A phone call was all
it took, and my router was enabled by the ISP on the cable network.
Next was to setup the other 2 PC's on the network, using the Windows net-
working tools they have. DISABLE Internet file sharing on each computer,
or you are at risk of intrusion. The firewall in the router STOPS COLD
every hack attempt that McAfee blocked on dialup. These no longer show up
on my logs, while all wanted traffic passes seamlessly through the router
for email, browsing, shopping, downloads, uploads, and other daily tasks.
Each computer that is setup after the first is registered and enabled on
the network, and I set them to share files and resources like printers to
each other. PC #2 is a Gateway tower w/Windows ME. PC #3 is a Gateway 2000
w/Windows 98. Turning computers on and off a pop-up appears informing you
of connection status. When the router boots, under the networking icon in
the tray on right, 3 yellow dots move right to left until the pop-up tells
you your network is connected and the speed.
Depowering and powering the router, I do NOT have to turn on or off cable
modem or any computer. Excellent PnP 'hot swap' compatibility. Rock solid
stability and real compatibility for most home networks. This is my first
router and network installation. Be careful of your settings in the router
and your PC's, and you should have no problems. Everything should work to-
gether the way it's supposed to, like my setup.
I used Network Diagnostics for Windows XP on the Dell to troubleshoot. It
is a VERY GOOD tool to use if you encounter any problems, and can avoid a
tech support call, having the info to resolve it yourself in less time.
Special thanks to Amazon.com for making TRENDnet products available. I am
buying more, especially after the reviews of other mfrs. by customers who
have nothing but problems with equipment and attempts at tech support.
Excellent Firewall Router . This is a well-made and competitively priced 4 port firewall router. Cool
to the touch, boots in 30-45 seconds. Using Lynksis LNE100TX NIC cards in
2 computers, a CNET PRO200WL in a 3rd. All my NIC's are connected 100% at
100Mbps. Setup is done using your web browser http://192.168.0.1 and has
many advanced features to configure your network. WARNING: Under Local
Area connection Status-Properties, Local Area Connection-Properties, In-
ternet Protocol (TCP/IP Properties), Advanced block, TCP/IP Filtering, DO
NOT DO NOT turn on Filtering by checking the box under Options Tab. YOU
will open up this router firewall to ALL traffic, defeating its purpose-
to keep hackers OUT blocking them with the TW100-BRF114 hardware firewall.
I used my Dell w/XP SP3 IE 7.0 as the 1st machine. It assigns IP address
in sequential order to each device added. After setting up the Dell with
the router, I could not connect to my cable ISP because THEY MUST HAVE an
IP address behind the cable modem I installed FIRST. A phone call was all
it took, and my router was enabled by the ISP on the cable network.
Next was to setup the other 2 PC's on the network, using the Windows net-
working tools they have. DISABLE Internet file sharing on each computer,
or you are at risk of intrusion. The firewall in the router STOPS COLD
every hack attempt that McAfee blocked on dialup. These no longer show up
on my logs, while all wanted traffic passes seamlessly through the router
for email, browsing, shopping, downloads, uploads, and other daily tasks.
Each computer that is setup after the first is registered and enabled on
the network, and I set them to share files and resources like printers to
each other. PC #2 is a Gateway tower w/Windows ME. PC #3 is a Gateway 2000
w/Windows 98. Turning computers on and off a pop-up appears informing you
of connection status. When the router boots, under the networking icon in
the tray on right, 3 yellow dots move right to left until the pop-up tells
you your network is connected and the speed.
Depowering and powering the router, I do NOT have to turn on or off cable
modem or any computer. Excellent PnP 'hot swap' compatibility. Rock solid
stability and real compatibility for most home networks. This is my first
router and network installation. Be careful of your settings in the router
and your PC's, and you should have no problems. Everything should work to-
gether the way it's supposed to, like my setup.
I used Network Diagnostics for Windows XP on the Dell to troubleshoot. It
is a VERY GOOD tool to use if you encounter any problems, and can avoid a
tech support call, having the info to resolve it yourself in less time.
Special thanks to Amazon.com for making TRENDnet products available. I am
buying more, especially after the reviews of other mfrs. by customers who
have nothing but problems with equipment and attempts at tech support.
TRENDnet 4-Port Firewall Router TW100-BRF114 (Blue) Reviews
Easy setup and running very solidly . I have always configured and setup my own firewall using one version of Linux or another. Most recently it has been a Ubuntu server and it has been working like a champ. For an extra layer of security, I decided to place another firewall in front of my Ubuntu firewall and after hunting around selected this firewall.
Received it quickly from Amazon. Tested it's operation with a quick setup in front of my desktop and it worked fine, so put it out between my Ubuntu firewall and my ISP.
Setup was easy, even for opening the necessary ports that I wanted to enable into my network (they call it "setting up a server" but it's just their nomenclature for opening a port pass-through).
My ISP didn't issue an IP address for the router, but that was easily fixed by telling the router to mimic the MAC address of my Ubuntu firewall and poof... everything was working.
Since then I've been up 24x7 with 6 laptops, numerous iPhones/Android/iPod devices, and 4 servers running behind it with no problems in connectivity or throughput. Both my and my wife's work VPNs work though the router without any issues.
Very happy with the device -- it's exactly what you want in a router: You don't know it's there.
Easy setup and running very solidly . I have always configured and setup my own firewall using one version of Linux or another. Most recently it has been a Ubuntu server and it has been working like a champ. For an extra layer of security, I decided to place another firewall in front of my Ubuntu firewall and after hunting around selected this firewall.
Received it quickly from Amazon. Tested it's operation with a quick setup in front of my desktop and it worked fine, so put it out between my Ubuntu firewall and my ISP.
Setup was easy, even for opening the necessary ports that I wanted to enable into my network (they call it "setting up a server" but it's just their nomenclature for opening a port pass-through).
My ISP didn't issue an IP address for the router, but that was easily fixed by telling the router to mimic the MAC address of my Ubuntu firewall and poof... everything was working.
Since then I've been up 24x7 with 6 laptops, numerous iPhones/Android/iPod devices, and 4 servers running behind it with no problems in connectivity or throughput. Both my and my wife's work VPNs work though the router without any issues.
Very happy with the device -- it's exactly what you want in a router: You don't know it's there.
TRENDnet 4-Port Firewall Router TW100-BRF114 (Blue) Opinions
Works pretty good for me (Just updated it today May 8) . Bought this and just set it up in about 20 minutes. Pretty easy setup. The main thing is you have to unplug the power to everything (computer, modem, router) before you start everything up. Once you plug all the Ethernet cables in, Then just go to the website listed in the quick installation guide and go through the prompts. Comes with a 5 year warranty. Is metal. I read two reviews on Cnet from people that had trouble, but they must not know some things that are pretty common knowledge if you've been working around computers much - 1. If you have a problem with a computer, turn everything off unplug everything's power, then plug it all back in and restart the computer (once you've had every wire connected right).
Next day network was dead, and I realized that I had to again turn everything off (and this time take the battery out of the modem - cuz otherwise it remembers sumthin' it's not supposed to - and then wait a little, put the battery back in). Then plug the power back in and restart the computer. Today everthing worked perfectly (3rd day) - no restart necessary today. This router is supurb - I think personally worth the extra $15 or so to pay for more than some of the other cheaper routers as is made of metal, is relatively small so fits on desk easily and works like a charm. I highly recommend this router.
Just added 2nd computer. Had a little trouble as one of my Ethernet cables was bad, but once I replaced that worked perfectly. I'm pretty darn happy with the whole network/2 computer setup now.
Just added a 3rd computer. Boy does this thing work well. Got a windows 7 computer (not the most expensive one but a nice one from walmart for fairly cheap), and connected to the network. I shut all the compute3rs down first unplugged. I didn't even take the battery out of the comcast device, whatever its' called this time, if I remember right (though I might not remember being as I have really bad memory and always have, though at least now I can blame it on age (57)). My other two computers are very old windows xp computers, and now they are all connected to the network.
This is probably the best router ever, likely. I've had it now for a couple of years, I think.
Works pretty good for me (Just updated it today May 8) . Bought this and just set it up in about 20 minutes. Pretty easy setup. The main thing is you have to unplug the power to everything (computer, modem, router) before you start everything up. Once you plug all the Ethernet cables in, Then just go to the website listed in the quick installation guide and go through the prompts. Comes with a 5 year warranty. Is metal. I read two reviews on Cnet from people that had trouble, but they must not know some things that are pretty common knowledge if you've been working around computers much - 1. If you have a problem with a computer, turn everything off unplug everything's power, then plug it all back in and restart the computer (once you've had every wire connected right).
Next day network was dead, and I realized that I had to again turn everything off (and this time take the battery out of the modem - cuz otherwise it remembers sumthin' it's not supposed to - and then wait a little, put the battery back in). Then plug the power back in and restart the computer. Today everthing worked perfectly (3rd day) - no restart necessary today. This router is supurb - I think personally worth the extra $15 or so to pay for more than some of the other cheaper routers as is made of metal, is relatively small so fits on desk easily and works like a charm. I highly recommend this router.
Just added 2nd computer. Had a little trouble as one of my Ethernet cables was bad, but once I replaced that worked perfectly. I'm pretty darn happy with the whole network/2 computer setup now.
Just added a 3rd computer. Boy does this thing work well. Got a windows 7 computer (not the most expensive one but a nice one from walmart for fairly cheap), and connected to the network. I shut all the compute3rs down first unplugged. I didn't even take the battery out of the comcast device, whatever its' called this time, if I remember right (though I might not remember being as I have really bad memory and always have, though at least now I can blame it on age (57)). My other two computers are very old windows xp computers, and now they are all connected to the network.
This is probably the best router ever, likely. I've had it now for a couple of years, I think.
Cons Review
Couldn't make this one work for me . I am no expert by any means, but I have set up perhaps 10-15 different routers with mostly success. The Netopia telnet setup was just beyond my capabilities, but the browser based setups I am fairly comfortable with. Linksys and D-Link have always setup fairly easily, but reliability past six months has been suspect. I had a wireless Trendnet that has been bulletproof for me for a year now, so I thought I'd try one of their wired versions hoping for the same. This one is disappointing.
My first impression upon entering the setup screen was I hate wizards. They just don't work for me very often. The wizard on this system was the only way I could see to set it up for PPPoE. And it never connected. My MTU is supposed to be set at 1460, which is not common for other ISPs, but I never found a place to enter that value. Guess it was supposed to be automatic. That may have been my problem. Also, the status screen at 192.168.0.1 loads very slowly, almost like a complicated web page. It should load instantaneously. Did I mention I tried 2 different copies of this router from Amazon before I gave up, hoping the first one was just a rare defect? No, they were both the same. So go ahead and call it user error if you must, but I gave up on this one and got another TEW 639gr wireless Trendnet instead. Better luck to you if you try this one.
My first impression upon entering the setup screen was I hate wizards. They just don't work for me very often. The wizard on this system was the only way I could see to set it up for PPPoE. And it never connected. My MTU is supposed to be set at 1460, which is not common for other ISPs, but I never found a place to enter that value. Guess it was supposed to be automatic. That may have been my problem. Also, the status screen at 192.168.0.1 loads very slowly, almost like a complicated web page. It should load instantaneously. Did I mention I tried 2 different copies of this router from Amazon before I gave up, hoping the first one was just a rare defect? No, they were both the same. So go ahead and call it user error if you must, but I gave up on this one and got another TEW 639gr wireless Trendnet instead. Better luck to you if you try this one.
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Feature TRENDnet 4-Port Firewall Router TW100-BRF114 (Blue)
- Standards: IEEE 802.3, 802.3u
- Protocols: NAT, PPPoE, HTTP, DHCP, TCP/IP, UDP, PAP, CHAP, RIP1, DDNS
- Firewall: NAT firewall, Attack Alert (email) and log, Stateful Packet Inspection firewall for DoS (Denial of Service) attacks
- Local Port: 4x 10/100Mbps Ethernet port (RJ45), Auto-MDIX
- Security: URL Filter, Access Control, Local Password
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Product Details
EAN : 0710931301151UPC : 710931301151
MPN : 0710931301151
Brand : TRENDnet
Weight : 1 pounds
Height : 3 inches
Length : 10 inches
Width : 8 inches
Binding : Personal Computers
Manufacturer : Trendware Usa
Model : TW100-BRF114
Publisher : Trendware Usa
SKU : 173052000
Studio : Trendware Usa
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