IxChariot usually has difficulty returning test results through NAT+SPI firewalls. So we typically also disable SPI if the router firewall settings allow this. Although early NAT+SPI routers showed significant performance differences when SPI was disabled,...

it does not provide Internet sharing. Instead, think of it as providing, for all intents and purposes, the same protection as provided by a NAT - or more accurately NAT + SPI (Stateful Packet Inspection) router - but without requiring, or allowing, any sort...

buy. Read our review to make an informed purchase!. Linksys doesn't actually specify whether the router is NAT or SPI based. From the trouble that I had running the QCheck UDP streaming tests, however, I'd say that the product is mostly NAT based, but with...

address was handed out by the router under test. Because IxChariot has known problems with NAT + SPI routers, I found that I had to both put the LAN side machine in DMZ in order to get the tests to run correctly. I also had to disable the SPI features of each...

time during the past few years. We took a look at its OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Cable/DSL Gateway and companion PC Card, and were left wondering where 3Com's spirit of innovation has gone.... The OfficeConnect uses a NAT + SPI firewall and supports one...

Qcheck's UDP streaming tests in either WAN-LAN or LAN-WAN directions, and even with all the 2900G's DoS features enabled. This is sometimes a problem in NAT+SPI routers, but apparently not in this one. Routing Performance Test Results Test Description Transfer...

routers. However, D-Link has both today in a product that's pitched at gamers, but useful to a much broader audience. Tim Higgins takes an in-depth look at the DGL-4300.. The 4300 has a pretty complete set of controls for its NAT + SPI firewall. But since...

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see from the table above, the FWAG's routing performance is more than enough to keep up with most broadband connections. The LAN-WAN UDP streaming test results are missing due to a problem with Qcheck's newer endpoints and the FWAG's NAT+SPI firewall, and not...

security. Second, it's a three port 10/100 network switch. You can connect your computers directly to it, or connect other hubs and switches if you need more than three ports.  Third, it's a NAT+SPI firewall/router that allows you to share your cable or DSL...