SMC SMC7004ABR 4 Port Router with Print Server (OBSOLETE)

Price: Unavailable. Try where to buy at manufacturer's website. Rating:	Hardware Features			Wireless Features
		Built-in Modem			Wireless
		ADSL2/2+ Capability (for modems only)			Removable Antenna
		10/100 WAN Port/s - 1
		Gigabit WAN Port/s - 0
		3G Capable
		USB LAN Port/s		Other Features
		10/100 LAN Port/s - 4			UPnP Support
		Gigabit LAN Port/s - 0			Internet Sharing
		USB Print Server			QoS
		Parallel Port Print Server			IPv6
		Dialup/ISDN Failover			DynDNS Client
		USB Storage			Warranty - 1
		FXO Ports for VoIP - 0
		FXS Ports for VoIP - 0
	Security Features			More information
		NAT Security			Manufacturer's specifications
		SPI Firewall			Manufacturer support
		Content Filtering (Parental control)			Whirlpool Wiki
					Whirlpool Forum Search
	VPN Features
		IPSec VPN Endpoints - 0
		PPtP VPN Endpoints - 0
		Supports VPN passthrough (single session only)

Comments: These have had some ups and downs with BigPond Cable users in the past but have worked fine for everyone else. A couple of recent Firmware releases and/or different configurations have cured the woes for most people. See the SMC page for more.
A fairly unique Router in that it includes a print server and a com port for dial-up support at an amazingly low price. My experience with using them on dial-up (some time ago) found that the dial-up failover was a little clumsy and generally required manual intervention via the setup screens before it would decide to dial. Same goes with using them exclusively for dialup. They don't really connect on demand or disconnect after an idle period as would be preferable, but this may have changed since the last time I played with one.
SMC introduced an Australian support site last year but it's gone again now. However, there might be some firmware versions still being hosted there somewhere like this one, but goodness knows how to find them if they are still there.

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