I've been using a DIR-655, with its WiFi turned off, as my primary Firewall/NAT Router right after my cable modem which is in bridge mode.
This has been working wonderfully for years, but with my last Internet upgrade to 300Mb/s, the Dir-655 can't quite keep up. It does pretty good at 240Mb/s, considering how old and inexpensive it is, but I want to upgrade.
I tried the DIR-868L, but while it can certainly handle the routing speed, it's logging and syslog functions are sadly lacking, not even up to the level the DIR-655 provides. So it's not suitable.
The DSR-500 and DSR-250, on the other hand, look like they're just what I need. So I'm looking for someone's hands-on experience, rather than just relying on the official D-Link spec sheets. In light of that, for either/both the DSR-500 or DSR-250:
What's the routing throughput in the real world using TCP packets (rather than the UDP packets used in the spec sheet test).
If I turn on the IPS (Intrusion Prevention systems), how much does that slow down the throughput?
If I turn on the WCF (web content filtering), how much does that slow down the throughput?
Will the DSR-500 get the 2.x firmware as the DSR-250 currently has? When?
Thanks for any feedback, (and Happy New Years)
