Will the DIR 632 router handle 150 client PCs?

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Andrey Raboy2016-10-30 18:43:03

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Andrey Raboy, 2016-10-30 18:43:03

There is a network, about 100 PCs, maybe 150 over time.
The network is in complete chaos. The network is divided into 7 subnets, each of the subnets has its own proxy, which is already connected to the dir 632 gateway. There is no special need for such a configuration, I want to get away from it.
So the question is: won't dir 632 hang if it issues addresses and serves requests from so many clients? It is clear that it is better to set up a normal proxy and dhcp, but at this stage - crap, believe me, there are reasons to postpone
... there was an experience with zyxel freezing when servicing about 50 pcs

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CityCat4, 2016-10-30
@CityCat4

DIR-632 - home router. 15 clients will put it in if they all start downloading from YouTube and watching clips on Vkontakte. And for 150 clients, it can only work as a DHCP server. An old car with a regular linux will be much better.

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murlogen, 2016-10-30
@murlogen

pfSense and an old computer would be a much more productive solution.

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Andrey Raboy, 2016-10-30
@raba

damn, I understand that even 478 celeron + ubuntu 12 will solve all problems, but where to put another system unit on the secretary's desk?))) and say: this is temporary))) you need to drag the cable to another office.
I realized that the majority tends to think that the router will choke ...
So DHCP + PROXY comes to the fore ...

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Anton Ulanov, 2016-10-30
@antonsr98

will not pull even 5 full-fledged users

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solalex, 2016-10-31
@solalex

It is not the number of clients that is important, but the number of packets from and to them, I think that the router will simply choke on packets, by default it keeps around 2K TCP and UDP active connections. A Mikrotik with a well-configured firewall and a limit on the number of packets from each subscriber will suit your number of clients.