Hi all,

I am looking at ridding myself of my landline, and using VFX over TCL Cable. What I am wanting to know is what router setup would people recommend. I know that TCL provide a cable terminator, which requires a router to be attached to share on a network. What I am looking at is whether I can use a SPA2102 and connect the WAN port to the TCL Cable modem, connect the Ethernet port to an Apple Airport Extreme base station (later to put a server in the middle), or would I be better to get a separate router (and if so what brand/model) onto which I will connect the SPA2102 and LAN.

My internet requirements at this stage are small (mainly email/web etc), though I do want to start sharing photos etc from the connection and running an email server for a number of domains, so I need something that will scale well. I read in another topic that people have experienced issues with the SPA2102 in higher usage environments using it as a router.

I want to retain the ability to fax, unless there is an easy Fax to Email/Email to Fax gateway that I can use through VFX. Also, I run a couple of businesses from home, so will be looking at having at this stage 2 numbers, but possibly adding another number or two to the setup, so want to know what will scale best for me.

Thanks heaps for your help and input!