smallest router possible

can someone tell me what the smallest routers available in the market are?

preferrably powered by USB too if possible. I want it so even public ethernet I can get protection behind NAT hopefully with SPI also instead of just relying on windows fw

 

Be an interesting answer when its found.

Heh smallest, im looking for the one with the biggest case so i can gut it and put my modded router inside it. I need roooom.

Anyways the transmitter wouldnt be win but it should be possible for something decent the size of 3 usb keys and dual usb would be enough to power it. Something way small probably wouldn't be big enough for custom linux firmware most common flash chips are the size of the tiniest adapters i have which are smaller than my usb drives.

 

D-Link High Speed 2.4GHz (802.11g) Wireless Pocket Router/AP

This is the only one that comes to my mind. Any suggestions on newer models are welcome, I'd like to have one too

 

I found this which seems quite near to what im looking for, I think it is USB powered too and has SPI firewall, but its discontinued!!

APC Wireless Mobile Router 802.11G 54Mbps

 

How about this? Amazon.com: TRENDnet 300Mbps Wireless-N Travel Router Kit TEW-654TR (Black): Electronics

It's tiny, powered by USB or a wall wart, and seems pretty much exactly what you want. You're basically looking for a travel router.

 

It appears that there is DDWRT interest in the unit btw. Nothing yet but enough info to say its possible and they were asking for a donation of hardware to get it working so maybe in the future you an cfw on it.

 

actually I noticed all suggestions to date including my own has been wireless routers and not possible for RJ45 connector to RJ45 connector routers. Is there one that is pure ethernet and not wireless?

 

It sounds like you want an ethernet switch. Here is one of many.
Newegg.com - NETGEAR GS105 10/100/1000Mbps ProSafe Gigabit Desktop Switch with Jumbo Frame support 5 x RJ45 4000 MAC Address Table 128K On-Chip Packet Buffering Buffer Memory

 

Yeah i was gonna say last night switches are pretty small, just make sure its one capable of handling dhcp like a router and isnt just a switch. I tried to find usb powered but not really.

 

well a switch isnt the same as a router such as no NAT and at that size no FW either. Plus they arnt usb powered!

i dont know if such a product exists?

 

It doesn't exist because it's pointless. A software firewall will work just as well, and actually better. NAT is not for security.

 

Would this qualify?

ASUS introduces WL-330N3G 6-in-1 Wireless-N mobile router - VR-Zone.com


Uses a separate power adapter though.

 

no for two reasons, it is a wireless router and isnt usb powered?

 

At this point i think the whole idea has failed.

 

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How about this one? Newegg.com - TRENDnet TEW-654TR IEEE 802.3/3u, IEEE 802.11b/g, IEEE802.11n Draft 2 Wireless Travel Router Kit Its $20 with this code:EMCYTZT342

 

....ABSOLUTE FAIL You didnt read his last post did you? I cant say the need for a 5v router has ever existed enough to developing hardware seperate from their 12 volt wall powered counterparts. All of us especially them silly kids fell for router meaning wireless router. When a router is not wireless unless it says wireless, he is looking for a router which none of these little wifi kits even do.

 

Woah. You just sounded like my father everytime I made a mistake. Sorry bout that.

 

Your father sounds mean lol, dont need to apologize to me was jus saying lol. The only good thing about that one seems like its usb power. But honestly not 100% sure why they did. Lets see if I can explain this one.

Okay so the situation for a wireless travel router (not what he is looking for). You plug into the ethernet jack and wall outlet in your hotel room so that your family has wifi access. It was small and fit into your bag.

The USB power allows you to take an already wifi connected computer power it by the computer and share the connection over the ethernet. Now why on earth would you need a wireless router if you already have a wifi connection? Why on earth would you need usb power if your jacking into a wall or even a router thats already connected to wall power?

Now for his situation I could use an extra ethernet jack now and then when setting up networks, and it might even make a quick lan party setup. But its kinda odd still.

 

Well, there are 2 extra points about it. The first is that while it can be powered by USB, it doesn't have to be; it does come with a wall adaptor. Thus you can use it as a "regular" router in your motel room; plug it into the wall, plug in the ethernet cable, and you're free to use your notebook wirelessly anywhere within your motel room. As well, like most routers, it can be used as a wireless client, too (see the feedback comment by DB-MN). Thus, if you're using it as a wireless client, you might want to power it by USB (because you're essentially turning it into a big wireless dongle). This is useful for those old legacy systems that only have ethernet ports (like the printer and HDTV mentioned in DB-MN's feedback post). Also, this is useful if you have more than one wireless device (like maybe a smartphone, multiple notebooks, etc.). That way, if you're running out of plugs for all your devices, you can even save a socket by using USB power. In the end, though, I agree that the USB power, while a reasonable "feature", isn't really the main appeal.

Not that any of this helps the OP. His situation is that he wanted a router for the extra "security" features built into the router, i.e. NAT translation and a SPI firewall... which as others have pointed out isn't necessarily the best idea.