[CTS] Re: Network Q for the 'elite' networking peeps
- From: "Russ Blakeman" <rhb57@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 14:52:48 -0600
I had a Linux all-in-one before I got my Linksys, then the other - worked
great but finding one of those small footprint PCs was a bitch and the
machine just added to the noise here so I went to a smaller and less power
consuming alternative. It was nice other than that though - never a problem
although I cannot find the original software and document files for it have
been misplaced.
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> [mailto:computertalkshop-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of John Madden
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 2:26 PM
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> Subject: [CTS] Re: Network Q for the 'elite' networking peeps
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>
> > I'm getting everything into place for this, and after looking at
> > different options, I've decided to use a Cisco SonicWall with 50 IPs.
> > At this time there will be approximately 40 stations, but this will
> > change somewhat, so I have to think of expansion.
> >
> > I'm now looking at Cisco routers. Do you have a suggestion for that?
>
> If you're going to go Cisco, I'd recommend a 1720 as a low-end router, but
> if you need to route two leased lines, I'd go higher. I don't know what
> to do for the DSL end.
>
> However, if you want to save a few hundred bucks, you can do the DSL and
> leased-line routing AND the firewalling on one Linux box. I don't care
> for the security problems PIX and their routers seem to have, let alone
> their ridiculous cost -- you're just not getting what you're paying for.
> Instead, you can pay about the same amount for the PCI WAN card(s) that
> you would for your Cisco WIC's and recycle an old PC to house it/them.
> That'd save you at least $800 right off the bat. I don't know what PIX
> solutions cost, so I can't give you a savings estimate there. But don't
> you have to implement PIX on a separate device? Further benefit: you can
> consolidate the network architecture this way, too:
>
> - DSL Line -> DSL router -> Linux router/firewall
> OR:
> DSL Line -> Linux router/firewall with DSL card (may be more expensive
> this way if the provider already gave you a DSL router)
> - Leased Line -> into the same Linux router/firewall with WAN card
> - LAN -> Linux router's LAN card
>
>
> John
>
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