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vader:
Hey guys, I have my normal job plus a side computer job over at a small insurance company taking care of the comps and network. Lately
they have been getting nailed with virus and some dos attacks. The owner would rather not have zonealarm running on each machine individually and would rather go with a hardware firewall. Currently the are running a T1 and I believe about a 24 port switch. I'm not
really understanding of that. I'm guessing it is only a switch and
not a router because of the T1, I'm under the assumption you only
need a router when you run dsl or cable, but could be wrong. They currently have about 20 machine networked and with internet access, what model firewall router would suit the needs. Anything in the 300 or less range.
Thanks
Tim
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: vader88 on March 24, 2005, 01:49:21 pm ---I'm guessing it is only a switch and
not a router because of the T1, I'm under the assumption you only
need a router when you run dsl or cable, but could be wrong.
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Yes, you are very, very wrong. Cisco is one of the largest companies in the world and their primary product has always been routers. They don't even make, to my knowledge, a router for home use such as for cable or DSL.
GGKoul:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 24, 2005, 01:53:11 pm ---
--- Quote from: vader88 on March 24, 2005, 01:49:21 pm ---I'm guessing it is only a switch and
not a router because of the T1, I'm under the assumption you only
need a router when you run dsl or cable, but could be wrong.
--- End quote ---
--- End quote ---
vader:
Thanks for that clarification Chad. Am I right in assuming that they probably have a swith (HUB ) there and not a router ? I don't see
anything but ethernet plugs going into it, if that is the case what
type and which firewall would I need.
Thanks Again
Tim
clanggedin:
Get a Linksys router. I have set up a number of them for small businesses and they are easy to setup and maintain.
You cang et a good firewall/router (for home/small business use) for under $300 if you go with a Linksys.