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Hardware Firewall Protection
vader:
update guys....it is this model
http://www.linksys.com/products/product.asp?grid=35&scid=39&prid=473
ChadTower:
That is a switch, just like the product description says. Switch != hub != router != firewall.
They coincide on the same piece of hardware sometimes, but they are separate devices and concepts.
vader:
Pardon my ignorance here, I just know how to map drives and basic stuff so I don't have the full understanding or the terminology of
routers and switches and such. Which product do you recommend
I get or does this already have everything I need.
Thanks
Tim
vader:
Would this work for what I need
http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=354
Tim
J_K_M_A_N:
So does the cable from the T1 modem go right into the switch? I thought you had to have some sort of router unless all computers are set with the external address.
We have something close to the same. We have a 24 port switch but we also have a firewall/router that is before the switch. We also have a wireless router that is just being used as a wireless access point.
If you wanted to know, the firewall we have is a Firebox SOHO 6 Watchguard. It seems to work pretty well. We have a few ports forewarded and everything seems to be working well.
J_K_M_A_N