Routers, Switchers, and all that stuff

[Robert Meyer]

Well, my favorite suggestion is a linux box with two NICs in it.  One NIC goes
to the Internet and the other goes to your internal net.  The rest is just
making sure you get the right S/W running.  I'm particularly fond of shorwall
but there's lots of others.  There are even Linux distributions that fit on a
floppy and provide the kinds of capabilities that you're talking about.'

Cheers!

Bob
--- TheCactusKid Cactus <thecactuskid45 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi, you'all
>  
> I've got DSL and would like to get a Router/Switcher with NAT Firewall, (
> Gateway, VPN, if needed??? ) That can do IP Masquerade, so on and so forth.
> In other words with all the bells and whistles.
>  
> I know vary little on the matter other than from what I've read. Have vary
> little hands on experience, but I will do better than trial by fire! 
> Though I would rather get the one for dummies model. You know the type that
> ya stick in the CD and it does all the rest. 
>  
> So any suggestions out there? Make? Model? What do you'all think of Linksys
> and Netgear? Any others you'all can suggest? 
> Verizon suggests Linksys equipment since their DSL Modems are made by them.
>  
> cAcTUsKId:)
> 
> 
> 
> 
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