Routers, Switchers, and all that stuff

[Joshua R. Altemoos]

well i would not suggest dlink i have a dlhnk 4 port router and it lagged 
me alot. From what i seen with linksys that is the best bet.

On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Robert F. Stockdale IV wrote:

Tom McKim wrote:

>My 2 cents.
>
>For Pracicality I'd get a small router.  For fun I'd
>go with the Old PC running a Linux Distro.  Linksys
>has some good Routers, and you can't go wrong with a
>Linksys
>
>I have a SMC Barricade at Home that works Great.
>It has 4 Ports, Built in Print Server, and a RS232
>Port for a fail-over modem connection.  It has a built
>in Firewall.
>
>Just remember to change the Default Passwords.
>
>- Tom McKim
>
>--- TheCactusKid Cactus <thecactuskid45 at yahoo.com>
>wrote:
>  
>
>>Mark Musone <mmusone at shatterit.com> wrote: 
>>
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>>for home use, I’m a big fan of linksys..
>>
>> 
>>
>>yes, you can do more stuff with a linux box, but it
>>all depends on just what you need to do. one thing
>>to keep in mind is the cost. you can get a dsl
>>router box for like $20 nowdays, so it’s much
>>cheaper than even an old pc.and most importantly,
>>I’m assuming you are going to have it on 24/7

>>
>>a typical PC will cost you about $25/month for
>>power.
>>
>>a small router box will cost about $5/month for
>>power.
>>
>> 
>>
>> 
>>
>>-Mark
>>
>> 
>>
>> Thanks Mark, and thanks to all who gave
>>suggestions. I think Mark is right. If I where to
>>use an old PC as a router it would mean a high power
>>cost, and a lot of farting around building and
>>setting it up. All I wanted is little all inclusive
>>device for a reasonable sum. Easy to set up, and
>>that has a small footprint in the office. As I see
>>the going consensus is a Linksys router, I will try
>>that route. Thanks again, and I'll keep you'all
>>posted as to my endeavor.
>>
>> 
>>
>> cAcTUsKId:)
>>
>> 
>>
>> 
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: owner-nflug at nflug.org
>>[mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org] On Behalf Of Cyber
>>Source
>>Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8:21 AM
>>To: nflug at nflug.org
>>Subject: Re: Routers, Switchers, and all that stuff
>>
>>Bob Meyer has made me a couple of extremely reliable
>>routers with old pc's running Mandrake and Shorewall
>>(comes with the Mandrake distro). I can't tell you
>>how much better the performance is from them little
>>router boxes, and FAR better hack protection. All
>>you need is an old pc with about 32mb of ram. 
>>
>>TheCactusKid Cactus 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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I must disagree that you can't go wrong with a Linksys. I have one with 
a built in print server. The print server never worked. Routing worked 
ok but so does the cheep $19.95 CompUSA 8 port I bought 3 years ago. All 
that it needed was a firmware upgrade and it works flawlessly. I have an 
8 port Linksys switch and a D-Link wireless AP/router. In the future 
I'll put my money on D-Link before Linksys. I have 5 workstations, 1 
server and 3 notebooks using this network. The notebooks use the 
wireless D-Link. Occasionally I have to reset the CompUSA router but 
only when Adelphia resets my IP address.
Bob