Routers, Switchers, and all that stuff

[Timothy J. Finucane]

Ahhh, and the Great Router Flame Wars of 2004 begin! lol.

Oh well, might as well throw in with the Linksys group.........

Tim

On Wed, 2004-01-21 at 16:49, Joshua R. Altemoos wrote:
> 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: 
> >>
> >>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}o\:*
> >>{behavior:url(#default#VML);}w\:*
> >>{behavior:url(#default#VML);}.shape
> >>{behavior:url(#default#VML);}
> >>for home use, Im 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 its much
> >>cheaper than even an old pc.and most importantly,
> >>Im 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:)
> >>    
> >>
> >
> >
> >=====
> >Tom McKim, MCSE
> >Network Administrator
> >Niagara Chocolates
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> >Buffalo, New York 14225
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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
>