I'm actually not a big fan of using old hardware for a solution at a client site. Not worth the risk. If this was in-house it would be different of course. If I am going to buy new hardware then I'm going to buy a business grade machine, which is not cheap, and so I've already spent as much or more than for a hardware-based solution. :)
At 02:30 PM 2/24/2003 -0600, you wrote: >Are software nat/vpn/firewall boxes a viable solution. If so, you could >always set up OpenBSD on it, or a distro such as smoothwall or something >of that nature. A low end machine with no monitor should be more than >enough to handle that type of situation, and you would have a fully >configurable everything else to go with it too. > >-- >Mat Branyon >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://locke.homeunix.org > > >On Mon, 2003-02-24 at 14:01, Dustin Puryear wrote: > > I have a client looking to connect three offices eventually, but only two > > right now. We are going to first attempt a VPN solution before looking > at a > > leased-line solution due to cost. There is a tight budget involved > here, so > > I am having to avoid some solid choices for the VPN hardware (ie., Cisco). > > The Internet connection will be through business DSL with 768Kbit/s down > > and 256Kbit/s up at both sites. > > > > Currently I'm taking a look at the Netopia R910. Looks good but > > unfortunately there aren't that many reviews. Any other recommendations? > > The price range is up to $300 per site. If the product is both a firewall > > and VPN gateway that's even better, but VPN is the major issue. > > > > --- > > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Puryear Information Technology > > Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting > > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > >_______________________________________________ >General mailing list >[email protected] >http://oxygen.nocdirect.com/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net --- Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Puryear Information Technology Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting http://www.puryear-it.com
