Stan,
On this subject jmccraw and I completely agree. J certainly knows much
more about the gory details of internet security...........I do trust his
judgement; even when I do not follow his suggestions....... :)
BTW, the DLink DL-4300 router that I use does have 10/100/1000 ports on
its' 4-port "switch-side." (found this out by pleasant accident!) I
believe the newer DL-4500 does also. Many of the newer routers I have seen
all do Gbit on their switch ports. Some of the newest routers also have
Gbit on the WAN side also. (My next upgrade; as soon as I can force AT&T to
publish a hdw compatibility list!)
I understand your plan, but I would only buy-in IF your SurfBoard Modem
also contains a FireWall of some sort. My Westell 6100 xdsl modem has a FW
and has a DHCP server (both of which are disabled because I have bridged
the modem for "simplicity").
Perhaps some more research is needed.
Best,
Duncan
At 11:39 01/28/2009 -0800, jmccraw wrote:
NO, because a router/FIREWALL makes more sense than putting any PCs
directly on the
internet!
Save a few bucks typically means loose a few in the end. You will need
both router & switch if you want 1GB, unless someone has started making
routers with 1GB switches. Router wise, look around for devices supporting
OpenWrt, DD-Wrt, or Tomato:
http://openwrt.org
http://www.dd-wrt.com
http://www.polarcloud.com/tomato
Stan Zaske wrote:
I may just replace my current router if it turns out to be broken.
Reading the manual on my Motorola Surfboard 5100 it shows a connection
example of connecting to multiple PC's with a hub or switch. So
apparently the modem is a DHCP server (if that's the right way to say
it). Does anybody on the list use a 4 or 5 port switch instead of a
router? Personally, I'd rather save a few bucks and just get a
10/100/1000 switch instead of a 10/100 router.
