imho, the requirement can easily be sufficed by a pc based
router/firewall, that is if you already have a spare pc for the purpose.
I have deployed a similar solution to one of our division, but using
m0n0wall since the requirement is a diskless router/firewall and we have
literally thousands of dell pcs to play with.
If you dont have a spare pc and you ought to buy the hardware for it,
then its a different story. List all your requirements and do some pros
and cons comparison, and based on that requirement, we can then help you
decide what is best for your setup.
regards,
Kenneth
Mark Anthony C. Delfin wrote:
kenneth and all,
Thank you for your replies.
here is the network diagram. its not for an ISP , but a core router for
a medium-sized company with an ethernet broadband connection and 4
departments.
|----------
|---------
internet-----PC Router/ cisco 3640----- --|--------- 4 private subnets
|--------
|--------- 1 DMZ subnet(mail, web, etc)
If it will be a PC router, we plan to use it as a router/firewall (maybe
proxy?)
Kenneth Oncinian wrote:
Mark,
first, we need your network layout, even a simple ascii one. It is a
valuable information that we need in order to give at least a sane
recommendation. eg. A six fast ethernet port will be used for what?
The reason i asked for the layout is because there are some cases that
you can get away without buying a cisco router, but we need to know
what are talking about.
regards,
Kenneth
Rafael 'Dido' Sevilla wrote:
Mark Anthony C. Delfin wrote:
Hi list!
I need your opinions regarding a network that will require six fast
ethernet ports, which will you prefer pentium 4 linux-based zebra
router
or a cisco 3640?
For such things, a dedicated router such as a Cisco is infinitely
preferable, unless you foresee that the "router" will ultimately used
for much more than just routing in the near future (e.g. doing things
like proxy caching or whatnot). There was a recent thread on a similar
issue (that time concerning GNU/Linux-based PC VPN gateways vs.
dedicated VPN appliances) a month or two ago, and I hope this doesn't
touch off the same arguments all over again.
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