On May 27, 2008, at 2:29 PM, Grant Robinson wrote:
On May 27, 2008, at 10:22 AM, Kimball Larsen wrote:
At my office, we currently have the following setup:
DSL Modem ---> Gigabit Switch ---> RVS4000 (Linksys Router) --->
Production Servers
|
---------------> WRT54G (Gen 2, I believe) ---> Gigabit Switch
---> Office Network (all office computers, a storage server, etc.)
Both the WRT54G and the RVS4000 have their own public static IP
addresses.
<snip>
Here's what I DO need:
Rock solid reliability.
1 Wan port to plug into my modem
4+ Gb Lan ports to plug into my servers (this seems to be the
sticking point for most routers - many do not have gigabit lan ports)
Ability to forward ports by range, specific port number, and TCP/
UDP/Both
Rackmountable would be a bonus.
Based on the setup you have outlined above, I am confused why you
would need GB LAN ports.
Mainly because we frequently have traffic to/from office and prod
servers - large files get tossed back and forth daily. You are
correct that as I have it set up now, the limiting factor is actually
on the WRT54G, which speeds down to 100Mb/s, I believe. This speed is
tolerable. However, I would like to have GB speeds throughout. The
WRT54G is not yet a candidate for replacement, but when I do replace
it, I want to already have gigabit everywhere else on the network so
that our speeds increase to / from prod servers with the change.
The Gigabit switch between the modem and the 2 routers is necessary
because there is only 1 port on the modem, and I need to use multiple
public static IP addresses (one for each router). I want that to be
GB because (as I mention above) eventually traffic from office to prod
server will need to be gb the whole way.
Thanks!
-- Kimball
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