On Sat, 8 Feb 2003, Steve Fisher wrote: > internet. I don't want to go wireless at this time, nor do I want to set > up a Linux box to do this for me right now.
Well, if money is no object, why not buy a Cisco PIX? They're reliable devices, handle all your NAT/PAT needs, and do a great job with stateful packet filtering. Of course, $15 for a new NIC and five minutes configuring the Firestarter GUI will do a very similar job, but if you want a powerful yet flexible hardware solution, PIX would be it. I personally avoid the SOHO appliances like the plague. They're usually too limited and inflexible, and almost all of them come with built-in switches and DHCP servers, which I neither want nor need. If you decide to go this route, though, you may have to do a lot of digging for online manuals before you buy, to ensure that it supports whatever firewalling feature set you might want. Don't buy anything until you know what features you require. Otherwise, you're just playing Russian Roulette with your money. -- "Of course I'm in shape! Round's a shape, isn't it?" _______________________________________________ RLUG mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.rlug.org/mailman/listinfo/rlug
