Anything should be able to run that. I have two setups. Bothe have effectively run 400+ systems. ipcop on one and pfsense on the other. I wouldn't trade either for a proprietary system o do the same thing.
That being said, I have been in cases where cisco/sonicwall etc systems have been installed to run systems. Something like a cisco ASA 5505 would be good enough. I have worked with schools all over the country and there are many different setups which don't follow size/numbers etc. I have seen schools running 18,000 computer systems with dual pfsense carp failover firewalls. But I have worked with a school who had 18,000 computer systems and a good sized sonicwall appliance. So really whatever you choose to go with, make sure YOU can support it. Make sure it will run and make sure the hardware will hold up. Make sure you can scale it to say 20-100mbps if needed. -Heath Henderson On Oct 13, 2010, at 9:20 PM, "Charlie Niehaus" <cnieh...@altamont.k12.il.us> wrote: > OK - My network has grown in complexity and traffic in that I need to look > at a SERIOUS router. I know there are schools bigger than mine that have a > robust network with reliable connections. I need to know what to get to do > that. > > What router(s) would I need to effectively support: > 350+ computers now - maybe 700 in a few years > Novell SLED10 Network (IP Based) > An IP Security Camera system that the installers would like to VPN and > tunnel their traffic. > > If possible handle a class B of IP addresses > Do NAT / Port redirects that let me point an outside address to a private IP > (On some security Cameras) > - BE ROCK SOLID and reliable. > > OK guys - what is working for you? > > PS - The network is really on great big LAN - 2 buildings with a fiber optic > cable (single mode) connecting them. Almost all the IP's are static. > > > Thanks in advance. > > > Charlie Niehaus > Altamont Unit #10 Community Unit Schools > 7 S. Ewing Street > Altamont, IL 62411 > > Voice: 618-483-6193 ext. 238 > Fax: 618-483-5399 > Web: www.altamont.k12.il.us > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
