Router for a small network of about 25-30 users

[William O'Higgins Witteman]

>>>On Fri, Sep 15, 2006 at 09:55:31AM -0700, Michael Yang wrote:
>>>  
>>>I am now considering an new router for a network of 25-30 users (mixed 
>>>Linux and Windows workstations and a few servers). Currently, the router 
>>>is an older PC and it connects to a switch and then everyone connected. I 
>>>wonder whether someone has a good model to recommend.

On Mon, Sep 18, 2006 at 11:49:01AM +0200, Teddy David Mills wrote:
>
>I think if you went with SmoothWall or IPCOP, you would do just fine.
>And if you really had to choose, I would select IPCOP over SmoothWall.
>
>you could get a linksys, and get it up and running faster, but you would 
>have a lot finer control
>over your firewall with a firewall distro.  besides, getting a real 
>ipsec-vpn (not a Microsoft L2 VPN)
>running between ipcop setups is fun and educational (use TauVPN client )

Lennart Sorensen wrote:
>>    
>>
>>Unless it is a _very_ old PC, I would say you have a good router already.
>>Unless you plan to buy an expensive router, such as one of the Cisoco
>>or similar class, then a PC would do at least as well.  Home router junk
>>boxes are no match for any reasonable PC, unless you just want something
>>with a simple web interface, but no real ability to add new features.

The one advantage that you may find with a commodity switch is that it
will likely use less power and make less noise than a PC.  Reduced power
use is nothing to sneeze at.
-- 

yours,

William

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