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| reply to Tonice2007
Re: Help! Need Ideas for Home/Office Setup... Most of the items on your wish list are router features, not switch features. The router does not have to support Gig Ethernet since it is much faster then typical residential broadband service.
You choice is to get either an unmanaged Gig Ethernet switch or a managed one. Keep in mind most commodity PCs are unable to saturate a Gig connection, typically max out at 300-400 Mbps.
How are you planning on using the VPN? Setting up a VPN will require some sort of managed switch. If you are taking a Cisco course then a Cisco switch makes sense but they tend to be pricey. Do you really need a Gig switch? If not might want to check out Craigslist or eBay for deals on used managed 10/100 switch.
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| I know that, the router that I'm going to use will support all those features, that I will need, including VPN mainly used by myself, for getting schoolwork off my server(s) that I have at home.
Another thing I would like to be prepared for anything within the next 10 years, so I get the most bang for the buck to say, so that's why I would want to get a 1Gbps Router and switch, unless Fiber isn't coming to Brooklyn, New York, then I wouldn't need a 1Gbps router/switch...
And, I would probably use the internet connection, to host some servers, for myself...
Also, I already gone through training for a CCNA/CCNP, since I majored in CS, and for some reason, for a year my CS teacher, was a Cisco Engineer working for Cisco Systems, that was in HS... |
