fredwilson12
join:2005-04-20
Sacramento, CA
| reply to woodward
Re: Let's talk routers
I had that problem with an older Cisco router I had, and I came across m0n0wall so decided to give it a try. Even with an older 400Mhz processor it could easily handle the 20Mbps connection I have. Since I have a rack, I went on eBay and purchased an IBM x300 eServer. With the 1 GHz processor, it can probably handle close to the full 100Mbps routing for if/when the day comes where I need that much. I was looking into a much smaller (physical) solution, but most of the routers which seemed to advertise speeds and features I need were starting at $400-500. The $200 price tag for the IBM machine was much more appealing to me.
Obviously this doesn't work for just about anyone else, so I think boethius' suggestions of looking at Soekris or other solutions is a good place to start. |
