Re: A little router and modem advice , please.

yeah Korn, I guess you are right, I was just thinking, you know, as far
as business goes, it might be something to think about.. thats all...
but yes I have Linksys at home and wouldnt get anything but


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TheKorn wrote:
"ArcadeForever" <Arcadeforever@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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The next step up is a Cisco PIX which is a small business class
firewall and will allow you to control security to the Nth degree if
you are interested, for example a PIX 501 would replace your current
router and in addition to what the current cable modem router will do
and provide an extra layer of security as you can have access lists
allowing only certain hosts from the outside or you can even set it up
so that it will allow the use of certain protocols either incoming or
outgoing right down to a certain ip address should you ever need to
also it will do static address xlations should you upgrade to an ISPs
high speed data link and have more than one IP, you can even set it up
as a VPN server quite easily so that people can connect from remote
locations VERY securely but it is at a cost of around $300 I think....
anyways there are different options....

The cable modem router is pretty good but for the peace of mind for a
company maybe think about upgrading to an actual business class
firewall..

anyone else that has used a pix and linksys disagree???

While what you're saying is more or less right, ....

... but COME ON, MAN!! Seriously not meaning to take anything away from
the guy, but this is *RICK* *SWANSON* you're talking to. He's using a
*MACINTOSH*. You want him to write a PIX ACL!?!? No way!! Double no
way!!

PIXes are fine, but that's definitely something Rick would have to hire
out. And it wouldn't really *get* him anything. Rick isn't running his
own web server, he's not running his own mail server, he sure as f*ck
isn't running an SQL server, no NNTP server, and to Rick a VPN is just an
ATM's dim witted half brother.

(AND he's doing NAT and blissfully unaware of it!)

What Rick does is he fires up his machine, surfs the net, maybe some
NNTP, checks his mail, and that's about it. A consumer level plug and
play with the default rule of "screw you unless you're replying to
something from the inside" is all he really needs.



And Rick, *don't* go wireless without talking to me first. There are a
bunch of liabilities that you can expose yourself to, especially
considering it's going into a law office. (It's literally my
speciality!)

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