[Sussex] Router Question

[Jon Fautley]

Ronan Chilvers wrote:
> Hi Gareth
> 
> On Fri, 16 Dec 2005 15:43:27 +0000
> Gareth Ablett <sussexlug at googlemail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Hey All,
>>
>>Just a quick question i'm sure there are a lot of opionated people
>>here that may answer with proven experiance.
>>
>>I am looking at a new router (well not right now but i want to be
>>looking at a new router) my main requirment is something thats easy
>>to setup so that it will give each connected machine an outside IP. i
>>have other hubs/switches in the house so not all computers will be
>>directly connected to it although that isnt a problem.
>>
>>I'm currently running cat5/cat6 though the house but like the idea of
>>wireless as an additional thing, but its not needed.
>>
>>Will need router/modem in one or indervidual parts not bothered
>>either way but considering price differances.
>>
> 
> 
> Have you considered systems like smoothwall and ipcop?  I have used
> both a lot and they work very well.  I currently have a small PC at
> home with IPcop installed and an Alcatel Speedtouch (yes, the old green
> flat one) stuck in a USB port.  The system has worked very well and has
> been extremely stable for about 3 years now.  Both Smoothwall and IPCop
> let you assign a DMZ and at least IPCop lets you segregate out the WLAN
> too.

<Insert Obligatory "Use SmoothWall" comment here :)>

SmoothWall/IPCop with either a Squashed Frog (Alcatel SpeedTouch Home) 
or a PCI ADSL card would do what you want. It depends if you want 
another PC cluttering up the place or not.

My personal choice for ADSL router is a Cisco 1721 with an ADSL card, 
and a backup ISDN interface (although, I don't have an ISDN circuit :( )

This, coupled with VLANs allows me to setup my router to handle NAT for 
the internal network, a seperate NAT for the Wireless network, and a 
DMZ, or two. :) Oh, and I use m0n0wall (http://m0n0.ch/wall/) on a 
Soekris box for the other NAT segment.

The price of this router means it's not for everyone, though... ;)

Jon
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