Tech Support Forum - View Single Post - CISCO High Connection Load, Best router option?

**bilbus** · 01-08-2009, 04:02 AM

if you are using ADSL2+ it cant be that high .... how much speed we talking 10/10mb?

What are you using now?

Pluging in the switch directly into the modem will cause you no harm .. as long as the modem is a nat router also (my guess yes) I would not buy any extra firewall for your network (as long as your curent modem is a nat box).

Having a 1GB lan port on a ADSL2+ modem would be completely useless. It would be like asking your local power co. to provide you with 480v service to power a 9v clock radio.

Pluging in a 100mb switch into a sub 100mb internet connection will do nothing to your speeds.

I would not choose cisco because "it's cisco" Granted, i like cisco products!

a Cisco ASA 5505 (you will need to buy a 3rd part rackmount kit if you plan to mount it .. as its not by default)

Only thing that installing an ASA into your network would be to provide you with security ... but you would need to know how to set it up.

The 5505 will do everything you need .. and is around 500$. hell a PIX 506E would do it also .. and its nearly 8 years old. ASAs are much nicer though.

You do not need a router by the way.

01-08-2009, 04:02 AM	#2 (permalink)
bilbus TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 949 OS: OS2 Warp	Re: CISCO High Connection Load, Best router option? if you are using ADSL2+ it cant be that high .... how much speed we talking 10/10mb? What are you using now? Pluging in the switch directly into the modem will cause you no harm .. as long as the modem is a nat router also (my guess yes) I would not buy any extra firewall for your network (as long as your curent modem is a nat box). Having a 1GB lan port on a ADSL2+ modem would be completely useless. It would be like asking your local power co. to provide you with 480v service to power a 9v clock radio. Pluging in a 100mb switch into a sub 100mb internet connection will do nothing to your speeds. I would not choose cisco because "it's cisco" Granted, i like cisco products! a Cisco ASA 5505 (you will need to buy a 3rd part rackmount kit if you plan to mount it .. as its not by default) Only thing that installing an ASA into your network would be to provide you with security ... but you would need to know how to set it up. The 5505 will do everything you need .. and is around 500$. hell a PIX 506E would do it also .. and its nearly 8 years old. ASAs are much nicer though. You do not need a router by the way. Last edited by bilbus; 01-08-2009 at 04:06 AM.