noob question!!

**keymaker** · 09-08-2005, 02:48 PM

hi all,

i plan to purchase a sonicwall firewal at work. my question is, is the sonic wall also a router besides just a firewall?

here is the link to the router i plan to purchase:
http://www.sonicwall.com/products/tz170.html

here at work we have about 15computers hook to a 24port linksys switch. the switch is then hook to a Dlink 4port wireless/wired router. and then the router is hook to a DSL connection.

by looking at all of the features of a sonicwall firewall, its seems as it is a router but im asking just in case. thanks for all the inputs!!

i plan to purchase this to replace the Dlink router.

keymaker

**johnwill** · 09-08-2005, 06:35 PM

Yep, but as I recall, they charge more for the ability to handle more connections. Note the reference to 10 nodes, 25 nodes and unlimited in their product brief. It's not like a standard router that will handle several hundred connections if you're patient.

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keymaker Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,154 OS: windows xp	noob question!! hi all, i plan to purchase a sonicwall firewal at work. my question is, is the sonic wall also a router besides just a firewall? here is the link to the router i plan to purchase: http://www.sonicwall.com/products/tz170.html here at work we have about 15computers hook to a 24port linksys switch. the switch is then hook to a Dlink 4port wireless/wired router. and then the router is hook to a DSL connection. by looking at all of the features of a sonicwall firewall, its seems as it is a router but im asking just in case. thanks for all the inputs!! i plan to purchase this to replace the Dlink router. keymaker __________________ AVG Spybot SpywareBlaster Adware CCleaner Diskeeper ZoneAlarm

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johnwill Manager, Networking Forums Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: S.E. Pennsylvania, US Posts: 41,940 OS: Windows 7, XP-Pro, Vista, Linux Blog Entries: 1	Yep, but as I recall, they charge more for the ability to handle more connections. Note the reference to 10 nodes, 25 nodes and unlimited in their product brief. It's not like a standard router that will handle several hundred connections if you're patient. __________________ If TSF has helped you, Tell us about it! or Donate to help keep the site up! Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience