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Looking for a router

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  • 02-07-2004 4:25pm
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    Repli
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    Can anyone recommend a router that takes 2 isdn lines and has at least 8 ethernet ports, and can preferably act as a firewall too.
    Thanks


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    ressem
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    By 2 ISDN lines, I assume you're using a single standard 2-port ISDN TA. (2 bri numbers, not 4)

    Ciscos are presumably overkill for you so...

    We used a 3com officeconnect lan/modem with 1 isdn port (carries 2 lines over a cat5 cable) , 4 lan hub and a basic nat firewall which was reliable. Bit out of date by now.
    Combine with low cost small switch for 8 or more ports.

    You could also try something like
    SMC7008ABR router + a seperate serial-port ISDN modem, with the ability to add dsl later and keep isdn as a backup. But I find that the older 56k dialup SMC router at home is just ok in terms of reliability, with only 3 computers on it.
    http://www.smc-europe.com/english/products/broad.html#


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