In picking out a hardware firewall, make sure it supports DHCP on the
external side. Most cable and DSL providers use DHCP. You could hardcode
the DHCP-given address on a firewall, but when the lease is up, your
firewall won't respond to the re-lease requests. Your current address will
be given out to someone else, causing a conflict and really annoying your
ISP. Best bet is to get a static address from the ISP. Also, Cisco has a
new PIX - the 506 which is targeted for SOHO.
Chuck Church
CCNP, CCDP, MCNE, MCSE
Sr. Network Engineer
Magnacom Technologies
140 N. Rt. 303
Valley Cottage, NY 10989
845-267-4000 x218
> >Any recommendation on a good hardware personal
> >firewall? I'm looking for a not too expansive, easy to
> >configure, can support NAT one.
> >
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