On 9/20/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I want to thank everyone for the responses to my last set of questions. I am
> going to build the network now.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1. How does one connect a router/switch to the firewall computer which is
> hooked up to the cable modem? Do I need a second network card and if so what
> are the best recommendations for 1 gigabit card?
>
> 2. What is the difference between a router and switch? I am going to get a
> router or switch to hook up to the firewall server and then the computers
> that will be part of the network will hook up to the router/switch . Which
> would be better? And then of course which manufacturers should I avoid and
> which ones are good?
>
Depends on how committed you are to using your existing firewall
computer. There are lots of combination firewall/router/switch boxes
on the market. You can just attach the input port of the new box to
the output of your cable modem. Then everything else connects to the
switch ports, and is networked together and also to the outside world.
As far as gigabit ethernet is concerned, the cable modem is nowhere
near that fast. There are a few firewall/router/gig-e boxes.
carl
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