RE: Home Environment Cisco

["Noonan, Wesley" <Wesley_Noonan () bmc com>]

I would get a PIX501. The command set isn't that much different from IOS and
it better fits the bill of what I at least think you need - a SOHO firewall.
HTH

Wes Noonan, MCSE/CCNA/CCDA/NNCSS/Security+
Senior QA Rep.
BMC Software, Inc.
(713) 918-2412
wnoonan () bmc com
http://www.bmc.com


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Robertson [mailto:proberts () patriot net]
> Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2003 14:30
> To: Nathan
> Cc: firewall-wizards () honor icsalabs com
> Subject: Re: [fw-wiz] Home Environment Cisco
>
> On Thu, 29 May 2003, Nathan wrote:
>
> > List members,
> >
> > I seek your advice regarding which Cisco router to choose, if any. I
> know
> > this is a firewall list, but many of you have experience with Cisco
> > products. So here goes...I was talking with my dad and he wants me to
> set up
> > a network for him at home. I have networking experience, just not with
> any
> > cisco products. I recommended he get just a 50 dollar router from
> Bestbuy or
> > something but his company is going to give him a lot of money to
> subsidise
> > his working from home and he wants something expensive, I think just to
> > spend their money but who cares. I see this as an opportunity to learn
> cisco
> > and help my dad. He has a Solaris ultra 60, and two win98 workstations
> at
> > home he wants to be able to communicate, as well as have access to the
> > internet (NAT). I can worry about the details of the internal network,
> so my
> > question is, which cisco router should I get for this purpose. I really
> know
> > nothing about Cisco, and don't feel like searching through all the
> different
> > models and prices if someone know the "base" cisco router. Any
> suggestions
> > would be nice, I can do the homework from there, I just need some model
> > numbers to look at.
>
> Anything that'll do VoIP would be my choice, if it's got modules, then you
> can pick interfaces.  Cisco's site is one of the better ones out there,
> and it's worth spending some time on.
>
> Paul
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