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High End NAT Router Recommendation

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tgillitzr

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Can anyone give me some recommendations on high end NAT routers.

Here are some of the features I need and or want

NAT
Support for at least Class B addressing scheme (Subnet Mask of 255.255.0.0)
VPN
Built in Modem or a Serial port that is useable by a modem.

Thanks
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
Cisco.

The price depends on what model and how much switching/processor power you need.
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I looked at Cisco, I couldn't find any that had a build in serial port that I could use for a modem...
 
Try a Cisco PIX501 firewall/NAT Router.

edited ;Sorry notice the serial port requirement, and I not sure about the serial port.
 
All cisco devices have a serial port that is used for management.

Best practices are to attach a modem to that port for remote access and configuration.

If you can give some more details maybe I can help. In all seriousness I can make a cisco router or PIX do anything and everything that is conceivible.
 
Well, the cisco 12000 series is a nice high end router... 10Gbps per slot if memory serves. basic config should be around $15000

I think you should probably define high end

oh, and listen to Spidey, he's your man....
 
Originally posted by: spidey07
All cisco devices have a serial port that is used for management.

Best practices are to attach a modem to that port for remote access and configuration.

If you can give some more details maybe I can help. In all seriousness I can make a cisco router or PIX do anything and everything that is conceivible.
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I wasn't aware you could plug a modem into a console port and have it work. That would be perfect if that's the case.

Thanks
 
Originally posted by: tgillitzr
Originally posted by: spidey07
All cisco devices have a serial port that is used for management.

Best practices are to attach a modem to that port for remote access and configuration.

If you can give some more details maybe I can help. In all seriousness I can make a cisco router or PIX do anything and everything that is conceivible.
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I wasn't aware you could plug a modem into a console port and have it work. That would be perfect if that's the case.

Thanks
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Actually, I should explain. I need to be able to connect to the modem and then have TCPIP addess to the network behind it... almost as if the serial port is another WAN port. Does that make sense? I think dlink has a router with this feature, but it only supports Class C addressing AFIAK.
 
Originally posted by: Abzstrak
Well, the cisco 12000 series is a nice high end router... 10Gbps per slot if memory serves. basic config should be around $15000
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$15,000 might get you a memory upgrade straight from cisco for a gsr, not a 'base config'.

Most if not all of those little soho routers don't support anything but a class C. A well configured unix system on a cheap pc will do all that you ask.

What are you going to use the modem for?
 
Depending on your throughput expectations, OpenBSD and/or Linux on an inexpensive PC can handle what you're looking for, and then you have multiple backup connection capabilities (via serial port, via ssh, or just hook up a monitor and a keyboard again).

IMHO, the cheapo PC + BSD/Linux is probably the best way to go, even in production environments nowadays.
 
If you can survive on a modem for backup connectivity, you don't need major hardware here. How do you define high-end? Bandwidth, number of PATS, etc, redundancy, etc? No offense to, but to a lot of us, high-end means something that can handle 1 GB/s and costs in the $50-$100K range. I don't think that's what you are looking for.

- G
 
Originally posted by: Garion
If you can survive on a modem for backup connectivity, you don't need major hardware here. How do you define high-end? Bandwidth, number of PATS, etc, redundancy, etc? No offense to, but to a lot of us, high-end means something that can handle 1 GB/s and costs in the $50-$100K range. I don't think that's what you are looking for.

- G
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I'm refering to high end compared to a linksys dsl router.... like a sonicwall, netopia or something along those lines. I just can't find anything with the features I want.
 
Originally posted by: tgillitzr
Originally posted by: n0cmonkey
Originally posted by: cmetz
Buy a Wal-Mart PC and put OpenBSD on it.
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:Q

I was going to recommend something like this. Probably Dell or old Sun equipment though.
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Thats not really an option.
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Any reason in particular? Or did I miss something in the thread (very possible)?
 
You can hook a modem to a cisco router at the CON port, not recommended, the AUX port, which is meant really for dial in management, or a serial port with the physical layer asynch command.
The serial port is the one meant for dial in access.
 
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