RE: [cobalt-users] Qube 2 and Network Design

[Rodolfo Paiz <rpaiz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I suppose I'll spend as much as it takes, though I am really 
> hoping for a solution less than $5K for the Firebox II! Though
> a Linux fan, I want a hardware solution for this problem.

Mitchell,

If you can spend "as much as it takes," then you should probably
be looking at the medium-range small routers. I've been looking
for an inexpensive (~$300-$400) router for ISDN, but in the process
I've bumped into loads of DSL routers as well.

Go take a look at the sites for NetGear, Netopia, Cisco, Lucent
(the products that used to come from Ascend, the Pipeline series),
Linksys, D-Link, and a couple others. They should *all* have
products that do what you want for under $1,000. For example, the
Cisco 804 (which did everything I wanted for ISDN) cost about $600.

Then go check prices. A quick way to check, if not always the best
prices, is Solunet (www.solunet.com). I often check their site to
figure out ballpark costs for stuff; tellingly, I haven't actually
bought anything from them in a while...

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Rodolfo J. Paiz
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