[Sherwin]

I need to get an ADSL router for my old man's company (finally got him into the 20th century - I'll work on the 21st later!). Just wondering if any of you guys had any recommendations.


Connecting to UK system (so, a BT line).

Doesn't need wireless - will be connecting Linux server, Mac client and PC client via 10/100.

Will be using a single external IP addy, so needs NAT.

Needs good internal firewall to prevent incoming and outgoing problems.

Needs to be able to allow the Linux server to run SMTP MX (so, run everything coming into port 25 into the server addy).

Needs to be able to let in specific other ports from a specific outside IP addy (mine, for remote admining his server and Mac from my place). (the 3com OfficeConnect thingy with internal 4-port switch looked good until I read the online manual and found out it couldn't do this).

Anyone got any ideas?


Thanks!

[larkost]

Are you looking for a box that can server as the aDSL modem and a router? Or are you looking for a router to go inside the aDSL modem that your 'provider is providing?

If it is the latter then there are a whole number of boxes to choose from: Netgear, Linksys, Microsoft, etc... Most of them include password protection on the outside configuration, but not ip whitelists. And is there a reason you are blocking outgoing packets?

If it is the former... good luck...

If you really need this level of service, then I might suggest Devil Linux and setup your own. This is what I would up doing for my employer. CD-based, so troubleshooting is just a reboot away.

[Sherwin]

Originally posted by larkost:
Are you looking for a box that can server as the aDSL modem and a router? Or are you looking for a router to go inside the aDSL modem that your 'provider is providing?

An all in one unit. I've got a unit myself which does all this (the Intertex IX66 EDFLC) but it's no longer in production and the subsequent lesser models are a real pain in the neck to get hold of.

Originally posted by larkost:
And is there a reason you are blocking outgoing packets?

Yep. The user isn't exactly computer literate (probably never going to be either) so I need to block off all ports which I don't think he needs and could cause damage (i.e. messenger services, etc).

Originally posted by larkost:
If you really need this level of service, then I might suggest Devil Linux and setup your own. This is what I would up doing for my employer. CD-based, so troubleshooting is just a reboot away.

Arh. I was really looking for an all-in-one box solution - plug and play, so to speak. I don't actually work there, so I'm not really looking to be down there sorting his stuff out all the time.
Plus, setting up my own is probably beyond my capabilities (or indeed, the amount of time I want to spend on sorting it).

[Sherwin]

Follow up:
Following the company getting a new distributor here, I've gone with a cut down version of the one I have on my own system - an Intertex IX66. Does everything mentioned.


(edit: spelling)