Well...I hate my Linksys WRT54GS (its a v8, so don't suggest DD-WRT). I'm going to indulge, so I don't want another linksys. My 2 choices as I see it are this:
1. Just buy a Cisco PIX 520 on ebay and call it a day...I know how to configure them, and frankly, its a great firewall/router
2. I have a P4 2.4 w/ 1gb of DDR RAM...turn it into a router w/ IPCOP. All I'd need is a few NICs and a gigabit switch (I'd need the switch w/ the cisco also)
I want to have seperate LANs for regular and dmz, and another for WiFi (I guess just an access point?) I don't care about the wifi too much...only visitors and my iPod touch will use it, so no big deal.
What should I do...which option? And what parts should I get? I know Intel gigabit NICs are good...but I know nothing about switches...does it matter? I know i could do 2 switches (one for dmz one for regular), or I could do a single switch w/ VLANs...ideas? I don't want to go nuts...maybe $500 total?
1. Just buy a Cisco PIX 520 on ebay and call it a day...I know how to configure them, and frankly, its a great firewall/router
2. I have a P4 2.4 w/ 1gb of DDR RAM...turn it into a router w/ IPCOP. All I'd need is a few NICs and a gigabit switch (I'd need the switch w/ the cisco also)
I want to have seperate LANs for regular and dmz, and another for WiFi (I guess just an access point?) I don't care about the wifi too much...only visitors and my iPod touch will use it, so no big deal.
What should I do...which option? And what parts should I get? I know Intel gigabit NICs are good...but I know nothing about switches...does it matter? I know i could do 2 switches (one for dmz one for regular), or I could do a single switch w/ VLANs...ideas? I don't want to go nuts...maybe $500 total?