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I'm looking similarly, but T1/PRI for dial-in support and a T3 to the Internet. Got Cisco 6509 on the Internet side and Ascend MAX 6000 on the WAN side. Bothe managed by Checkpoint, on a Sun Ultra5. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of > Gerry McDonald > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 9:13 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: > > > > I have a question... I am currently expanding our network to > accommodate a T1 to the > Internet and a 512K frame connection to our WAN.. I need to > purchase a router and spoke > to several vendors. I have heard conflicting stories > regarding the model of Cisco router I > should get. > > One vendor <vendor a> tells me that I should get a 2620 with > 2 Wan Ports and the other > vendor <vendor b> is telling me that I might compromise my > security by using one router for > WAN and Internet connections. Their suggesting that I get 2 > routers one for my Wan and > another for the Internet connection... > > Vendor B is telling me that it would be possible to enter our > wan without touching our firewall > should someone be able to hack into our IOS on the router... > > I decided to go the experts... I would appreciate any helpful > suggestions. > > Thanks... > > -Gerry > > > >
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