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robinbowes · 05-05-2004, 15:03

Thanks for all the replies.

The main reason I asked the question is that I put a bid in on a Zyxel 944s on ebay then realised it was a cable modem/router/switch, rather than just a router/switch, ie. it has a coax connection rather than an uplink port.
I've currently got a Zyxel Prestige 310 router connected to my STB plus a NetGear switch, not to mention a couple of 3COM network jacks and a 3COM 11g access point/gateway. I've got this all configured to create a perimeter network and an internal network.

It looks something like this:

Code:

STB-->Router-->Switch-->Gateway-->internal clients

Code:

		   |
		   +-->mail/web servers

Currently, STB->Router is a 10MB/s connection, whilst all other connections are 100MB/s.

However, because I have two gateways I end up with two lots of NAT from the internal network. I'd like to just use plain routing and filtering between the perimeter network and the interior network. However, I've been unable to track down a cheap router with a 100MB/s uplink port. Does any one know of one?

Thanks,

R.

05-05-2004, 15:03	#12
robinbowes Inactive Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2	Re: Can I use any cable modem with NTL Broadband service? Thanks for all the replies. The main reason I asked the question is that I put a bid in on a Zyxel 944s on ebay then realised it was a cable modem/router/switch, rather than just a router/switch, ie. it has a coax connection rather than an uplink port. I've currently got a Zyxel Prestige 310 router connected to my STB plus a NetGear switch, not to mention a couple of 3COM network jacks and a 3COM 11g access point/gateway. I've got this all configured to create a perimeter network and an internal network. It looks something like this: Code: STB-->Router-->Switch-->Gateway-->internal clients Code: \| +-->mail/web servers Currently, STB->Router is a 10MB/s connection, whilst all other connections are 100MB/s. However, because I have two gateways I end up with two lots of NAT from the internal network. I'd like to just use plain routing and filtering between the perimeter network and the interior network. However, I've been unable to track down a cheap router with a 100MB/s uplink port. Does any one know of one? Thanks, R.