Network equipment advice

[iemerick]

Could you guys give me some advice on what equipment i should start looking at? I'm revamping my companies network. Right now we have 2 little(dlink/linksys) routers going to multiple computers so they can both have public IP's, and then those servers are multihoned so they're also on our network...basically, its ghetto.

I'm looking for a router on which I can configure multiple public IP's on the external interface and then create static paths to the corresponding private IP's for my servers, and then leave the rest up to NAT.

General network info.
-internet connect = (T1)ethernet coming from another router in the building
-4-5 servers (2 public web servers)
-8-10 workstations
-internal DNS/DHCP running on my Domain Controler


I'm wanting to stick with CISCO stuff because those are the only business level routers i've worked with in the past.

I can just go internet -> router -> switch right?
Then have my router run NAT, throw in some static routes for my servers and slap on an ACL for a firewall right?

What model router should i be looking at for this stuff? I havent kept up with routing equipment since 2001 or so. cisco 1600 series? cisco 2500? cisco 2600? not enough power? overkill?

what do you guys think?

 

[NetworkGhost]

Do you need a Router? You could always go with a Pix 501 or 506 Depending on the size of your company. THis will also give them the ability to VPN in. A Router will do this also and you can even get a Router based Firewall package. A Cisco 1712 might work fine. It really depends on what you need, how many users and what you might want to build upon in the future. Both devices can do static translations.