I am in the process of building a home lab, I would like this lab to connect to my external Comcast internet connection and eventually connect everything up to this lab (About 10 PC's sometimes more depending on friends being over with laptops).
To get rid of my all in one Linksys device I was curious if it was possible to hook up a router in place of that Linksys all in one device to take care of NAT/Routing/DHCP ect. If so would I need a 12.4 capable router? Or can I use a PIX 501?
A PIX 501 with a 10 user license is definetly affordable even the 50 is in my price range however if I can I would opt for the 10 user license for price.
Is it possible to have a router NAT the inside LAN addresses into one address going to the PIX so that the PIX would only see one IP? Essentially I would still technically have 9 available. Do these licenses go by IP only or open sessions as well? If my router or 10 user PIX idea wouldn't work would the 50 user license be sufficient?
To get rid of my all in one Linksys device I was curious if it was possible to hook up a router in place of that Linksys all in one device to take care of NAT/Routing/DHCP ect. If so would I need a 12.4 capable router? Or can I use a PIX 501?
A PIX 501 with a 10 user license is definetly affordable even the 50 is in my price range however if I can I would opt for the 10 user license for price.
Is it possible to have a router NAT the inside LAN addresses into one address going to the PIX so that the PIX would only see one IP? Essentially I would still technically have 9 available. Do these licenses go by IP only or open sessions as well? If my router or 10 user PIX idea wouldn't work would the 50 user license be sufficient?