Hey gang!

I just got a new client who is running an Instagate firewall server.

He has static DSL service and the Instagate is slowing things down for 
internet connectivity.  The software renewal is PRICEY, too.  Content 
filtering isn't really a problem at this office so the software is not 
necessary.

Can't I replace that thing with a simple 4-port router/firewall where I run 
the DSL into WAN port and a cat-5 to the uplink or port 1 of the 20-port 
hub; thus, eliminating the need for the Instagate?  Seems to me I had a 
configuration years ago with a Cayman modem running to a Linksys router to 
the 12-port hub and never had any problems.  The Internet was faster there, 
too.

please advise.

running a windows 2003 server (PDC) and 12 workstations that spend 80 
percent of the time using a DOS-like database and 20 percent ordering 
inventory from the Internet.  Connections are cat-5 wire (gigabit) to a 
24-port Netgear hub (and of course the DSL uplinks to the Instagate to the 
netgear).


gary r. tennesen
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