[ljCharlie]

Can anyone recommend or know of a review on the best wireless router/switch for a small business network? I'm looking at hooking up 20 computers wirelessly; however it has to be absolutely secure. We will also be buying a firewall...anything to make the wireless environment secure or else we will not move into the wireless network. So any review or recommendation on the best wireless router/switch and firewall, whether hardware of software, that will support the wireless envornment will be greatly appreciated.

ljCharlie

 

[Rockn]

D-Link DI-624

 

[jtatsud]

Is the small business already using a firewall? If so, they can keep the same firewall. Wired vs. wireless connections typically don't have different requirements when it comes to firewall protection for Internet connections. This is in effect your "front door" which both wired and wireless systems use.

With wireless you must also prevent intruders from accessing your wireless network from another wireless system (or network). This is in effect your "back door" since these folks typically won't be getting to your network via the Internet. To protect your back door, you can use WEP or WPA security, MAC filtering, SSID broadcast disabling, and more. The point here is that protection for your back door is much different than the firewall protection that you need for your front door.