Router selection for small web site

[AdamP]

Hi all,

I am setting up a web site which will be run from my home. I have a 2MB upload and an 8MB download connection to my ISP. They allow me three static IP addresses.

I hope to connect the cable modem to a switch (NETGEAR GS105) and then run two routers from that. I have a dlink wireless router for light home use (WII + TiVO + etc)

I'd like to buy another router for the PC that will run the web site. I'll assign one of the three IP addresses to this router and then use DHCP or an internal static IP on the PC hosting the site. Does anyone know of a resource I could look at or have advice on a router to fit this role? The web site I am hosting does not get much traffic. <2GB/month andnot many hits a day.

I am looking at a (Cisco Small Business RVS4000) but do not have much in the way of reason... other then the name. I know this is not a good way to make a decision so, I'm asking for advice to get started.

This site has a few startup reviews on routers and how to choose the right one but home use/VPN/gaming is not the small network I'm trying to setup.

Thanks for reading this, and thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[teknojnky]

not sure why you would want to buy two routers, when one router should be able to handle both your internal pc's and do the port mapping to your website PC.

another alternative would be to plug the web pc directly into the switch connected to the cable box and staticly assign one of the public ips.

cable box
- switch
-- webpc
-- wifi router/ap
--- rest of internal network

 

[thiggins]

The simple approach for handling multiple IPs from your ISP is multiple routers. Most any current consumer router can handle the speed. Just check the Router Charts.

But there are routers that can map multiple IPs to separate LAN-side subnets (one-to-one NAT). The RV042 and RV082 can do this. But I don't think the RVS4000 can, if I remember correctly.