[c-nsp] DHCP & NAT router limitations

[Aled Morris]

On 30 May 2012 11:17, Rens <rens at autempspourmoi.be> wrote:

> For a one day wifi event I'm looking which kind of router can be used to
> deliver DHCP & NAT for 1000-2000 simultaneous users
>
> Total WAN capacity will be +- 50Mbps
>
> Would a 1841 or a 2811 be able to handle all this NAT/DHCP?
>
>
Neither of these would cope with 50Mbps even without the NAT.

If you are purely Ethernet then the cheapest Cisco solution would be an
ASA5505

I assume you've already got a wifi setup that can cope with 2,000
connections.

Aled