What type of router needed for a /29 subnet?

[Jim Norton]

Hello everybody,

I'm in the process of setting up a network in which my internet
connectivity provider is assigning me a /29 subnet ( 8 ips - 5 useable
- others for network address, broadcast and gateway I presume ).

I need an ethernet router ( not DSL/Cable ) that can be configured to
route a subnet. What brand and models do you recommend? Will the
typical Netgear, Linksys and D-Link $50-$100 dollar router work? Or
must I buy a router that has extra features that allow it to be
configured to route a subnet without NAT and DHCP?

Thanks,
Jim Norton

[Walter Roberson]

In article <1118794659.7...@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>,
Jim Norton <jimn...@jimnorton.org> wrote:
:I'm in the process of setting up a network in which my internet

:connectivity provider is assigning me a /29 subnet ( 8 ips - 5 useable
:- others for network address, broadcast and gateway I presume ).

:I need an ethernet router ( not DSL/Cable ) that can be configured to
:route a subnet. What brand and models do you recommend? Will the
:typical Netgear, Linksys and D-Link $50-$100 dollar router work?

Yes.

:Or

:must I buy a router that has extra features that allow it to be
:configured to route a subnet without NAT and DHCP?

Some handle this directly. For the others:

Connect the ISP to a LAN port and set up an appropriate static
route to the ISP's gateway. Ignore the WAN port.
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