Cisco 2621 opinions

[joe macdonald <joe_macdonald25 () yahoo com>]

Hello all,

I have a rather simple question that I would
appreciate feedback on.

I have a network of about 175 computers that I'm
looking to put behind a Cisco 2621 router and also
deploy it as a firewall.  I'm new to the Cisco world,
so I'm wondering how well these devices work as a
router/firewall and how drastic the learning curve
will be (I have deployed firewalls in the past using
ipfw, iptables, ipchains on Unix systems). Also, my
network isn't very big, but is the 2621 a suitable
choice, or would a higher end model be necessary? 
Would a PIX be able to do this job better? (it's not
exactly a comlpex routing situation, but is the PIX
strickly a firewall?)

Thanks. Any opinions are greatly appreciated.

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