ASA 5505 used as a router for a 50 person office? Should I be concerned?

[J Sullivan]

I just started a job where where there are about 50 users connected by 5 SOHO 24 port switches to 4 ports on an ASA 5505 that is then connected to a WAN gateway.  I have spoken to the company that initially installed it and they see no reason why that would be a problem.  No VPN is being used and it is presently acting only as a router for a 40 mbps WAN link.  Seems to me to be the wrong tool for the job.  I'd like to put in something like a 2911.  What should I be telling my boss as a case for the change?  Or should I just leave it as is?

THX!

[Vinit Jain]

Hi

I think your problem is already answered in the below blog post:

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/data-center/choosing-the-right-product-for-a-branch-office-cisco-asa-or-ios-router/

Hope this helps.

Vinit