Routers, Switchers, and all that stuff

[TheCactusKid Cactus]

Mark Musone <mmusone at shatterit.com> wrote: 

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for home use, I’m a big fan of linksys..

 

yes, you can do more stuff with a linux box, but it all depends on just what you need to do. one thing to keep in mind is the cost. you can get a dsl router box for like $20 nowdays, so it’s much cheaper than even an old pc.and most importantly, I’m assuming you are going to have it on 24/7…

a typical PC will cost you about $25/month for power.

a small router box will cost about $5/month for power.

 

 

-Mark

 

 Thanks Mark, and thanks to all who gave suggestions. I think Mark is right. If I where to use an old PC as a router it would mean a high power cost, and a lot of farting around building and setting it up. All I wanted is little all inclusive device for a reasonable sum. Easy to set up, and that has a small footprint in the office. As I see the going consensus is a Linksys router, I will try that route. Thanks again, and I'll keep you'all posted as to my endeavor.

 

 cAcTUsKId:)

 

 

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Subject: Re: Routers, Switchers, and all that stuff

 

Bob Meyer has made me a couple of extremely reliable routers with old pc's running Mandrake and Shorewall (comes with the Mandrake distro). I can't tell you how much better the performance is from them little router boxes, and FAR better hack protection. All you need is an old pc with about 32mb of ram. 

TheCactusKid Cactus wrote:



Hi, you'all


 


I've got DSL and would like to get a Router/Switcher with NAT Firewall, ( Gateway, VPN, if needed??? ) That can do IP Masquerade, so on and so forth. In other words with all the bells and whistles.


 


I know vary little on the matter other than from what I've read. Have vary little hands on experience, but I will do better than trial by fire! 


Though I would rather get the one for dummies model. You know the type that ya stick in the CD and it does all the rest. 


 


So any suggestions out there? Make? Model? What do you'all think of Linksys and Netgear? Any others you'all can suggest? 


Verizon suggests Linksys equipment since their DSL Modems are made by them.


 


cAcTUsKId:)





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