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>I'm considering replacing it with one of those Linksys (or other)
>firewall-in-a-box ethernet hubs. Wondering who out there has had
>experiences on either side of the fence with this kind of setup, or should
>I stick with the Linux machine running everything?
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I am in love with my SMC Barricade combo wireless access point - router
- switch - firewall doohickey.
It gives me security, network printing (through Linux for sure and
supposedly Windows too ), a secure and controllable connection to
RoadBlunder *or* through a dialup modem, choice o connecting through
Kitty-five or wireless. $199 at Compussy, slightly cheaper online but
then you have to pay shipping.
Before I saw the wireless light I happily used a Netgear kitty-5
router/switch/firewall unit.
For home/small office use, the little packaged appliaances are the way
to go - quiet, tiny, easy to set up through a browser.
I hear most of them work with Windows & Mac, too.
Now back to wrassling networking with Windows Former Urine (XP) +
wireless, something Mandrake does automatically.
- Robin "I only hate Windows when I try to use it" Miller
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