It truly is subjective and a matter of personal opinion. I have ran both
and I will say that I never will go back to a linux solution again because:
1) I get a four port switch and print server for under $50. Unless I
already had a PC lying around to use from an economic standpoint the choice
is clear.
2) Linux offers more customization. However, as the firmware of the
routers goes up the development curve at a faster rate than linux does it
will only be a matter of time before they are equal to each other.
3) The noise, even on my set top web surfer was greater than these routers.
In fact, the routers are virtually noiseless.
4) The number of amps pulled by a router is SIGNIFICANTLY less. You can
read that either as an economic benefit or an environmental benefit.
----Original Message Follows----
From: Paul Braman <aeon@tampabay.rr.com>
Reply-To: slug@nks.net
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: [SLUG] worth of firewall-in-a-box hubs?
Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 16:31:08 -0500 (EST)
One of my PCs died (MB won't post (beep) when powered up, probably fried
the BIOS or processor) so I'm building a whole new home network. I've
currently got a Linux machine running firewall connected to Road Runner.
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?
Paul Braman
aeon@tampabay.rr.com
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