On Wednesday 03 November 2004 01:51 pm, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-11-03 at 10:39, Donald E Haselwood wrote:
> > Including taxes and shipping, Amazon.com has the best deal that I have
> > found. BTW, the rebates are only good for two units.
>
> WARNING: OT/Flammable Response (probably not warranted)
>
> Why do I cringe everytime someone calls these SOHO 1-to-many NAT devices
> "routers"?
Hehe, I know what you mean. Us oldtimers are used to certain standards. Also
most earlier attempts on creating multifunctioning equipment resulted in
overall lower quality or something else lost.
What I think is the correct view of these are to call them hybrids.
I think Linux really began the trend for manufacturers who realized they could
offer more than just a switch, thus get a beat on the competition. Though I
could be wrong.
--Steve Szmidt
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