[ale] Home network with ADSL? (with a twist)

[Thompson Freeman]

Speaking of good experiences with the LinkSys routers, do you know how
good the packet filtering component is? I haven't quite figured out how to
scan my daughter's setup to see if it is any good (better than nothing,
but...)

On Sat, 20 Jan 2001, Jim Popovitch wrote:

> I too have had good experiences with the LinkSys BB routers.  They work
> like champs.
> 
> -Jim P.
> 
> --- Thompson Freeman <tfreeman at intel.digichem.net> wrote:
> > 
> > I cann't say that I know of a networking solution for '98, but if you
> > don't mind another box in the house (and the $$$$ issue), try a
> > LinkSys
> > Broadband Router (about $150 at CompUSA?). I set one up for my
> > daughter
> > and her roommate a month ago, and it's been running like a champ.
> > Setup is
> > with a web browser, so you can setup with almost anything. The
> > package
> > includes a simple packet firewall and dhcp server.  It seems to be a
> > plug
> > and forget system.
> > 
> > On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Jeffrey B Layton wrote:
> > 
> > > Hello,
> > > 
> > >    I took the plunge (probably foolhardy) and ordered
> > > Bell South ADSL (insert death-like scream). To make
> > > life easier on me, and more importantly my wife, I think
> > > I will install the mondem in my wife's Windows 98 box (with
> > > some measure of security - at least as much as one can
> > > have with Windows). Then I want to connect my Linux
> > > box to the net via a home network (hub, or switch, etc). Has
> > > anyone done this? If so, any helpful comments or details?
> > > (Before anyone tells me to put the modem in my Linux box
> > > and use Roaring Penguin to get connected, let's explore this
> > > approach first).
> > > 
> > > TIA,
> > > 
> > > Jeff Layton
> > > 
> > > 
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The harder I work, the luckier I get.
                    Lee Iacocca
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Thompson Freeman          tfreeman at intel.digichem.net

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