On Tuesday 19 October 2004 10:21 pm, Robert Citek wrote:
> On Thursday, Aug 26, 2004, at 00:29 US/Central, trisha wrote:
> > Anyone here using charter internet with their linux computer?
>
> Sure am. And a few others on this list are, too. Physically, your
> setup should look something like this:
>
> {internet}--{cable modem}--{computer}
This is not a secure setup, even for Linux, as Robert intimates below.
> For reference, my setup at home looks like this:
>
> {internet}--{cable modem}--{wifi router/firewall/NAT}--{multiple
> computers}
>
> By having the router in between my computers and modem allows me to do
> the following:
> - setup firewall rules
> - connect multiple computers
> - "clone" the MAC address for the one that Charter has on file.
Routers are cheap cheap cheap nowadays - even wireless ones, and especially
wired ones - so there is absolutely no reason why you shouldn't have one to
protect yourself. Get one!
We can recommend one if you need us to.
Scott
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