On Wed, 2002-01-09 at 15:31, Ken Hawkins wrote: > Virtually every person I know who has tried to use WinBlows Internet > connection sharing has had problems with the machine slowing down > severly and freezing, usually less than a few hours. You (or you > son-in-law) should seriously consider a modem/router/firewall in one box > solution. 3Com and others make just such a unit. These will generally > have 4 or more ethernet ports, and can be cascaded like a regular > network hub, if you need to add ports. > > If you can't do the hardware solution above (usually about $400USD), you
Anyone who spends more than $100 for a 4-port firewall router (a la NetGear or LinkSys) is wasting their money. > would be better using the LM8.1 box as the connection sharing unit. > Remember, a DSL connection is a straight link to the internet, and > unless AOL has some skookum security, the WinME box will be hacked & > hijacked in short order. When it comes to Win Duh-ohzz on the internet, > the catchphrase is: > "Sure I'm paranoid, but am I paranoid enough?" > > K > > Gary A. Garibaldi wrote: > > >My son-inlaw is getting AOL DSL next month and I was like to know if it's > >possible to connect a linux box (LM8.1) that I setup for my grandkid to his > >WinME so they will have access to the NET. If so how or can someone point me > >in the right direction for reference meterial? > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > > > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -- Mitch Thompson, San Antonio TX Key fingerprint = BBDA 3A2A 4483 BD0D 7CED B8A9 D183 C8F6 B0AF 66AE -- Steve Balmer, CEO of Microsoft�, recently referred to Linux as a cancer. Unsuprisingly, this is incorrect - Linux was released on August 25th, 1991, and is therefore a virgo.
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