and with freebsd and 2 ethernet cards you can use a mac IIc for a firewall very easily, though if you are running os x it's probably better not to have a firewall with essentially the same os and same security holes (like the huge one discovered several months ago that was in all bsd versions, including os x that allowed for arbitrary code execution, i.e. they could do anything they wanted to, fortunately it was patched immediately as people could have set up servers on your machine if they wanted to!).
Jerry Bryant wrote: ------ > But, it may be overkill for most people, especially with hardware > routers being so cheap today. ------- -- Philip Stortz, mad scientist at large -- "It is sobering to reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself a reputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeating the very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle for independence." -- Charles A. Beard -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
