The ASUS solution is slick - but at $260, considering he has a spare box laying around, any of the distros listed here (free) accomplish the same feet.. printer sharing, SAMBA, etc.
But the Asus solution is a sign of what's coming down the pipe. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Hayes Elkins > Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 12:19 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] NuMachine > > > > > >From: Bryan Seitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> > >To: The Hardware List <[email protected]> > >Subject: Re: [H] NuMachine > >Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 23:35:35 -0400 > > > >On Sun, Sep 03, 2006 at 10:51:28PM +0000, dhs wrote: > > > Thanks guys. Am I doing a "gateway" or just a hdw "firewall?" Or, > will > >it be > > > a "gateway w/firewall?" > > > > > >Sounds like a NAT box with firewall and QOS capabilities is what you > want > >:) > > > >-- > > > >Bryan G. Seitz > > > http://games.dlink.com/products/?pid=370&#DGL-4300 > > Don't let the bullet points on it's gaming capabilities fool the seasoned > network guru into thinking this is anything less then a full fledged SPI > hardware firewall with incredible features for the price. > > Up on the horizon (actually quite a few are out or models already > announced): Complete gateway/router appliances w/ print servers and NAS > (up > to 1TB). Download bittorents with your computer powered off. > > http://www.tweaktown.com/articles/939/
