On Thu, 10 May 2007 02:13:27 -0500 "Russell L. Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> As a result of a conversation at the Tuesday meeting regarding power > consumption, I now am shopping around for a firmware > firewall/router/DHCP server for my home network, to replace an old > Pentium-II machine running SmoothWall Express 2.0. > > The Cisco/Linksys brand was recommended to me. > > I have an ADSL connection to the Internet. I have an ADSL modem and > an external 10/100 Ethernet switch, and no plans for wireless. > > So if I end up purchasing a new router, I likely would choose a > no-frills unit such as the Linksys BEFSR11. > > Perhaps you have upgraded to a wireless firewall/router and have in > the closet collecting dust an old wired router which would be > suitable for my application. As I said at the meeting, I have a Netgear RP 614 that I no longer have need of. G. Wade -- There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works. -- Alan Perlis _______________________________________________ Houston mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pm.org/mailman/listinfo/houston Website: http://houston.pm.org/
