On Jan 23, 2008 12:06 PM, Gerald Timothy Quimpo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > you probably don't even care. instead of the PC connecting to > that other device, just have the linksys connect to it. instead > of the PC getting the internal IP, the linksys gets it. then all > the computers on the network just get DHCP IPs from the linksys > router. as far as I can tell you'd get all the same benefits with > no downside. but if i've forgotten a downside, remind me :-), > it'd be good to know :-)
The difference is that if your Linksys blue box router runs with Open/DD/X WRT, you can control and directly connect to it from the Internet. Imagine the following setup: Your proposed setup: Internet <--> Antenna <--> SBDevice <--> Linksys <--> PC My intended setup (if possible): Internet <--> Antenna <--> Linksys <--> PC And I assume that the Linksys blue box router will get a public IP address which you can manage to connect anywhere you are. Besides, although that device consumes a little power, but we can't deny it that it still consumes electricity. Lastly, it consumes space. Am I making any sense here? =( Marvin _________________________________________________ Kagay-Anon Linux Users' Group (KLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (http://cdo.linux.org.ph) Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
