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On 9/13/06, James G. Sack (jim) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
AndrewMcHorney wrote:
> Is the firewall/router a linux box?
>
Disadvantages:
- limited versatility
- slightly difficult to upgrade
- unverifiable and possibly questionable security
Counter arguments:
- good enough for usual home use
- firmware flash upgrades fairly easy, once you find the recipe
- yes, you're at the mercy of a proprietary system, but in general, the
vendors have so far proven "good enough", many would say
Advantages:
- pretty much plug in and go (perhaps a little setup via browser)
- small size and low power consumption
Counter agruments:
- fancy or complicated firewalling may be impossible, and besides, you
don't get to learn about iptables <grin>
Disclaimer: if you want to add a wireless access point, then there may
be other considerations in favor of a _real_ computer to work with. I'll
let others answer that part if it pertains to you, since that's not
within my experience.
What about meeting somewhere in the middle. A Linksys WRT54G (or it's
equivelant) with Openwrt or DD-WRT. It's open source and highly
configurable. A list of good links can be found on the Wikipedia page
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WRT54GL, including a link with
instructions for using iptables on it.
Menachem
Regards,
..jim
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