ps. sorry to keep this OT thread going. But I find it interesting. Apologies to those who do not. To justify / bring it slightly back on-topic ... these devices can be made from an old 486/pentium running linux ;-) The gateway/router goes without saying, I'm sure a lot of you are running such a machine... but bridges too. If you need a cheap switch (ok, so they're pretty cheap nowdays.... but I'm a poor student ;-) you can make a makeshift one out of an old pentium (I used a P200, but lower *should* be ok I think) packed full of network cards, and running ethernet bridging on linux. Using a floppy distro like LRP too, you don't even need a HD :-)
Cheers, Gareth
