How many use RR and have a router (Linksys) or do you use a computer as a router? What are the pros and cons.
I use a Linux router as well. Probably the same setup that a lot of other folks do to. Prior to using a Linux, I had a wireless linksys and a RR cable modem and when something went wrong, it was very hard to workout what the hell was going wrong when my connection died.
An unexpected benefit was that my net connection was faster with Linux. I suspect this is so because the Linksys has a pretty puny packet processor but I'm not worried about the why. The only downside is that you have invest a bit of time getting it setup. But well worth it in my opinion. Addendum: The newer RR cable modems have a USB port which I'm connected to using the new USB-USB network support in 2.4 It basically looks like /dev/eth1 to everything else which means you effectively have a dual-port firewall. Tim Burgess
