Mark, I had a "hardware" router/firewall too but it was way too slow and could only do half/duplex on the network.
I replaced it with a PC with two network ports and running IPCop and it goes full network speed. Just make sure that when you do get a hardware router/firewall that it can do full duplex on the network side to the cable modem. Jon ---- Mark Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Linksys BFSX41 10/100 Cable Firewall Router with 4 Port Switch and > VPN Endpoint that seems to be going through a slow death. I have a cable > modem (Cox) on one side and a 100 MB LAN on the other side. If I plug the > cable from the cable modem directly into my computer, I get the advertised > "blazing fast speed." If I go through the router, my blazing fast speed > drops to very slow - i.e. pages that load in a blink of an eye now take 10s > of seconds to load. It seems to have something to do with heat - if I leave > the router off for an hour, and then reconnect it, I get blazing speed for > awhile, then it slows down. > > Thanks! > > Mark --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
