On 8/12/05, Orlando Andico <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > on a side-topic, it amuses me that people still recommend using Linux > boxes for firewall/NAT work for SME/SoHo applications. why bother with > the $^#$%$!! system administration and security issues of Linux when
1. you can implement traffic shaping. something that you don't find in ordinary routers. 2. if loadbalancing or failover across multiple links is a necessity - this doesn't come cheap for a router. i remember recommending something like this to a client BUT they didn't have a budget for the network appliance. erik -- roderick e. tapang, nclp retapang at gmail dot com (o_.' http://counter.li.org/ //\ ---------------------- V_/_ Linux User # 253842 _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
