On 11/5/05, Andrew McNabb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There's that word again. :) > > I'm sure the Linksys router is great for lots of people (though I > haven't had much luck with their products). I'm sure it's more > versatile than most routers. HOWEVER, you can't run whatever software > you want on it, which in my opinion, instantly makes it less versatile > than a firewall with PCI card.
I beg to differ. The Linksys is a Linux box. You can compile pretty much any linux software on it. Whether it has the memory to run it is another story :) FYI there are Dansguardian packages available for the Linksys WRT54G: http://openwrt.alphacore.net/experimental-sources/ > My whole apartment and the apartment next door are transparently proxied > through Dansguardian (over wireless and wired networking). I really > appreciate having it running when I'm browsing the web. I don't know of > any of the other single guys who aren't also glad it's there. Without > getting too philosophical, I think an important part of avoiding > undesirable [to yourself] behavior is to do what you can to prevent it. > > Anyway, I don't see how any of the great features you mentioned could > possibly allow for more flexibility in setting up a network than a > customized Linux firewall does. You have to compare apples to apples here. Im comparing the features of a $50 linksys router against the features of a $50 PCI wireless card (and associated HostAP driver). You compared the $50 linksys router against the features of a $50 PCI wireless card attached to a $1000 computer. If we compare the router to the card I think its clear that the router gives you more bang for your buck. You can run Squid+Dansguardian on your desktop server with either configuration. That is besides the point. -- Chris /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
