Patching the firmware is no hassle...I have an Addtron cable modem router. I am thinking of selling it used, and getting a Linksys Cable modem router, that includes wireless access port. Then just buy a wireless NIC for my notebook. In fact the Addtron lets you set up a DMZ, static routing, DHCP server, and the latest rev of the rom allows use of www.no-ip.com Addtron has a script. There are also some cable modem routers that have a built in print server too. Just depends on how much money you put at the problem. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Sack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ryan Amos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 5:35 PM Subject: RE: HW recs for gateway computer
> Today at 5:23pm, Ryan Amos expounded: > > ++ Amen, my brotha. Actually, I find FreeBSD's network stack is also a bit > ++ more fine-tuned than Linux. Of course, you're probably just better off > ++ buying a DSL router for $50. I recall Fry's had a special a while back > ++ on the Netgear RT311 for $50 (Linksys sells a similar model, both are > ++ excellent.) You'd need an extra hub, but those are easily obtained. No > ++ matter what people might say, a dedicated router will be faster and > ++ require less maintainence. Sometimes it's just worth the saved time and > ++ effort to spend some cash on a pure hardware solution. > > OTOH, these pure hardware solutions do have lots of software, and many of > them have had security advisories on BugTraq, and it's probably a bigger > pain to patch the firware than to patch a kernel. (Other reasons why > running a router w/ an OS is more secure is left as an excercise for the > reader.) > > -- > Larkinson's Law: > All laws are basically false. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Send administrative requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
