alan c wrote: > btw you might like to consider replacing the usb modem with a > modem-router, which is a lot easier to configure and also will offer > much improved security over a usb modem. Some ISPs are now giving free > adsl modem-routers, not usb, because they are becoming much cheaper. > USB modems are mostly designed only for windows, and it can be hard > work to use them in linux. > I totally agree with this... delegating the responsibility for connecting to the internet and providing the initial firewall to a router makes a lot of sense...
You end up with a setup where anything with an RJ45 network capability can effectively connect to the internet, without worrying about drivers or anything else... saves a lot of time in the long run, and modem routers really aren't very expensive at all... Sean -- [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.kubuntu.org/UKTeam/
