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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>for home use, I’m a big fan of linksys<span
class=GramE>..</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>yes, you can do more stuff with a linux
box, but it all depends on just what you need to do. one thing to keep in mind
is the cost. you can get a dsl router box for like $20 nowdays, so it’s much
cheaper than even an old pc.and most importantly, I’m assuming you are going to
have it on 24/7…<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>a typical PC will cost you about $25/month
for power.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>a small router box will cost about
$5/month for power.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>-Mark<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=black
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext'>-----Original
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> owner-nflug@nflug.org
[mailto:owner-nflug@nflug.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Cyber
Source<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, January 20, 2004
8:21 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> nflug@nflug.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Routers, Switchers,
and all that stuff</span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Bob Meyer has made me a
couple of extremely reliable routers with old pc's running Mandrake and
Shorewall (comes with the Mandrake distro). I can't tell you how much better
the performance is from them little router boxes, and FAR better hack
protection. All you need is an old pc with about 32mb of ram. <br>
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TheCactusKid Cactus wrote:<br style='mso-special-character:line-break'>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi, you'all<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I've got DSL and would
like to get a Router/Switcher with NAT Firewall, ( Gateway, VPN, if
needed??? ) That can do IP Masquerade, so on and so forth. In other words with
all the bells and whistles.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I know vary little on the
matter other than from what I've read. Have vary little hands on
experience, but I will do better than trial by fire! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Though I would rather get
the one for dummies model. You know the type that ya stick in the CD and it
does all the rest. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>So any suggestions out
there? Make? Model? What do you'all think of Linksys and Netgear? Any others
you'all can suggest? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Verizon suggests Linksys
equipment since their DSL Modems are made by them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>cAcTUsKId:)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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