<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Tom McKim <mckimt@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:
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<P>My 2 cents.<BR><BR>For Pracicality I'd get a small router. For fun I'd<BR>go with the Old PC running a Linux Distro. Linksys<BR>has some good Routers, and you can't go wrong with a<BR>Linksys<BR><BR>I have a SMC Barricade at Home that works Great.<BR>It has 4 Ports, Built in Print Server, and a RS232<BR>Port for a fail-over modem connection. It has a built<BR>in Firewall.</P>
<P><FONT size=3>A friend loaned me his SMC Barricade Model SMC7004ABR, but I can't get it to work. I followed the manual and no luck! It did not see the DSL Modem, so it might be a dud. There is no install software with this sucker. Just instructions from the manual via pdf files I downloaded from SMC. The only software I downloaded was for the printserver and firmware. No drivers, No interface software, No kidding! I followed along and set all the manual stated, but could not get it to link up with the modem. So I could click on the DSL Dialer and connect up. I was going to get one box to connect up and set setting on the rest to share the connection. But to no such luck. Any advice?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT size=3>cAcTUsKId:)</FONT><BR><BR>Just remember to change the Default Passwords.<BR><BR>- Tom McKim<BR><BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><p><hr SIZE=1>
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