On 23 Oct 2000, at 18:49, Timothy R. Butler wrote:
Hi everyone, Does anyone here know if/how well a router (for sharing broadband internet like @Home cable internet) works in Linux? I'm looking at the Linksys 4-port Cable/DSL Router (Average Retail $179, Amazon.com $149), which provides a "natural firewall", DHCP services, and a 10/100 (with "Full Duplex 200 Mbps") 4-Port Switch.
To quote Linksys' web site: "The Router can be used with any computer running TCP/IP through an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet connection." I'm using a Cisco 675 with no problems, either with OpenBSD (which is my current firewall) or Linux. I haven't used DHCP, though, as I don't like the idea of running unnecessary services on a firewall, and I'm also too lazy to set it up for 4-5 machines. As for the Cisco as a firewall, it's password encryption system is proprietary-- it can't be verified as being secured-- and I can't install ssh on it, and would instead have to use telnet, so I'm using it in bridging mode with console-only access. Cheers, Dennis
Any experience with using one of these things with Linux?
Thanks, Tim
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