Hey man! Probably true but I don't know how to do these things and initially I'll be using uh a Wind Blows ME box but when I grow-up and graduate to Linux, I'll work at this. In the meantime, gotta take the braindead approach ha! It's better than leaving the door wide-open you know! Amanda Lee On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Gregory Nowak wrote: > You know, if somebody cracks that hardware firewall, > you'll be spending more money as opposed to spending more time rewriting > your ipchains or iptables rulesets. > Greg > > > On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 06:23:58PM -0500, Amanda Lee wrote: > > Too late, the Linksys Wireless 4port hub and router are already here and I > > like the hardware firewall the router will provide. Once it's properly > > configured and everybody in the household can use the network, then can > > probably just leave it alone unless the IP changes or something. > > Also as I said, we have trouble with getting connections established via > > hard wire in this house so I got this Wireless USB Network Interface. Was > > very easy to install. Just hope can get everything talking. Main problem > > is getting this to communicate outside. > > > > Amanda > > > > > > On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Watson, Keith wrote: > > > > > Amanda, > > > > > > Just throw another nic into one of your linux boxes, and hook it up to a > > > hub. They are one hell of a lot cheaper than a Linksys box. BTW Raul, not > > > ready to sell the Linksys just yet, my old man is getting DSL and will be > > > needing something. Sorry. > > > > > > Keith Watson > > > GroupTech > > > Email: Keith.Watson at sypris.com <mailto:Keith.Watson at sypris.com> > > > Phone: (813) 972-6270 > > > Fax #: (813) 972-6842 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Amanda Lee [mailto:amanda at shellworld.net] > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:56 PM > > > To: 'speakup at braille.uwo.ca' > > > Subject: RE: Linksys > > > > > > > > > Yeah that's 'nuff to tick me off too but we gotta get networked at the > > > home base! I just hope that Comcast can keep our broadband service up. > > > Excite at home did pull the plug on AT&T customers. Doesn't break my heart > > > that someone stood up to Awful Terrible and Terribler long distance bait > > > and witchers but I feel sorry for those who were depending upon broadband > > > cable access. > > > > > > Amanda > > > > > > > > > On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Watson, Keith wrote: > > > > > > > Amanda, > > > > > > > > I have a Linksys 4 port Cable/Dsl router. It is now sitting idle on my > > > shelf > > > > as I have turned my old p166 into a firewall/router. I did this because > > > the > > > > only way I was able to access the Linksys was through IE in Winblows. That > > > > ticked me off enough to go the route that I have. > > > > > > > > Keith Watson > > > > GroupTech > > > > Email: Keith.Watson at sypris.com <mailto:Keith.Watson at sypris.com> > > > > Phone: (813) 972-6270 > > > > Fax #: (813) 972-6842 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Amanda Lee [mailto:amanda at shellworld.net] > > > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 2:05 PM > > > > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > Subject: Re: Linksys > > > > > > > > > > > > Well I can't get the setup to come back up in the browser so I'll probably > > > > be talking to tech support tomorrow before my volunteer with eyes comes > > > > by. > > > > > > > > I also have had issues with getting WinVision to work with this Compaq > > > > 1Ghz box and Windows Me so I was unable to just go after this on my own > > > > over the weekend. > > > > I just ordered Window-Eyes so should have a fairly stable Windows Screen > > > > Reader by end of week. Then will let you know how accessible the Linksys > > > > software is. > > > > > > > > Amanda > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
