On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 07:00:43PM -0700, Globe Trotter wrote: > after years of resisting upgrading from dial-up, i am considering > upgrading to the cheaper version of DSL. question: is it easy to > configure redhat 9 for DSL? what does one need to do? anything i > should keep in mind wrt the DSL modem? > > finally, this would the ultimate payback but can i subscribe to dsl > with msn8 and run linux on my machine? i use a dell latitude c840 if > it matters. My recommendation would be to buy something like a Linksys router if you can afford it and put it between the DSL modem and the Linux system. The Linksys offers two things - a switch with NAT functionality to support other systems in your house, and a firewall that's on by default. Until you get comfortable configuring Linux in an always-on environment, it's nice to have a low-cost firewall that does the basics for you. -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@xxxxxxxxxx Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
