Have not had any problems with the linksys firewall products. Did have a problem with a linksys wireless card. Ended up getting a D-link card that appears to work fairly well. On Mon, 2003-07-21 at 23:22, Price Technology wrote: > On Monday 21 July 2003 21:31, Ed Wilts wrote: > > 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. > > > I concur except for one thing. DON'T buy a linksys !! Support sucks and > warranty is a royal pain. > > I like Netgear. I've have and use several Netgear products and so do my > customers. I've had very little trouble with them and when I do, the support > / warranty is terrific. > > Just my opinion / experience. > > Joebewan -- Scot L. Harris <webid@xxxxxxxxxx> -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
