[Sussex] Cable modems etc.

[Neil Ford]

On Mon, 3 Mar 2003 10:26:23 -0500, Steve Dobson wrote:
> Of course if you really want to save the bucks just by the WiFi card and
> plug the Modem into the back of your workstation - No need for a router
> and no need for the base station.  There is no reason why a Linux
> workstation
> can't double up as a router, firewall, masquerader, e-mail SMARTHOST, HTTP
> proxy, ...

I feel a Richard Morrell style rant about a firewall being a firewall 
and nothing else, otherwise why bother :-)

It's one of the few things he said that I had some agreement with.... 
but don't quote me on that.

Neil.
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