[Gllug] Broadband Configuration

[Dylan]

On Monday 17 March 2003 11:13, Mick Farmer wrote:
> Dear GLLUGers,
>
> Like many of you, I'm ready to plunge into Broadband, but am
> still unsure about the exact configuration.  This is what I
> currently think I'd like.
>
> Telco<-->Modem<-------->Firewall<-->WiFi
> Static   ADSL  Ethernet RH 8.0
> IP                      ip-tables
>
> Does this seem reasonable?  If so, which telco?  If not,
> what have others got?  Thanks in advance for any replies.

Seems fine, but maybe a dedicated firewall distro would be easier/more 
reliable.

I'm with plus.net, and have had no significant problems in 18 months.

Dylan

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