ethernet Re: [Gloucs] broadband

[John McKeown]

> what about sticking a little Smoothwall/ipcops/whatever
> box to the modem .... then run your network behind it?=20
> cheap pentiums ... which might have usb ports.

USB ports? I'm using an Asus ADSL router, via ethernet
card - I set up SuSE for it using pppoatm wizard OK,=20
but Mandrake9 won't talk to it.

(The Asus has a built-in firewall - I think)

But thanks I didn't realise there were boxes for little
as 50 quid around; may get one for my family=20
instead of an Evesham eScape-Lindows.

best wishes
john m