[Sussex] Cable modems etc.

[Steve Dobson]

Neil

On Mon, Mar 03, 2003 at 10:52:20PM +0000, Neil Ford wrote:
> 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.

And I agree.  But not everyone can afford that.  For a home network
on a budget this is one option.  And this is better than having the cable
modem plugged into the up-link of a router.  That network set-up has no
protection at all!

Steve