Re: Re: Linksys ( was Re: KX-T: source of Network interfaces)

[Paul H. Gusciora]

The SonicWall firewall/router appliance does 90% of what a midrange 
Cisco does (stateful inspection, logging, port forwarding) at 
reasonable cost and a web interface. Even my SU (spousal unit) who 
runs the business and is more focused on other things can reset the 
WAN connection when DSL freezes. Sonicwall VPN is supposed to be 
feasible with few hassles. The spam blocking / site blocking 
subscriptions seem overpriced.

For the geek-ified (or someone who is not running a business) one can 
turn a spare PC (or PCI or NuBus Mac) with two network interfaces 
into a router platform using Linux, OpenBSD, or pick your BSD. There 
is even some specialized hardware (KnatBox) that has the two 
ethernets packaged on a small PC board.

BTW: The logs have show constant probing of port 135, 137, etc. for 
the past 3 years -- even though the WAN link is via dynamic DSL, and 
all the computers use MacOS (except for a little emulated Windows for 
phone configuration and an old version of QuickBooks for Windows). I 
think that the answer to a lot of problems would be to banish 
Microsoft networking in favor of FTP!

Paul H. Gusciora
Chemical Engineer, Systems Scientist
San Rafael, CA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Winarske" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Linksys ( was Re: KX-T: source of Network interfaces)
Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 23:09:18 -0700
I never use Linksys routers anymore.
I was hacked through a Linksys router with no port forwarding, cost me a
fair amount of money...
I only swear by Netscreen firewall/routers now.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray Pichulo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 10:19 PM
Subject: re: Linksys ( was Re: KX-T: source of Network interfaces)

 Carl Navarro wrote:

 >And, geeze 500 million!!!!  Oh to have owned Linksys stock.
 >
 Well, if it makes you feel any better, Linksys is a privately held
company.
 Ray
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