I have used both for several clients.
I find the Linksys router very easy and in turn has little features.
A cheap 486 and Linux can be used. With this you can have unlimited IP's
on your side and a very robust firewall and masquerade box with logging to
see who is trying to get in.
I prefer the 486 route and is what I use at home.
Randy
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At 07:36 AM 7/19/00 -0400, you wrote:
>I have used the 4 port switch...and I find it quite good. I know of an
>Internet Cafe that uses it with not too much trouble. The only thing the
>they really complain about is the fact it does not broadcast TCP and UDP
>ports onto the network. But the net speed is quite good!
>
>Thanks,
>
>Anthony
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Alan Mead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Sent: Monday, July 17, 2000 1:19 PM
>Subject: Cable router vs. IPMASQ
>
>
> > A friend is getting a cable modem and I started to tell him how we need to
> > set up a $40 486-based IP_Masq gateway using the LRP distribution. But he
> > thought that sounded too complicated. So I showed him Linksys' $190
> > cable-router/switch which he thought would be a better solution. Has
> > anyone used this? Does it give comparable performance and flexibility?
> >
> > -Alan
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> > Alan Mead, Ph.D. / Research Scientist / [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> > 1801 Woodfield Dr / Savoy IL 61874 USA
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