Linksys

[Gregory Nowak]

You know, if somebody cracks that hardware firewall,
you'll be spending more money as opposed to spending more time rewriting
your ipchains or iptables rulesets.
Greg


On Mon, Dec 03, 2001 at 06:23:58PM -0500, Amanda Lee wrote:
> Too late, the Linksys Wireless 4port hub and router are already here and I
> like the hardware firewall the router will provide.  Once it's properly
> configured and everybody in the household can use the network, then can
> probably just leave it alone unless the IP changes or something.
> Also as I said, we have trouble with getting connections established via
> hard wire in this house so I got this Wireless USB Network Interface.  Was
> very easy to install.  Just hope can get everything talking.  Main problem
> is getting this to communicate outside.
> 
> Amanda
> 
> 
> On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Watson, Keith wrote:
> 
> > Amanda,
> >
> > Just throw another nic into one of your linux boxes, and hook it up to a
> > hub. They are one hell of a lot cheaper than a Linksys box. BTW Raul, not
> > ready to sell the Linksys just yet, my old man is getting DSL and will be
> > needing something. Sorry.
> >
> > Keith Watson
> > GroupTech
> > Email:  Keith.Watson at sypris.com <mailto:Keith.Watson at sypris.com>
> > Phone: (813) 972-6270
> > Fax #:  (813) 972-6842
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Amanda Lee [mailto:amanda at shellworld.net]
> > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 3:56 PM
> > To: 'speakup at braille.uwo.ca'
> > Subject: RE: Linksys
> >
> >
> > Yeah that's 'nuff to tick me off too but we gotta get networked at the
> > home base!  I just hope that Comcast can keep our broadband service up.
> > Excite at home did pull the plug on AT&T customers.  Doesn't break my heart
> > that someone stood up to Awful Terrible and Terribler long distance bait
> > and witchers but I feel sorry for those who were depending upon broadband
> > cable access.
> >
> > Amanda
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Watson, Keith wrote:
> >
> > > Amanda,
> > >
> > > I have a Linksys 4 port Cable/Dsl router. It is now sitting idle on my
> > shelf
> > > as I have turned my old p166 into a firewall/router. I did this because
> > the
> > > only way I was able to access the Linksys was through IE in Winblows. That
> > > ticked me off enough to go the route that I have.
> > >
> > > Keith Watson
> > > GroupTech
> > > Email:  Keith.Watson at sypris.com <mailto:Keith.Watson at sypris.com>
> > > Phone: (813) 972-6270
> > > Fax #:  (813) 972-6842
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Amanda Lee [mailto:amanda at shellworld.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 2:05 PM
> > > To: speakup at braille.uwo.ca
> > > Subject: Re: Linksys
> > >
> > >
> > > Well I can't get the setup to come back up in the browser so I'll probably
> > > be talking to tech support tomorrow before my volunteer with eyes comes
> > > by.
> > >
> > > I also have had issues with getting WinVision to work with this Compaq
> > > 1Ghz box and Windows Me so I was unable to just go after this on my own
> > > over the weekend.
> > > I just ordered Window-Eyes so should have a fairly stable Windows Screen
> > > Reader by end of week.  Then will let you know how accessible the Linksys
> > > software is.
> > >
> > > Amanda
> > >
> > >
> > >
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