Re: ADSL Router.
On Sun, 4 Jan 2004 10:25:38 +1100
"Matt Palmer" <mpalmer@hezmatt.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 10:26:24AM -0500, Bob Clark wrote:
> > Why not let the 486 firewall box do the routing too, or is it your
> > goal to learn about commercial routers? You can run your own subnet
> > behind the firewall and use iptables/masquerading to provide
> > connectivity to the internet for hosts on your private subnet.
>
> If you want to learn about commercial-grade routing, you're still
> going to want to do it with a Linux box. They manage multiple
> connections much better (read: they do) than those hinky little boxes,
> and once you get beyond something that an old Linux box will handle,
> it's the $50k Cisco time. W00t!
>
> - Matt
>
Thanks to everybody that answered.
I've got plenty to think about, and a clear direction to go in.
Regards and thanks,
David.
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