Re: project: wired/wireless router
On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:50:51 -0400
"H.S." <hs.samix@gmail.com> wrote:
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> I would say the consumer router choice (e.g. WRT-54G(L)) is the easiest
> to implement. The other choice, making a computer as a router, is quite
> involved but interesting (could be made very streamlined using a
> firewall machine oriented Linux Distro) and serves as an excellent
> learning project (networking and iptables). Moreover, with the latter
> choice, one has very fine grained control over the routing and filtering
> of network packets.
I'm considering these options, too. IIUC, another argument in favor of
the former option is the power draw; isn't it much lower for a SOHO
router than for a full blown computer running as a router?
Celejar
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