Re: [OT] Purchasing a wired switch; advice needed

["Russell L. Harris" <rlharris@broadcaster.org>]

* Jochen Schulz <ml@well-adjusted.de> [110420 05:48]:
> Klistvud:
> > And here's what I need advice for:
> You are looking for a router (OSI layer 3), not a switch (OSI layer 2).
> It needs to have three distinct interfaces (1xWAN, 2xLAN). If it runs
...
> I think even a simple Linksys WRT54GL would suffice. AFAIK you can

If you have spare computer (old and slow is acceptable) and three
ethernet cards, you could download and install SmoothWall
(www.smoothwall.org), and be running within a half-hour, and at no
expense.

The point of using SmoothWall is that it is extremely simple to install
and configure -- even a Window$ user can do it. 

Then, once experimentation shows you what works, you can look for a
firmware router to reduce space and electricity requirements.

RLH