Linksys Firewall/router
Brian Kelsay
bkelsay at home.com
Wed Nov 7 23:22:07 CST 2001
There is a 3Com model that has a serial port to plug in to an external
modem and a built in 4 port switch for the internal net.
I can't find the 3com right now but the dlink is here.
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?sku
=d700-1030%20p
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Hammitt" <tony at speedscript.com>
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Cc: "KCLUG List" <kclug at kclug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 12:33 PM
Subject: Re: Linksys Firewall/router
> Now seems like a good time to ask this:
>
> Does anyone have any recommendations on a dialup modem equivalent of
Linksys
> cable/DSL router? I've asked this at meetings before and think that
the rest
> of the list may want to also know what the response is.
>
> I remember hearing about something called webramp or some such, and
that possibly
> Cisco makes such a device, but does anyone have any links? Have you
used one
> personally? Is it good enough to run a business off of?
>
> TIA,
>
> Tony
>
>
> Jonathan Hutchins wrote:
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Apollo" <apollo7771 at home.com>
> >
> > > Hello, I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with
Linksys
> > > firewall/routers. ... I got in a debate with a
> > > tech about the reliability of these firewalls. He didn't believe
that
> > these
> > > firewalls were any good because they didn't block enough ports.
> >
> > I believe the correct phrase is "Talking through his hat".
Firewalls don't
> > even have to block ports if you're using NAT.
> >
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