From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mtao04.charter.net ([209.225.8.178]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1HxBes-0000YB-00 for ; Sat, 09 Jun 2007 20:51:54 -0400 Received: from aa08.charter.net ([10.20.200.160]) by mtao04.charter.net (InterMail vM.7.08.02.00 201-2186-121-20061213) with ESMTP id <20070610005123.INGB1527.mtao04.charter.net@aa08.charter.net> for ; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 20:51:23 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net ([24.151.115.123]) by aa08.charter.net with ESMTP id <20070610005123.BGRO21041.aa08.charter.net@h14me.homelinux.net> for ; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 20:51:23 -0400 Received: from h14me.homelinux.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l5A0pNjF017167 for ; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 20:51:23 -0400 Received: (from alex_snow@localhost) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.13.4/8.12.10/Submit) id l5A0pNk6017166 for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 9 Jun 2007 20:51:23 -0400 Date: Sat, 9 Jun 2007 20:51:23 -0400 From: Alex Snow To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: Wireless Router Message-ID: <20070610005123.GA17159@gmx.net> References: <001401c7a9d3$96e74140$0302a8c0@forestfern> <7886E30AFD334C46A3C6F8BD7C185F6F025D0BA3@COCMAIL3.coc.ca> <20070608154758.GA10026@gmx.net> <009b01c7aabe$64499300$2cdcb900$@net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <009b01c7aabe$64499300$2cdcb900$@net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV version 0.88, clamav-milter version 0.87 on h14me.homelinux.net X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Chzlrs: 0 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 00:51:55 -0000 personally I don't want to use a full-fledged computer as a router...in a router I want something that's just going to run without any issues, and anyway a computer is overkill. I like something thats a small imbedded system with just enough flash/ram to be a router. On Sat, Jun 09, 2007 at 01:48:26PM -0400, ace wrote: > How come people don't just use their Linux box as the router and a wireless > switch to provide the wireless? I don't have a lot of experience in this > area so let me know if I am completely off. > > > -- > ace > Network Administrator of > irc.talkingirc.net > http://www.talkingirc.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-bounces@braille.uwo.ca] > On Behalf Of Alex Snow > Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 11:48 AM > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. > Subject: Re: Wireless Router > > I like the wrt54gl (I think that's what it's called, the current one > that runs linux not the current one that runs vxworks) > > personally quite happy with my Cisco 2514 though... > On Fri, Jun 08, > 2007 at 08:05:14AM -0600, Dawes, Stephen wrote: > > This is slightly off topic, but I am looking for opinions on which > > wireless router to purchase. > > > > > > Steve Dawes > > Phone: (403) 268-5527 > > Email: SDawes@calgary.ca > > > > > > > > > > NOTICE - > > This communication is intended ONLY for the use of the person or entity > named above and may contain information that is confidential or legally > privileged. 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The City of Calgary thanks > you for your attention and co-operation. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > -- > I don't know why, but first C programs tend to look a lot worse than > first programs in any other language (maybe except for fortran, but then > I suspect all fortran programs look like `firsts') > -- Olaf Kirch > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > __________ NOD32 2320 (20070609) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup -- > > Other than the fact Linux has a cool name, could someone explain why I > > should use Linux over BSD? > > No. That's it. The cool name, that is. We worked very hard on > creating a name that would appeal to the majority of people, and it > certainly paid off: thousands of people are using linux just to be able > to say "OS/2? Hah. I've got Linux. What a cool name". 386BSD made the > mistake of putting a lot of numbers and weird abbreviations into the > name, and is scaring away a lot of people just because it sounds too > technical. -- Linus Torvalds' follow-up to a question about Linux