From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from [65.9.87.151] (helo=c1422183-a.ross1.pa.home.com) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.32 #1 (Debian)) id 1640Sp-0004bu-00 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 08:52:27 -0500 Received: from c1422183-a.ross1.pa.home.com (c1422183-a.ross1.pa.home.com [65.9.87.151]) by c1422183-a.ross1.pa.home.com (8.10.2/8.9.3) with ESMTP id fAEDqRg03899 for ; Wed, 14 Nov 2001 13:52:28 GMT Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2001 08:52:27 -0500 (EST) From: Frank Carmickle X-Sender: frankiec@c1422183-a.ross1.pa.home.com To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: mix up In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: frankiec@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: On Tue, 13 Nov 2001, Kirk Wood wrote: > these. Like was previously mentioned for less then $100 you get a > firewall, and a 4 port hub. They provide DHCP services and they come > preconfigured to block inbound traffic. If you want to be able to get in, > you can open the ports desired. I would rather use an old box with a few nic's running iptables. With a few of these routers you would have to use a javascript enabled browser. I don't know any of these routers that allow you to log either. I like looking at the logs. Also I know that if someone was to crack this hardware firewall I'd be screwed. Then I'd have to get new firmware and do all of that. No thanks. I'll stick to a 486 running a small 2.4 kernel with iptables. And for $70 at compusa I picked up a 8 port 10/100fd hub back in April. So you can do it for cheaper this way also. $10 per nic after shipping and most 486's are easily had for free. -- Frank Carmickle phone: 412 761-9568 email: frankiec@dryrose.com