On Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 01:13:02AM -0600, Tom Poe wrote: > Frank Cox wrote: >> On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:37:39 -0600 >> Tom Poe <tompoe@xxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >>> one for router/gateway between LAN and DSL modem. >> >> Unless you have special requirements, it's my opinion that for most home >> and >> small office networks the best thing to use for a router is a router. >> Dlink >> routers and the like are quite cheap, very easy to configure and they use >> less >> power and generate less heat than any general purpose computer. They also >> come >> with a fairly decent built-in firewall, not to mention that the mere fact >> that >> you're NAT-ing tends to add a layer of protection as well. >> >> > Frank: I'm no longer in the labor force, and my small pension dictates I > use older computer. :) In reality it might *still* be cheaper to buy a router if you look at the running costs (i.e. the electricity the computer will consume). -- Chris Green
