Tom Penney wrote:

>On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 08:29, pjcrump at bitstream.net wrote:
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>>>When getting DSL, will Qworst provide me with an external modem that I can
>>>then run into a linksys router?
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>Tom Penney wrote:
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>>You don't need the linksys router (although you could use if you have
>>reason to) The actiontec router you will be getting from qwest can be
>>easily set up to connect many computers to the net.
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>On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 08:18, PHPTOm wrote:
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>>I just got the actiontec last week from qwest.  5 bucks a month.  It was
>>easy and I got a win2k, xp and rh9 on the internet.  Then I got rooted.
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>A second router wouldn't have helped you. You can filter packets with
>the actiontec and/or the linksys.  It's like putting in a second front
>door in your house to make it harder to break into. If you don't lock
>them it's not going to help.
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Back in the days... when I got the Cisco 678 DSL Modem if you weren't 
running a fire wall or a router like the Linksys you got DOS attacked 
every day. So owning old technology I said get a Linksys.  Heck I own a 
486 laptop and I want Linux on it. I'm old so I gots old stuff ;o)




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