Tom Penney wrote: >On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 08:29, pjcrump at bitstream.net wrote: > > >>>When getting DSL, will Qworst provide me with an external modem that I can >>>then run into a linksys router? >>> >>> > >Tom Penney wrote: > > >>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. >> >> > >On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 08:18, PHPTOm wrote: > > >>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. >> >> > >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. > > > 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) _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list