[ale] Home network with ADSL? (with a twist)

[Thompson Freeman]

I cann't say that I know of a networking solution for '98, but if you
don't mind another box in the house (and the $$$$ issue), try a LinkSys
Broadband Router (about $150 at CompUSA?). I set one up for my daughter
and her roommate a month ago, and it's been running like a champ. Setup is
with a web browser, so you can setup with almost anything. The package
includes a simple packet firewall and dhcp server.  It seems to be a plug
and forget system.

On Fri, 19 Jan 2001, Jeffrey B Layton wrote:

> Hello,
> 
>    I took the plunge (probably foolhardy) and ordered
> Bell South ADSL (insert death-like scream). To make
> life easier on me, and more importantly my wife, I think
> I will install the mondem in my wife's Windows 98 box (with
> some measure of security - at least as much as one can
> have with Windows). Then I want to connect my Linux
> box to the net via a home network (hub, or switch, etc). Has
> anyone done this? If so, any helpful comments or details?
> (Before anyone tells me to put the modem in my Linux box
> and use Roaring Penguin to get connected, let's explore this
> approach first).
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Jeff Layton
> 
> 
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