Linux Router's

[Brett I. Holcomb]

Have you done anything with GnatBox systems, Bill.  If so what are your 
views on them?

Bill Campbell wrote:

> On Wed, May 08, 2002 at 02:15:49PM -0500, Ben Duncan wrote:
>>WIll be getting off this Idsl stuff and getting a true SDSL connection
>>with a static IP. I will get the DSL router set up to simply pass
>>everthing thru and want to set up my own Linux Router.
> 
> If you're not doing this just as an exercise in setting up Linux routers,
> you might want to look at the LinkSys Cable/DSL VPN router with built-in 4
> port 10/100 Switch (I think it runs embedded Linux).  They handle ipsec
> tunnels, NAT, and port forwarding through to machines on the internal
> private network, are configured with a web interface, and are basically
> cheap ($180US at my friendly neighborhood CompuUSA).
> 
> We've done quite a bit of hacking with various Linux routers from LRP on
> up to full Linux systems with Sangoma WAN cards, and this seems to be the
> best
> all around solution I've seen for the small office or home setup.  As much
> as I like LRP routers, it's hard to justify the time setting them up when
> I can just plug one of these in, set it to forward ssh through to a Linux
> machine inside, and be working in a few minutes.
> 
> Bill
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