linux on hw router?

[Ken Moffat]

Bill Campbell wrote:
>
>
> FYI:  I've been working with a customer's Clearwire wireless connection
> and found that Clearwire's policy is to supply only their box which
> provides a single public IP address to the customer's box, unlike QWest
> and other DSL providers who supply DSL ``modems'' with NAT for the
> customer's systems.
>
> IMHO this is a recipe for disaster as many of Clearwire's customers will
> simply plug their Microsoft virus, Windows, boxes into these, and have
> them instantly infected.
>
> Bill
>   

Hmm... I just had a friend sign up with Clearwire. Is this something I 
should warn him about?