linux on hw router?

[Bill Campbell]

On Thu, Jan 11, 2007, Ken Moffat wrote:
>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.
>>
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>Hmm... I just had a friend sign up with Clearwire. Is this something I 
>should warn him about?

I certainly would, particularly if he's running Windows.

Bill
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