Subject: Re: Firewalls
From: Paul J. Lucas (pauljlucas@mac.com)
Date: Tue Aug 07 2001 - 17:07:21 MDT
On Tue, 7 Aug 2001, Robert Vogt IV wrote:
> Any 'plug+play' box such as these has a fixed amount of capabilities, in
> terms of route tables, etc.
So does a piece of software, such as the IP chains software.
> A computer does not (to a great extent) since you can upgrade RAM, recompile,
> etc.
You can buy a bigger Cisco router.
> The Linksys, for example, is limited to 20 port mappings! Thats IT!!
I never stated otherwise.
> > The firmware in the box is also upgradable.
>
> Sure... but what if they go out of business.
Then you buy another one from somebody else... like duh.
You seem to be suffering fo the delusion that any solution has
to be bulletproof for all time otherwise it's not a reasonable
solution. Why you have this delusion isn't clear.
Again: for 99% of home/hobby users, an off-the-shelf hub/router
box is a perfectly reasonable solution.
> IIci: $20
Now that's a headache since YDL doesn't even run on a IIci since
it has a 68030 (not PowerPC) processor.
> 2 NuBus Ethernet cards: $5 each
If you want crappy Ethernet cards, sure. Better ones cost
more.
> Learning something new: priceless
Many of us don't have the time or really care.
- Paul
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