home network planning with all-linux questions

[Chris G]

On Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 01:13:02AM -0600, Tom Poe wrote:
> Frank Cox wrote:
>> On Sat, 17 Nov 2007 00:37:39 -0600
>> Tom Poe <tompoe at fngi.net> wrote:
>>
>>   
>>> one for router/gateway between LAN and DSL modem.      
>>
>> Unless you have special requirements, it's my opinion that for most home 
>> and
>> small office networks the best thing to use for a router is a router.  
>> Dlink
>> routers and the like are quite cheap, very easy to configure and they use 
>> less
>> power and generate less heat than any general purpose computer.  They also 
>> come
>> with a fairly decent built-in firewall, not to mention that the mere fact 
>> that
>> you're NAT-ing tends to add a layer of protection as well.
>>
>>   
> Frank:  I'm no longer in the labor force, and my small pension dictates I 
> use older computer.  :)

In reality it might *still* be cheaper to buy a router if you look at
the running costs (i.e. the electricity the computer will consume).

-- 
Chris Green