On Sun, 2007-07-15 at 12:44 -0500, Lanny Marcus wrote: > >Message: 10 > >Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:44:52 -0400 > >From: Walt Reed <centos at linuxguy.com> > <snip> > If you have one that doesn't, a cheap Linksys "router" can do > >the NAT and PPPoE for you if you don't fee comfortable doing it in > >Linux. > > Walt in our former home, we had Cable Modem access for 3+ years and I > used a Linksys Router/Switch there. We live in South America, so I'd > need to have one shipped from the states. I think I can get it going, > with IPCop or Devil-Linux. > > <snip> > I downloaded the latest versions of Devil-Linux and IPCop this morning. > They both have things I like. Devil-Linux does not require a hard drive > and runs off a CD-ROM and a write protected floppy, which for security, > I think is better. IPCop has much more documentation, can run headless > and has some other things I like. I think I will try IPCop first. I've been using IPCop several years now on a cable setup in the boonies (few users, low sharing of bandwidth, great throughput). Since version 4.10, I've not one complaint about it. On an old Aptiva real 486DX/66MHz with ISA cards, appx. 400KB/sec. A 100MHz AMD x586 (486DX equiv on a 386 main board, appx, 470-500MB/sec using the same ISA cards. My current Pentium 200MHz with PCI RTL 81390-based el cheapo NICs has seen as high as 700KB/sec from really good sites on downloads. Biggest boon, IMO: LFS based. Source is available and you can tweak, modify, contribute as you desire. No experience (lack of need/desire) with Devil-Linux. Good luck on your new setup. > > Thanks much for your input! Lanny > <snip sig stuff> -- Bill