> I have looked at Google and want to confirm the setup that it seems I
> can use. I have a Blade 100 and a PC running Win2k (usually - 3 other
> OSs on there). I want to network the two and have them share my
> Mindspring DSL connection (pppoe), soon to be moved to my new apt. Is
> a Linksys 4-port Cable/DSL Router all I need to network the two,
> provide the DSL connection to both, and even a firewall? It sounds
> almost too simple and too good to be true. I get dynamic IP, btw.
Yes, it is too good, and yes its is true. I use myself a four-port SMC
Barricade but I have also heard lots of good things about Linksys and
Netgear RT314 too. The SMC that I use also has a build-in (lpd
compatible) print server and support for ISDN/56k dial-up. All for
$100 or less. The only compliant that I have about it is that the TCP
session timeout is too short (about 30 minutes) which causes my idle
ssh sessions to close after about 30 minutes of inactivity, I was able
to fix that for my main PC by putting it in DMZ though.
Make sure you get a broadband gateway that doesn't require windows
specific tools to run (most of them just use http, telnet, ftp).
Alternatively, you can get a second network card for your Sun machine
and set it up as the router for your home network.
-akop
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