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Skriven 2005-05-09 17:20:44 av Robert Heller
    Kommentar till text 275 av Michiel van der Vlist (2:280/5555)
Ärende: Re: Sharing InterNet between more machines on the LAN
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 2005 21:20:44 +0000 (UTC)
From: Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com>

  Michiel van der Vlist <Michiel.van.der.Vlist@f5555.n280.z2.fidonet.org>,
  In a message on Mon, 09 May 05 14:01:01 -0400, wrote :

MvdV> Hello Robert,
MvdV> 
MvdV> MvdV>> 1) Install a broadband router. These things are very affordable
MvdV> MvdV>> these days. Price here is around EUR 30-50. (New) On E-bay they
MvdV> MvdV>> are offered for EUR 20 or less. If your cable modem already has
MvdV> MvdV>> a build in router, you only need a switch.
MvdV> 
MvdV>  > This is good general advice.  One should *never* attach a MS-Windows
MvdV>  > machine *directly* to a broadband (Cablemodem / DSL) connection --
MvdV>  > for a machine running out-of-the-box MS-Windows XP, it takes only
MvdV>  > about 16 minutes for it to become infected and become a 'zombie box'.
MvdV> 
MvdV> I won't argue with the figures, I think you are a bit pessimistic, but I
agree
MvdV> that unless one's knows exactly what one is doing - disabeling all of the
unsafe
MvdV> "features" - a router/firewall certainly is the preferred way.

The '16 minutes' figure came from someplace like Zdnet -- one of the
on-line PC E-Zines, I don't remember which.

MvdV> 
MvdV>  > Longer for Win 2K, etc. The router boxes include a firewall. Verizon
MvdV>  > is now *giving away* broadband routers.
MvdV> 
MvdV> The DSL providers are all offering a substantial discount on dsl modems
with
MvdV> build in router/firewall. Some are "giving them away" on sign up, but not
all of
MvdV> them. They no longer supply the cheaper bridge type modems.
MvdV> 
MvdV> The cable companies however still provide bridge type modems on a free
loan
MvdV> basis. If you want a router you have to buy oine yourself.
MvdV> 
MvdV>  > Typical "consumer grade" (eg the LinkSys boxes available from
MvdV>  > Radio Shack) provide 4 drops.
MvdV> 
MvdV> Yep, same here. My previous dsl modem/router had but one ethernet port,
so I
MvdV> still needed a sepatrate switch. The new one has a build in 4 port
switch.
MvdV> Sufficient for most needs. (But not mine, grin. I have an 8 port
switch.;-))
MvdV> 
MvdV>  > You can have a 'household' LAN with 4 computers all 'sharing'
MvdV>  > a single cable modem or DSL modem.
MvdV> 
MvdV> Yep, very comfortable.
MvdV> 
MvdV>  > There are also wireless broadband routers available
MvdV> 
MvdV> The Lynksys is very popular here. It has 4 ethernet ports too. They are
still a
MvdV> bit pricy though. around EUR 100,- I think.
MvdV> 
MvdV>  > (I think the one Verizon gives away is one of these).
MvdV> 
MvdV> They give wireless routers away? How do I get one? ;-)

Don't know.  There is no DSL *where I live*, but they advertise about
them on the TV (Boston, MA stations).

MvdV> 
MvdV>  > The wireless ones have several (4) wired drops, plus
MvdV>  > wireless (no real limit on the number).
MvdV> 
MvdV> Must be the same as the ones I have seen here. One of the guys at a local
MvdV> hamfest had one. We set up a LAN party with it for the duration of the
HAMfest.
MvdV> Wireless of course. ;-)
MvdV> 
MvdV> 
MvdV> Cheers, Michiel
MvdV> 






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