On Thu, 2003-08-21 at 08:29, pjcrump at bitstream.net wrote: > > When getting DSL, will Qworst provide me with an external modem that I can > > then run into a linksys router? Tom Penney wrote: > You don't need the linksys router (although you could use if you have > reason to) The actiontec router you will be getting from qwest can be > easily set up to connect many computers to the net. On Fri, 2003-08-22 at 08:18, PHPTOm wrote: > I just got the actiontec last week from qwest. 5 bucks a month. It was > easy and I got a win2k, xp and rh9 on the internet. Then I got rooted. A second router wouldn't have helped you. You can filter packets with the actiontec and/or the linksys. It's like putting in a second front door in your house to make it harder to break into. If you don't lock them it's not going to help. -- Tom Penney <blots at visi.com> _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list