[H-GEN] Good practice and home networking

bjf at bjf.id.au bjf at bjf.id.au
Tue Sep 11 18:39:37 EDT 2007


Hi all,

Quoting Greg Black <gjb at gbch.net>:

> On 2007-09-09, bjf at bjf.id.au wrote:
>
>> Should I go for an all-in-one ADSL modem/router/hub/wireless box from
>> Linksys or Netgear, or go for a lower end network-layer device, and
>> hook it up to a cheap beige box running BSD or Linux?  Tradeoffs: I've
>> heard enough horror stories about the bad guys carrying out automated
>> hack attacks on crappy Chinese-made consumer home routers, but on the
>> other hand, properly configuring a PC-based router is a lot of work.
>> Having a PC do the job means I can keep a closer eye on the network
>> and do upgrades.
>
> The horror stories are true, so don't take advice from anybody who has
> never heard of them.  As far as I'm concerned, the ADSL device should be
> allowed to do the bare minimum required to make the ADSL connection and
> any other "features" it has should be disabled.
>
> Configuring a Linux or BSD host to do the rest is not difficult or even
> faintly scary.

Thanks once again to everybody for the thoughts and advice.  I'll  
definitely let everybody know how well I get on.

Cheers,

Ben.






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