Hey everybody, DSL is finally available in my neighborhood and my line is scheduled to go live 11/27. I thought this would be a good opportunity to document the process and various do's and donts for people who would like to have a simple network at home with DSL. The first question is, should I stick to the Cisco 675's built-in NAT/firewall capabilities or roll my own with a separate Linux box? I think it would be instructive to consider some pros and cons. Here's my setup, which I think would be typically of the average, non-professional Linux geek. I'll have two computers at home. The first is a workstation dual-booting Linux and Win9x. The second is Linux only and will provide whatever network services I need. At this point I plan to have a simple Web page (I bought my own domain) and provide listservs for family and friends. I can find an old 486 (or better) to use as a dedicated firewall with no problem. Anyone care to contribute some thoughts on the 675 vs. Linux firewall debate? -Tim -- Tim Wilson | Visit Sibley online: | Check out: Henry Sibley HS | http://www.isd197.k12.mn.us/ | http://www.zope.org/ W. St. Paul, MN | | http://slashdot.org/ wilson at visi.com | <dtml-var pithy_quote> | http://linux.com/