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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Linux (and most UNIX variants) are really good
routers. Most automatic routing protocols such as OSPF, RIP and the good old
static routes are easily handled with a small amount of manual reading or
experience. You can setup DHCP and DNS servers so that your local LAN looks like
the one at work. You can instigate caching proxies so that you conserve
bandwidth. You can do stuff that is in breach of your acceptable usage agreement
and you can do it at minimal cost.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The wonderful thing about Linux (and some flavours
of BSD) for people wealthy enough to purchase ADSL and similar broadband
connections is the support provided by software engineers. The Roaring Penguin
software for Linux and BSD is about as stable as you could desire, although the
vendors (rightly, in my view) only officially support certain
distributions....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Without providing a bunch of links, anyone thinking
about doing what Will has expressed should wander over to the squid internet
cache site, one of the Linux sites...linux.org, etc... (my favourite is
redhat.com, coz everyone supports it).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you have specific queries and are prepared to
accept possibly cryptic, somewhat delayed, or even "You really should know this,
but here it is..." responses, I would happily answer them offline. (Retail
quantities only, please....)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>gah</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=chooken@m00t.cjb.net href="mailto:chooken@m00t.cjb.net">Will
Lanigan</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=melbwireless@melbwireless.dyndns.org
href="mailto:melbwireless@melbwireless.dyndns.org">melbwireless@melbwireless.dyndns.org</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, March 05, 2001 10:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [MLB-WIRELESS] Linux
net-sharing</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just by-the-by, how exactly does one share a
(bpa) cable internet connection in linux? Is it hard? Are there any links to
tutorials that anyone would be able to give me? What program would one
use?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>LOL<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm going to move to Linux (Mandrake 8.1) with my
server in the near future in preperation for the wireless card that i will be
getting ASARP! (where </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>R =
Realistically)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Any help would be gladly
appreciated!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Will</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>