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<DIV><SPAN class=965123207-23012003><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Oh dear. I'm
terribly sorry, but I think you may have just launched a religious
war.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=965123207-23012003><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=965123207-23012003><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>This is a
very dangerous question to ask this sort of crowd as everyone is certain that
they know the best solution - people, can we please be reasonable about this
question?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=965123207-23012003><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=965123207-23012003><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>In answer to
it, specificly - No, there is most certainly not a concensus. Some popular
solutions include (but are not limited to):</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=965123207-23012003><FONT face="Courier New" size=2> -
FreeBSD</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=965123207-23012003><FONT face="Courier New" size=2> -
Debian Linux</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=965123207-23012003><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=965123207-23012003><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Which are
possibly the most mentioned that I hear in this group. I am not even going to
tell you my preference at the risk of inciting flames :)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=965123207-23012003><FONT face="Courier New"
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=965123207-23012003> <FONT face="Courier New"
size=2>Fenn.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
owner-melbwireless@wireless.org.au [mailto:owner-melbwireless@wireless.org.au]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Joshua Rosinger<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 23 January 2003
6:20 PM<BR><B>To:</B> melbwireless@wireless.org.au<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[MLB-WIRELESS] Which Linux distro do you recommend as a
rounter<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi all,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Is there a concensus as to which Linux distro to
use as a router / NAT / DHCP server / firewall etc.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Don't need the full blown GUI / X -Windows / KDE
/ GNOME etc, just that it will be good enough</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to have internet sharing (including a wireless
network)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joshua</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>