Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 23:15:59 -0800 From: "Freddie Cash" <fcash@bigfoot.com> To: "Anthony Atkielski" <anthony@freebie.atkielski.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Feeding the Troll (Was: freebsd as a desktop ?) Message-ID: <3C06C1AF.16219.B78634@localhost> In-Reply-To: <031101c17944$667dc4e0$0a00000a@atkielski.com>
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> Randall writes: > > most cheap-low end network routers for dsl/cable > > have very weak thruput and packet handling... > Examples? > > not to mention most that have a built in 'hub' > > only offer 10mbit.. > Are there a lot of DSL lines that exceed 10 Mbps? The outside DSL line is not the only communications medium in use here. Limiting your internal LAN to a 10 mbit *hub* is pointless nowadays unless you are only worried about the occasional file transfer between computers. Even if you *never* need more than 10 mbit of bandwidth internally, why limit yourself to a broadcast medium when switched media is only slightly more? Also, having your main network gateway and all internal communication pass through the same point is not good security policy. Cheers, Freddie PhoenixTek Consulting fcash@bigfoot.com Unix / Networking Services (250) 314-4029 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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