[ubuntu-uk] Wow

[Sean Miller]

alan c wrote:
> btw you might like to consider replacing the usb modem with a
> modem-router, which is a lot easier to configure and also will offer
> much improved security over a usb modem. Some ISPs are now giving free
> adsl modem-routers, not usb,  because they are becoming much cheaper.
> USB modems are mostly designed only for windows, and it can be hard
> work to use them in linux.
>   
I totally agree with this... delegating the responsibility for 
connecting to the internet and providing the initial firewall to a 
router makes a lot of sense...

You end up with a setup where anything with an RJ45 network capability 
can effectively connect to the internet, without worrying about drivers 
or anything else... saves a lot of time in the long run, and modem 
routers really aren't very expensive at all...

Sean