I was checking my email, and surprisingly, Lockergnome has a newsletter today. Under the GnomeSYSTEM section, this was written:
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BBIAgent v1.4.1 [340K] W9x/2K/XP FREE
http://www.bbiagent.net/en/download.htm
http://www.bbiagent.net/en/
"BBIagent is a single-floppy router software based on Linux kernel v2.4 for broadband Internet connection. It boots an old PC to be a router which allows networked computers to simultaneously share an Internet connection. It serves as a firewall, prohibiting intruders from accessing your network. BBIagent supports PPPoE, PPPoATM, PPTP, PPP, DHCP or static IP address connection to your ISP. By network address translation (NAT), it routes Internet traffic and communication between your network and the Internet with a single valid IP address, and automatically assigns required network addresses to each networked computer with built-in DNS and DHCP servers to avoid from tedious configuration."
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If you look more into it at their site, it's a very simple thing to try. I think that when I expand to having more computer here at home, I'd like to try this out. I'm curious about what you'd connect the PC router to, in addition to the ADSL modem, so, I'd know what to buy. Would I get a switch or something? Better yet, would anyone else try this out? It seems like a reasonable thing you can do to share an internet connection, while having a firewall in place. Plus, since my DSL connection requires me to type a username and password everytime I turn on my computer, it would already be set to be connected. Whaddya think?
Merry Christmas!
Bryan
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BBIAgent v1.4.1 [340K] W9x/2K/XP FREE
http://www.bbiagent.net/en/download.htm
http://www.bbiagent.net/en/
"BBIagent is a single-floppy router software based on Linux kernel v2.4 for broadband Internet connection. It boots an old PC to be a router which allows networked computers to simultaneously share an Internet connection. It serves as a firewall, prohibiting intruders from accessing your network. BBIagent supports PPPoE, PPPoATM, PPTP, PPP, DHCP or static IP address connection to your ISP. By network address translation (NAT), it routes Internet traffic and communication between your network and the Internet with a single valid IP address, and automatically assigns required network addresses to each networked computer with built-in DNS and DHCP servers to avoid from tedious configuration."
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If you look more into it at their site, it's a very simple thing to try. I think that when I expand to having more computer here at home, I'd like to try this out. I'm curious about what you'd connect the PC router to, in addition to the ADSL modem, so, I'd know what to buy. Would I get a switch or something? Better yet, would anyone else try this out? It seems like a reasonable thing you can do to share an internet connection, while having a firewall in place. Plus, since my DSL connection requires me to type a username and password everytime I turn on my computer, it would already be set to be connected. Whaddya think?
Merry Christmas!
Bryan
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