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Re: buying a router or using router in kernel

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On Sat, 25 Aug 2012 20:03:16 +0100, david nnaemeka wrote:

> Which is better, buying a router and learning a new set of commands or
> using the router in the linux kernel? I really don't know what
> considerations one has to outline for making a decision. Can anyone give
> me some and point to what direction is simpler, cost effective and
> qualitative? tnx

Routers are small and cheap and they do everything that most people need 
to do, why wouldn't you use one? The router offloads that function from 
your computer and it also isolates it from the main OS. The only reason I 
can think of using a software router is if you need enterprise level 
routing capabilities and you can't afford an enterprise router but it's 
hard to imagine a situation where that the case. An organization large 
enough to require an enterprise router can afford one. BTW if you do want 
more sophisticated routing capabilities at a consumer price, there are 
standard consumer routers that can run Linux. You still have a cheap, 
small and low power device handling the function and you have all of the 
capabilities that are built into the Linux kernel. 

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buying a router or using router in kernel david nnaemeka <odimegwudavid@yahoo.fr> - 2012-08-25 20:03 +0100
  Re: buying a router or using router in kernel Dan C <youmustbejoking@lan.invalid> - 2012-08-25 23:27 +0000
    Re: buying a router or using router in kernel Jorgen Grahn <grahn+nntp@snipabacken.se> - 2012-08-26 06:01 +0000
      Re: buying a router or using router in kernel Peter Köhlmann <peter-koehlmann@t-online.de> - 2012-08-26 09:44 +0200
  Re: buying a router or using router in kernel Moe Trin <ibuprofin@painkiller.example.tld.invalid> - 2012-08-25 19:31 -0500
  Re: buying a router or using router in kernel General Schvantzkoph <schvantzkoph@yahoo.com> - 2012-08-27 17:11 +0000
    Re: buying a router or using router in kernel Dave <dave@llondel.org> - 2012-08-27 20:08 +0100
    Re: buying a router or using router in kernel Whiskers <catwheezel@operamail.com> - 2012-08-27 21:56 +0000
      Re: buying a router or using router in kernel Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2012-08-29 10:36 -0400
  Re: buying a router or using router in kernel telsar <noone@nowhere.com> - 2012-08-27 16:59 -0500
  Re: buying a router or using router in kernel Simon Quantrill <simon.quantrill@gmail.com.invalid> - 2012-08-29 16:52 +0200
    Re: buying a router or using router in kernel orcus@pwr.wroc.pl - 2012-08-29 16:55 +0000
      Re: buying a router or using router in kernel Simon Quantrill <simon.quantrill@gmail.com.invalid> - 2012-08-29 23:37 +0200

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