[TriLUG] Slightly OT: AOL Cable Broadband & Linux

[Tanner Lovelace]

On Mon, 2003-01-06 at 14:30, bp wrote:

> Even though my experice says linux routers get better uptime than router 
> appliances I'd still go with a router appliance.

Really?  My experience says the opposite.  I've never had
any trouble with my netgear router that I couldn't explain
as something being mixed up somewhere else.

[...]
> 
> Spreading the linux gospel is great, but preach it to those likely to 
> listen.  My parents aren't likely canidates for running their own 
> webserver.  If the linux box went south it'd be my problem.

As much as I like linux, there is something to be said for just
plugging it in and having it work right away.  Router boxes 
will do that, while linux won't (yet).

Cheers,
Tanner
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