Agree. Get a cheap $20-$30 router, it'll do the job and you'll recoup the cost in energy savings pretty fast. Or spring for something a little more expensive that'll run Tomato or *wrt. You'll get lots more functionality.
On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 5:24 PM, Clay Smith <freelancef...@gmail.com> wrote: > If heat is a concern, I would go buy a newer router. My router is about 6 > years old, runs considerably cooler and I have the signal strength boosted > through Tomato. > > It works well enough. > > On Mar 9, 2011 5:15 PM, "Byron Como" <bc...@cox.net> wrote: >> Ah, there's the rub. The router is an old device, 10+ yo, and it >> generates heat. !20 + degrees for the power brick and over 100 degrees >> for the box. Its just something else that consumes energy directly and >> indirectly with cooling costs. I have failed to find a new cable modem >> with a built-in firewall. My cable modem is a comparatively new device >> with newer power efficient technology and runs considerably cooler. >> >> Essentially I'm trying to find the most energy efficient configuration >> for my system. >> >> >> On 3/9/2011 5:03 PM, Keith Stokes wrote: >>> Why would you want to? >>> >>> On Mar 9, 2011, at 4:58 PM, Byron Como wrote: >>> >>>> I currently connect to the internet behind a router firewall. What is >>>> the advisability of ditching the router and connecting directly to >>>> the internet? ...using Windows 7. >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> General mailing list >>>> General@brlug.net >>>> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Keith Stokes >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> General mailing list >>> General@brlug.net >>> http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General@brlug.net > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ General mailing list General@brlug.net http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net
