On Thu, 16 Dec 2004, Ken Watanabe wrote:
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 13:54:41 -0800 From: Ken Watanabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Quadlist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Quadlist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [q] Quad 700 as firewall running Mac OS 8 or 7
A Quadra can be used under Mac OS for that purpose, as a router and firewall. However, considering that there is a cost for buying the software (like IPNetRouter) and the energy cost of keeping the Quadra turned on for this purpose, and considering that a dedicated router/firewall device from Linksys or Belkin costs about $50 these days (with very low power usage), it does not make sense. Those small devices are designed just for this purpose, so they are very easy to set up and use.
If that Quadra was also serving some other purpose (such as a data server or web server), then it might (?) make sense.
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