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Originally posted by Blakhart
Another question is why would someone want to place a linux box behind a windows gateway?
I do not get it.
I am new to this so it figures...
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Convenience. In my case, I was learning Linux. I didn't want to kick everybody else in the family off line while I played around. For a while I couldn't get Linux to run my PCI modem. I finally did the smart thing and went to Mandrake. They told me that my 3com PCI serial modem was probably using a high numbered com port. I found the modem at ttyS4. All is right with the world. Anyway, the old Windows system (an AMD 586) was only running a dial up anyway. I am not too concerned about security when running dial up. A fixed IP is a whole different thing.
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