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From: Martin Liddle on 23 Jan 2008 06:10
In message <IaLuuess8BOHFwGj(a)tynecomp.invalid>, Martin Liddle
<news09(a)tynecomp.co.uk> writes
>Some months ago this group suggested ssh port forwarding as a solution
>to a problem I was experiencing. I am pleased to say that this has
>proved to be highly effective and I would now like to have a dedicated
>box available to perform this function. The data rates are not high.
>What is the cheapest box (both purchase price and running cost) for
>this application, a router running Linux firmware, a NAS box or what?
>
I posted this question a couple of months ago and received a number of
very helpful suggestions. I thought it might be useful to summarise
what I have done. I looked at all the suggestions but as low purchase
cost was part of the requirement a flashed router seemed the most
sensible option. After studying ebay it became apparent that suitable
second hand Linksys routers were going for silly money. A bit of
research showed that a Buffalo WHR-G54S should be suitable and cost only
�25 brand new from ebuyer.com. I then looked at a number of
distributions including open-wrt and dd-wrt. I think these would have
done the job but didn't appear very polished. I then investigated
Sveasoft <http://www.sveasoft.com/>. There simplest router firmware
Talisman/basic is now available free of charge. I downloaded, flashed
the router and after a small amount of configuration I now have exactly
what I wanted. Hope this is useful to someone. Thanks again to all who
contributed to the thread.
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Martin Liddle, Tynemouth Computer Services, 3 Kentmere Way,
Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3TW.
Web site: <http://www.tynecomp.co.uk>.
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